Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Crimson Skies is an excellent arcade air combat game that was released for the original Xbox. Besides being one of the best games from Microsoft’s first home console the franchise has remained almost completely dormant since that entry. The controls and mechanics for flying are fantastic and precise. The setting, an alternate version of the 1930s, is dripping with creativity and wonder. The characters and story might have been the weakest part, the main hero is basically a poor man’s Nathan Drake, but the games were still a lot of fun. For whatever reason, though, Xbox has no desire to do anything with this series.
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge did see a re-release on the Xbox 360 marketplace but otherwise there has been nothing. There’s never been serious talk of a sequel, just rumors. Rumors which are more than likely just hopeful wishing from fans of this original Xbox gem. Considering that flight simulators, even arcade ones, are a genre that no one is really tapping, it could be the perfect time for another Crimson Skies. Xbox just has to work on and release it, which they probably won’t do.
