Reviews and Previews

Current Film
Review, by staff [9.5/10]: "This is an extraordinarily fun airborne combat game that combines an extremely well-told story with an inspired new take on the genre and simply stunning graphics and audio."
http://www.currentfilm.com/xboxreviews/crimsonskiesxbox.html

Boomtown
Reviewed by Jonathan Lane [8/10]. "Crimson Skies is a quality title and should sit proudly alongside the other great Xbox titles." Includes screen shots. <small>(January 10, 2004)</small>
http://boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=3996

NetJak
Reviewed by Clayton Chan [8.6/10]. "Crimson Skies is a great game, albeit very, very short, and a stripped down version of its predecessor." <small>(December 24, 2003)</small>
http://www.netjak.com/review.php/519

Snackbar Games
Review, by RedShifter: "CS equally appeals to players who just want to jump in and shoot at planes as well as those who like to strategically fly their planes accomplishing kills with deadly precision and strategy." <small>(December 3, 2003)</small>
http://www.snackbar-games.com/r83.html

Armchair Empire
Review, by Lee Cieniawa: "The long wait for the game's conversion from PC title to Xbox title was definitely worth it." [Score: 9.2 out of 10] <small>(November 25, 2003)</small>
http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/XBox/crimson-skies.htm

Gaming Nexus
Reviewed by Charles Husemann [9.1/10]. "It's a lot of fun to play now and with future downloads the game can only get better." Includes screen shots. <small>(November 3, 2003)</small>
http://www.gamingnexus.com/Review.asp?ID=372

Firing Squad
Reviewed by Marcus Yam [90%]. "...[S]ucceeds in providing an extremely well executed and polished dogfighting experience both off and online." Includes screen shots. <small>(October 27, 2003)</small>
http://www.firingsquad.com/games/crimson_skies_xbox_review/

Frictionless Insight
Reviewed by Rob de los Reyes [4/5]. "Where Crimson Skies earns a purchase is in the multiplayer component. In particular, Crimson Skies is a first-rate Xbox Live game." Includes screen shots. <small>(October 27, 2003)</small>
http://www.frictionlessinsight.com/ConsoleReviews/CrimsonSkies/CrimsonSkies.htm

Worthplaying
Review [9.4/10]. "Crimson Skies is the complete package, from a deep single player mode to one of the best online components out there." Includes screen shots. <small>(October 25, 2003)</small>
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=13969

GameSpy.com
Reviewed by Christian Nutt [4/5]. "This game exemplifies the sleeper hit; its unique feel, solid gameplay, and great aesthetics offer up something a little left of center, but it's something that anyone who's remotely interested in the genre should be checking out." Includes screen shots. <small>(October 20, 2003)</small>
http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/crimson-skies-high-road-to-revenge/6296p1.html

WorthPlaying
Preview, with screen shots. "They took an average title, and turned it into one of the best Xbox games this year." <small>(September 29, 2003)</small>
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=13331

GameSpy.com
Previewed by Russ Fischer. "Crimson Skies seems like it can't lose." Includes screen shots. <small>(August 19, 2003)</small>
http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/august03/crimsonskiesxbox/