Crimson Skies is a shooter developed by Zipper Interactive, released 17 September 2000 on Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Crimson Skies is
Crimson Skies is a shooter game developed by Zipper Interactive and released in 2000. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameZ.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 1937, Nathan Zachary and the Fortune Hunters were recovering from the foul betrayal of Lucas Miles in the skies over Cuba by hunting for the lost treasure of Sir Francis Drake. Locating Drake's Gold, the Fortune Hunters find evidence of British interest in Hawaii, and are set upon by the Medusas. While victorious, the Fortune Hunters are curious as to the reason for the British presence. Seizing a British Balmoral leads them to a secret British base, which they promptly destroy. Fighting off a counterattacks from HMS Barracuda, the Fortune Hunters are able to make repairs to the Pandora using the British facilities and recovered Drake's Gold, despite last-minute interference from the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Crimson Skies holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Crimson Skies launched on 17 September 2000, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2 and Skies of Arcadia. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2, Skies of Arcadia.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Crimson Skies yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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