Freaky Flyers
- June 30, 2003 00:00 AM PST
Freaky Flyers is finally getting off the ground after languishing in development limbo. Now the question is: Will it soar like an eagle or burn like the Hindenburg?
Freaky Flyers is a cartoony aerial combat/racer in the Mario Kart tradition, but its levels are more than mere races to the finish line. Along the course, there are plenty of activities to sidetrack you, but things like stopping to reunite Bigfoot with his family result in costly delays. Midway hopes these stories within the race will amount to hours of replay value. It�s a solid concept, but at this incomplete stage, the execution still needs work. The balance between racing and side-quests is skewed so that you have to focus on one or the other. The preview version lacked a real sense of gravity or physics to flight and combat, and while the characters� ethnic stereotypes strive to be funny, they also carry a derogatory tone that could douse the humor. Freaky Flyers takes flight in July.
