70
The best thing about The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces is that it makes you feel like a badass ace pilot. [Jan 2010, p.87]
80
After years of waiting for a truly standout flight game on Wii, XSEED has really delivered with Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces. Mixing in dozens of different mission types within the game's 18 stages, the Project Aces team puts a more arcade-inspired anime spin on its typical flight engine, and the result is a truly rewarding one.
90
A great package. The unique control scheme is unique and effective, providing a sense of connection with your aircraft that mere button-pressing cannot. The story, told both with fantastic movies and via in-flight dialogue, is great; while confusing at times, it has requisite twist and turns just like the film.
8
It's been a while since I've played it, but I remember adoring it. The controls made me feel like I was really piloting a plane. They feel great and there are a number of maneuvers you can pull off that make you feel amazing. Some of them even have their own special little animations. The story is a bit complicated but it's interesting. It has some pretty heavy themes. Unfortunately, the gameplay and story feel kinda separated, which detracts a bit from the experience as a whole. However, the story bits and the gameplay bits work well on their own. There are cinematics interspersed with the missions. They're well animated by the same studio (Production I.G.) that did the animation for the movie ("The Sky Crawlers"). These are the story bits. They're pleasant to watch, so I didn't skip them when I played this game. The score is great. It really makes you feel like you're flying in the sky, especially "rally", my favorite. It's a shame to me that this game is so under recognized among gamers, because it has a unique story, really solid gameplay and an absolutely hype OST.
10
I love it and wii controls make it better. The good! You feel like an ace pilot who dominates the sky. Planes are customisable and can fit your style. Good story and works along with the movie, when you watch the movie you can't help but think ya that's me who owns the sky. Awesome. The bad. I want more levels, more epic battles. Ace combat series is known for that, no matter how much they give you, you just want more. Hope a sequel comes out, ill pay 50$ no hesitation. Oh ya, if your a wii control fan you'll love it easy to get carried away and flinch right before you hammer into the ground.
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces
Wii
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Jan 12, 2010
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Mixed or Average
74
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8.3
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90
A great package. The unique control scheme is unique and effective, providing a sense of connection with your aircraft that mere button-pressing cannot. The story, told both with fantastic movies and via in-flight dialogue, is great; while confusing at times, it has requisite twist and turns just like the film.
80
For a long time we've awaited for an aerial fighting-simulation like The Sky Crawlers, made by the team behind Ace Combat. And that's very much what we're going to find on this game, that follows the story of a few children that's set to die in the skies without any reason at all. Interesting gameplay, sometimes lacked by it's own struggle to show something new, cool story and impressive graphics. Nothing more, nothing less.
78
While undoubtedly a good game, Sky Crawlers is indeed is a stripped down version of Ace Combat, with simplified gameplay, decent graphics and a kinda short story mode. Just don't even try to play it with the awkward default motion sensor controls.
75
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces fully captures the antithetical beauty of aerial warfare and matches it with an engaging story about wealth, greed and their reliance on death. Flaws aside, at $29.99, it’s the best flight game on Wii.
70
As a flight game from developer Project Aces of Ace Combat fame there are many reasons as to why this could have been a competent flight game for the Wii. Unfortunately you'll get a limited amount of hours out of this game and the motion based controls don't do anything to improve the experience. Add to this a confusing storyline and presentation that's decent at best and you get an overall experience that'll leave you unfulfilled.
70
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces does a lot of things right. Unfortunately, the game also falls a bit short in a few areas, and doesn't even get off the ground in others.
58
Sky Crawlers was better than I was expecting, but still left me unfulfilled in a couple of places. The main culprits are the largely unexciting missions, which don't pick up in scale or drama until the final few, when the fighting and the set pieces around it start to actually feel stressful.
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Feb 13, 2011
10
I love it and wii controls make it better. The good! You feel like an ace pilot who dominates the sky. Planes are customisable and can fit your style. Good story and works along with the movie, when you watch the movie you can't help but think ya that's me who owns the sky. Awesome. The bad. I want more levels, more epic battles. Ace combat series is known for that, no matter how much they give you, you just want more. Hope a sequel comes out, ill pay 50$ no hesitation. Oh ya, if your a wii control fan you'll love it easy to get carried away and flinch right before you hammer into the ground.
Aug 27, 2024
8
It's been a while since I've played it, but I remember adoring it. The controls made me feel like I was really piloting a plane. They feel great and there are a number of maneuvers you can pull off that make you feel amazing. Some of them even have their own special little animations. The story is a bit complicated but it's interesting. It has some pretty heavy themes. Unfortunately, the gameplay and story feel kinda separated, which detracts a bit from the experience as a whole. However, the story bits and the gameplay bits work well on their own. There are cinematics interspersed with the missions. They're well animated by the same studio (Production I.G.) that did the animation for the movie ("The Sky Crawlers"). These are the story bits. They're pleasant to watch, so I didn't skip them when I played this game. The score is great. It really makes you feel like you're flying in the sky, especially "rally", my favorite. It's a shame to me that this game is so under recognized among gamers, because it has a unique story, really solid gameplay and an absolutely hype OST.
SummaryUse the Remote and Nunchuk to steer your plane through the skies as you seek out and gun down enemy jets.
Rated Tfor Teen
