Snoopy, The Fighter Ace?

Thoughts on “Snoopy Flying Ace” Demo on the X-Box 360:

The last place you’d expect to see a competent flight-sim is on the X-Box 360 Live Marketplace and the last character you’d expect to see on the cover of said game is Snoopy.

Nevertheless, the classic “Peanuts” K-9 has traded his doghouse dreams of aerial dog-fights against the Red Baron and the flying circus and turned them into a reality on the 360, resulting in easily one of the best games to ever grace the Live Marketplace.

Graphically, “Snoopy Flying Ace” is rock solid, making you feel like you’re playing anything but a game that takes place in the world of a comic strip. Realistic-looking scenery sets the tone and great-looking character models and planes create a feast for the eyes in one of the best looking Live Arcade games to ever be released.

Feeling eerily similar to the X-Box classic “Crimson Skies,” “Snoopy Flying Ace” is remarkably easy to control, making the game accessible to anyone who plays it. With a simple press of the A button, you can speed your plane up, enabling you to catch up with your enemies and engage them in combat. With a tap or hold of the X button, you can slow down to make hard turns or turn your guns on an enemy. With simple control such as this, multiplayer dog fights are sure to be a ton of fun, as they rely on the mastery of the button presses and not dumb button-mashing luck.

As well, there is also plenty of depth to the combat. While the first playable mission forces you to only use machine guns, there are several other weapons to choose from, all with plenty of customization options later in the game. Because of this, it’s easy to see how much fun is to be had from this title, simply from the demo alone.

With solid graphics, pinpoint control and a license that has begged for a solid game for ages, “Snoopy Flying Ace” is a title that begs to be purchased.

Don’t let that cute dog fool you, the Red Baron is sure to have his hands full.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13820 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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