Wild Blue Skies Reviews
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Review: Wild Blue Skies attempts to offer a modern take on the classic on-rails shooters of the '90s, but unfortunately falls way short.
There's homage, and then there's what Wild Blue Skies has to offer.
The on-rails, arcade shooter Wild Blue Skies falls short of its mark of achieving the same fluid experience as its inspiration.
Genuinely surprised it took this long to make a plane shooter with a literal dogfighter as the lead.
While Wild Blue Skies proudly wears its on-rails inspiration on its sleeve, this adventure with the Blue Bombers is well worth taking flight.
He's not a Star fox. He's a Star dog. Totally different.
Wild Blue Skies does a great job of recreating and innovating on classic 90's on-rail space shooters. The design throughout is excellent and the gameplay is tight and engaging.
Wild Blue Skies is an aerial combat adventure that reimagines the classic on-rails shooters of the '90s.
While there is a ton of enjoyment to have here, you're generally enjoying it due to what's been lifted from Star Fox, and not from the game itself. If Wild Blue Skies wants to make any sort of impact with a follow-up, then it needs to barrel-roll into something unique, or risk living in Star Fox’s s
Wild Blue Skies shines when it deviates from the Star Fox formula with some truly phenomenal missions.
Souring through the stars, Wild Blue Skies offers fun arcade shooting for fans of 90's star-fairing adventures.
Overall, Wild Blue Skies is a charming, budget-friendly tribute to classic Star Fox that delivers plenty of arcade replayability, colorful locales, and stellar voice work for a modest $15 price point. Sadly, uninspired boss fights, frame-rate hitches, and a heavy reliance on its SNES inspirations keep it from carving out a truly unique identity. Chuhai Labs has crafted a fun, nostalgic alternative for rail-shooter fans. If you’re looking to scratch that Fox McCloud itch without breaking the bank, this flight is well worth taking.
Wild Blue Skies is a solid homage to Star Fox 64 overall. It’s visuals are fantastic and it’s gameplay controls well and is fun overall. Unlike other recent rail shooters however, the game doesn’t do enough to step out of the shadow of Star Fox, nor does it really seem to try to. If you don’t have a Switch but want a Star Fox style experience, it’s still worth checking out however.
With its cartoon aesthetic and fast and frantic gameplay, will Wild Blue Skies manage to recapture the genre's golden era?
To say that Wild Blue Skies resembles Star Fox 64 is quite an understatement. But does that matter? You can read about that in the Wild Blue Skies review, played on PS5.
Wild Blue Skies harkens to an era long thought gone, but does it do enough to do anything new? Check out our full verdict here!
Wild Blue Skies (PlayStation 5) Review – 5/10: Bowie and pals’ adventure successfully impersonates the Star Fox 64 experience, but it’s an underwhelming impression. - Game Informer