Freaky Flyers
Freaky Flyers is a 2003 air racing video game developed internally by Midway Studios San Diego for the Xbox and PlayStation 2, while the version for the GameCube was developed by Point of View and published by Midway.
Freaky Flyers
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- 2003
- Genre
- racing video game
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Freaky Flyers is a 2003 air racing video game developed internally by Midway Studios San Diego for the Xbox and PlayStation 2, while the version for the GameCube was developed by Point of View and published by Midway.
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• Title — Freaky Flyers • Developer — Midway Studios San Diego • Publisher — Midway • Director — Kevin Munroe • Designer — Tom Tanaka • Composer — David Norris • Genre — Racing • Modes — Single player, multiplayer • Platforms — GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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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. Minigames are also included in the game. These involve various challenges, such as shooting "amigos" in the desert or rescuing non-playable characters.
Development
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 (ECTS). It was released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2, before a two-disc GameCube port was issued shortly afterwards.
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Freaky Flyers published.
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Freaky Flyers is recorded as published in 2003.
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Reception
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. 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."
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- 1.Midway Ships Freaky Flyers. IGN. August 4, 2003.
- 2.Ziff Davis. London Calling: European Developers Show their Stuff at ECTS. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 100. 26. November 1997.
- 3.Ziff Davis. Freaky Flyers (Xbox). Electronic Gaming Monthly. 170. 112. September 2003.
- 4.Reiner, Andrew. Freaky Flyers (PS2) [score mislabeled as "7"]. Game Informer. 124. 91. August 2003.
- 5.Freaky Flyers (Xbox). Game Informer. 124. 98. August 2003.
- 6.Simon Limon. Freaky Flyers Review for PS2 on GamePro.com. GamePro. August 4, 2003.
- 7.Simon Limon. Freaky Flyers Review for Xbox on GamePro.com. GamePro. August 4, 2003.
- 8.Silverman, Ben. Freaky Flyers Review. Game Revolution. CraveOnline. August 2003.
- 9.Gerstmann, Jeff. Freaky Flyers Review (GC). GameSpot. CBS Interactive. August 13, 2003.
- 10.Fraioli, Alex. GameSpy: Freaky Flyers (GCN). GameSpy. Ziff Davis. August 29, 2003.
- 11.Fraioli, Alex. GameSpy: Freaky Flyers (PS2). GameSpy. Ziff Davis. August 29, 2003.
- 12.Bedigian, Louis. Freaky Flyers - GC - Review. GameZone. August 18, 2003.
- 13.Wrentmore, John. Freaky Flyers - PS2 - Review. GameZone. September 14, 2003.
- 14.Romano, Natalie. Freaky Flyers - XB - Review. GameZone. August 18, 2003.
- 15.Dunham, Jeremy. Freaky Flyers. IGN. Ziff Davis. August 5, 2003.
- 16.Freaky Flyers. Nintendo Power. 172. 140. October 2003.
- 17.Baker, Chris. Freaky Flyers. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. 93. September 2003.
- 18.Freaky Flyers. Official Xbox Magazine. 82. September 2003.
- 19.CBS Interactive. Freaky Flyers for GameCube Reviews. Metacritic.
- 20.CBS Interactive. Freaky Flyers for PlayStation 2 Reviews. Metacritic.
- 21.CBS Interactive. Freaky Flyers for Xbox Reviews. Metacritic.
- 22.Gerstmann, Jeff. Freaky Flyers Review (PS2, Xbox). GameSpot. CBS Interactive. August 5, 2003.
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