Software:Freaky Flyers

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Freaky Flyers
The game's cover art.
PAL cover art
Developer(s)Midway Studios San Diego Point of View, Inc.(GameCube)
Publisher(s)Midway Home Entertainment
Director(s)Kevin Munroe
Designer(s)Tom Tanaka
Composer(s)David Norris
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube
ReleasePlayStation 2 & Xbox
  • NA: August 5, 2003
  • PAL: October 10, 2003
GameCube
  • NA: August 8, 2003
Genre(s)Racing game
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Freaky Flyers is an air racing video game developed internally by Midway San Diego for the Xbox and PlayStation 2, while the version for the GameCube was developed by Point of View, Inc. and published by Midway Games.[citation needed]

Gaming modes

  • Freaky Flyers adventure mode follows multiple character histories. Each character has a story that develops as the player completes various challenges and missions.
  • Racing Mode can be played by either one or two players. As the game has been designed for comic effect, many of the tracks contain impossible missions and unorthodox challenges.
  • Dog Fight mode is duelling. This mode is only available in two-player mode. The players attempt to shoot each other out of the sky.

Mini-games are also included in the game. These involve various challenges, such as shooting “amigos” in the desert or rescuing non-playable characters.

Development

Freaky Flyers had a protracted development cycle. It was initially to be published by SCi Games, who demonstrated it at the 1997 European Computer Trade Show.[1] It was originally released only for the Xbox and PlayStation 2, before a two-disc GameCube port was issued shortly afterwards.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPS2Xbox
EGMN/AN/A4/10[2]
Game InformerN/A6/10[3]5.75/10[4]
GameProN/A4/5 stars[5]4/5 stars[6]
GameRevolutionC[7]C[7]C[7]
GameSpot6.6/10[8]6.6/10[9]6.6/10[9]
GameSpy3/5 stars[10]3/5 stars[11]N/A
GameZone7.3/10[12]7.3/10[13]7.2/10[14]
IGN7/10[15]7/10[15]7/10[15]
Nintendo Power3.8/5[16]N/AN/A
OPM (US)N/A3.5/5 stars[17]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/A7.9/10[18]
Aggregate score
Metacritic69/100[19]66/100[20]64/100[21]

The game received “mixed or average reviews” on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[19][20][21] Areas that were praised include the large cast of characters and over 90 minutes of pre-rendered cutscenes included in the game. However, the game was criticized for its slow racing speeds and repetitive character lines and music.

Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot noted that “The game does have its moments, but the racing simply isn’t very exciting.”[9]

References

  1. ↑ "London Calling: European Developers Show their Stuff at ECTS". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (100): 26. November 1997. 
  2. ↑ "Freaky Flyers (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (170): 112. September 2003. 
  3. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (August 2003). "Freaky Flyers (PS2) [score mislabeled as "7""]. Game Informer (124): 91. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200308/R03.0807.1650.09325.htm. Retrieved January 15, 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Freaky Flyers (Xbox)". Game Informer (124): 98. August 2003. 
  5. ↑ Simon Limon (August 4, 2003). "Freaky Flyers Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/30585.shtml. Retrieved January 16, 2018. 
  6. ↑ Simon Limon (August 4, 2003). "Freaky Flyers Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/30586.shtml. Retrieved January 16, 2018. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Silverman, Ben (August 2003). "Freaky Flyers Review". CraveOnline. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33584-freaky-flyers-review. 
  8. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (August 13, 2003). "Freaky Flyers Review (GC)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/freaky-flyers-review/1900-6073371/. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Gerstmann, Jeff (August 5, 2003). "Freaky Flyers Review (PS2, Xbox)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/freaky-flyers-review/1900-6072997/. 
  10. ↑ Fraioli, Alex (August 29, 2003). "GameSpy: Freaky Flyers (GCN)". Ziff Davis. http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/freaky-flyers/6136p1.html. 
  11. ↑ Fraioli, Alex (August 29, 2003). "GameSpy: Freaky Flyers (PS2)". Ziff Davis. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/freaky-flyers/6137p1.html. 
  12. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (August 18, 2003). "Freaky Flyers - GC - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/freaky_flyers_gc_review/. 
  13. ↑ Wrentmore, John (September 14, 2003). "Freaky Flyers - PS2 - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/freaky_flyers_ps2_review/. 
  14. ↑ Romano, Natalie (August 18, 2003). "Freaky Flyers - XB - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/freaky_flyers_xb_review/. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Dunham, Jeremy (August 5, 2003). "Freaky Flyers". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/06/freaky-flyers. 
  16. ↑ "Freaky Flyers". Nintendo Power 172: 140. October 2003. 
  17. ↑ Baker, Chris (September 2003). "Freaky Flyers". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis): 93. http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1494378,00.asp. Retrieved January 16, 2018. 
  18. ↑ "Freaky Flyers". Official Xbox Magazine: 82. September 2003. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Freaky Flyers for GameCube Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/freaky-flyers/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Freaky Flyers for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/freaky-flyers/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Freaky Flyers for Xbox Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/freaky-flyers/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 

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