Project Sylpheed (Xbox 360) - DVD - English (Xbox 360 Games)

Some genres just don't get enough love these days. Unfortunately, for me, one of these genres is the space "sim" shooter, which happens to be one of my personal favorites. Ever since the glory days of Wing Commander and Descent: Freespace ended fans...

I had to add a .5 to the score because someone was cool enough to add-on downloadable content for free (you gotta wonder why more people don't do that...) and the fact that the game was launched at $40.

Project Sylpheed is hard. And unforgiving. Despite these two things, however, it's also very replayable and rewarding. It's not uncommon to fail the same mission segment three times and think to yourself "just one more time; I think I've got it this...

If you have ever found yourself humming the Star Wars theme or longing to strap into the seat of an interstellar fighter ship there's a good chance Sylpheed (or Silpheed) has sucked up some of your gaming time. The series got its start all the way back...

If you're looking for a solid rental Project Sylpheed is your game. This title has a lot going for it what with the style and action. Unfortunately the controls take some getting used to, the HUD is useless, the lack of multiplayer hurts the longevity,...

When lasers and explosions feel dull

Huge selection of weapons ; Shooting things ; So much customization

Every level is the same ; Utterly sedate ; Melodramatic as all hell