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[Joe Shlabotnik]

What's it all about, Charlie Brown?

Crimson Skies + Snoopy = Love


Which developer gets a chocolate chip cookie for making this?

SmartBomb Interactive.


Can you paste more detailed information from a press release, please?

Certainly!

You can't have aerial dogfighting without the dog! Join Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts gang in the premier online flight shooter on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, Snoopy Flying Ace. With simple flight controls and a hangar full of customizable planes and weapons, all you need are nerves of steel to climb the Leaderboards and become a Flying Ace! Snoopy Flying Ace takes addictive, fast-paced airborne combat to new heights, with fantastic solo and co-op challenges testing your skills against the Flying Circus of the dreaded Red Baron. Remember, it ain't the size of the dog in the fight … it's the size of the fight in the dog!

- Choose from 16 different aircraft including the famous Sopwith Camel and the infamous Red Baron's Fokker Tripla--​

WAIT CAN I FLY THE DOGHOUSE?!

Yes. But only if you're a true flying ace.

- Ten different battlefields to fight across​

- Nine online game modes including 16-player free-for-all deathmatch and team-based airborne rugby​

- Play as Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy or any of the 12 classic members of the Peanuts gang. Or, climb into the cockpit with your Xbox LIVE Avatar, but who the hell would want to do that.​

- Single-player and split-screen co-op​

Which platform is fortunate enough to receive such a blessing, and when?

XBLA, June 2nd.


*trombone sounds*

Yes Miss Othmar, it really only costs 800 MS points.


Impressions:

Joystiq (hands-on)

The single-player mode is fairly straightforward. You take Snoopy through missions against different devious foes, all based on existing Peanuts characters. This is where we ran into Lucy and her minions ... and turned her into Swiss cheese.

As good as the flying is, it gets even better when you're multiplayer-ing online. There are numerous characters to choose for your pilot, or you can use your XBL Avatar. The multiplayer modes include capture the flag, flying rugby and more, so there's a lot to choose from rather than your standard "shoot down the other guy, repeat ad infinitum" deathmatch. The plane controls are extremely easy to understand, and thankfully there are adjusted physics, meaning you won't graze a hill accidentally and explode.

Interviews:

http://shogungamer.com/news/exclusive-snoopy-flying-ace-interview


Reviews:

Official Xbox Magazine - 75/100
OXM UK - 7.0
IGN - 9.0

Trailers/videos:

Teaser: http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/snoopy-flying-ace-trailer/286934
Preview: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/sneak-preview-snoopy-flying/42423



Screenshots:

Wait, no.

What the hell is 'quaffing root beers with Bill Mauldin' about?

Bill Mauldin was a WWII cartoonist and war veteran whom Schulz depicted Snoopy visiting every Veteran's Day to throw back a few root beers with. And as everyone knows, you don't chug root beers, you quaff them.


I never really thought PEANUTS was that funny.

This is neither the time nor the place, buddy.

 

[V_Ben]

looks pretty slick! nice thread

 

[Stumpokapow]

I'm disappointed that they weren't able to get their original open world platformer / action-adventure / dogfighting game pitch published, but still super duper excited to shoot down the Red Baron!

 

[comedy bomb]

I'm sure there will be plenty of bitching about the canceled Wii version, but I'm glad it's actually seeing release at all.

Even if it is on a console I don't own.

 

[suplex]

Crimson Skies is one of my favorites, so I absolutely cannot wait for this game.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Bleh, I didn't mean to add the quaffing root beers joke to the thread title, just the sub-header in the thread. Mods feel free to change it back to "Snoopy Flying Ace │OT│".

 

[Danthrax]

You forgot the |OT| in the thread title.

Otherwise, I AM EXCITE and will exchange my spacebucks for this on June 2.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

You forgot the |OT| in the thread title.

I posted the thread title as "Snoopy Flying Ace │OT│" and changed the subheader after it was published, because I thought the title itself wouldn't change. Oh well.

 

[Glix]

This game looks awesome.

I can't see myself EVER using a character besides Snoopy.

 

[Danthrax]

I posted the thread title as "Snoopy Flying Ace │OT│" and changed the subheader after it was published, because I thought the title itself wouldn't change. Oh well.

I see. Live and learn, I guess =P

 

[Neuromancer]

Does Snoopy make that horrible growling choking sound in the game, the way he did in the cartoons?

If so, day one.

 

[Malio]

Nice thread and OP. This looks like fun, will probably grab at 800 pnts!. Always liked Snoopy and Peanuts.

 

[Broadbandito]

this game looks fantastic. 10 bucks for crimson skies type gameplay. Day 1

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

I don't mind the jump to dog-fighting(lololol) only cause if you're gonna do a Peanuts platformer you gotta go all out. Y'know Linus swinging off posts with his blanket and all that shit. Go to France, rescue people out of a burning house, then get a raft and cross some rapids, that sort of thing.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I don't mind the jump to dog-fighting(lololol) only cause if you're gonna do a Peanuts platformer you gotta go all out. Y'know Linus swinging off posts with his blanket and all that shit. Go to France, rescue people out of a burning house, then get a raft and cross some rapids, that sort of thing.

Don't forget the motocross racing!

 

[Kaldea]

Can't wait for this.

Are at least some multiplayer games splitscreen or is it all online besides co-op?

 

[rezuth]

I was expecting a pretty epic singleplayer mode (which I guess it had at one point judging from the trailer) but I'll take anything.

 

[Rad-]

Wait, so did they scratch the platforming elements? Nooooo.

 

[Cardon]

Wait, so did they scratch the platforming elements? Nooooo.

Sadly they did but it was a money issue. Here's what SmartBomb Interactive VP Clark Stacey had to say about cutting the platforming elements:

This game was originally conceived as a massive, Ratchet and Clank-like action-adventure title that included that sort of action platforming. Unfortunately, we couldn’t convince publishers to get behind a game of that scope starring Snoopy, even though everything you saw in that trailer was fully playable and fully awesome. We figured we needed to start with a game that would reintroduce Snoopy and Peanuts to the under-30 gamers who didn’t grow up with them, and give players a taste of how great they are as game stars. So we approached our investors with the idea of licensing the Peanuts property ourselves, and we put in the time and money to create a game that would deliver the quality of a full retail game at a casual game price point.

For more insight into the game and to see a crapload of screens I suggest everyone check out this interview with Clark discussing the game.

 

[sparky2112]

'Wait, no.' :lol :lol :lol

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Sadly they did but it was a money issue. Here's what SmartBomb Interactive VP Clark Stacey had to say about cutting the platforming elements:



For more insight into the game and to see a crapload of screens I suggest everyone check out this interview with Clark discussing the game.

Thanks! Added to OP.

 

[TSAGoodness]

Is this coming to PSN at any point?

 

[hetchi]

Looking forward to this!

=)

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Is this coming to PSN at any point?

Probably but they don't have specifics yet. For the time being it's exclusive to XBLA.

 

[dallow_bg]

Those IGN shots are so bad! Hopefully you can find some nice ones.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Super excited about this!

Our entire house ADORES Peanuts and the PS2 flyer was itself, really good, so can't wait!!!

 

[Slaylock]

Is this coming to PSN at any point?

Developer interview: http://shogungamer.com/news/exclusive-snoopy-flying-ace-interview

The exclusivity isn’t permanent, so we’ll have to see how people respond to the game. If players want to see it on other platforms, they should drop us a line and let us know. We work for them.

 

[Brazil]

This game looks a lot like Battalion Wars.

 

[donny2112]

canceled Wii version,

There was going to be a Wii version? WiiWare, maybe?


The OP hints at it, but isn't 100% clear. Can you unlock the flying doghouse in the game?


Also, is there a thread about the "|OT|" stuff? It seemed to just start showing up one day, and I never saw a notice about requiring it or something.

 

[LQX]

Cant wait for this.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

There was going to be a Wii version? WiiWare, maybe?


The OP hints at it, but isn't 100% clear. Can you unlock the flying doghouse in the game?

Go on a nine-person killstreak in multiplayer and your plane turns into the doghouse with the most powerful machine gun in the game.

 

[Miggytronz]

this looks awesome!!

 

[Costanza]

wtf this actually looks good

 

[No_Style]

Looks ace. No pun intended. That first trailer grabbed my attention.

 

[donny2112]

Go on a nine-person killstreak in multiplayer and your plane turns into the doghouse with the most powerful machine gun in the game.

Crap. It's multi-player (and a temporary unlock, at that) only? That could kill the game for me.

 

[Jme]

This is the same developer as Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (PS2/PSP) which was just OK... here's hoping they are gonna do a better job with this one? It looks nicer at least.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Crap. It's multi-player (and a temporary unlock, at that) only? That could kill the game for me.

That's what's mentioned in the Joystiq preview. To be honest I think that's great for multiplayer, as otherwise everyone would just be flying the goddamn doghouse. Would definitely be nice if its unlockable in single-player to screw around with, though.

Yeah with those guns. Couldn't it have just been an image swapout with a current plane, though, and keep all the current plane properties? It wouldn't have to tilt the board that much to let it be used, then.

It's definitely a bad idea with the guns, but even without, I think the screen would just be full of flying doghouses. How could you resist? There's already going to be a bunch of Snoopys flying around as it is.

 

[donny2112]

To be honest I think that's great for multiplayer,

Yeah with those guns. Couldn't it have just been an image swapout with a current plane, though, and keep all the current plane properties? It wouldn't have to tilt the board that much to let it be used, then.

Would definitely be nice if its unlockable in single-player to screw around with, though.

Hope that turns out to be the case.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

16 player GAF games incoming.

 

[wonderkins]

First target is Lucy. Consider it flirtation. Then Marcie.

 

[Neuromancer]

 

[Ricker]

Bought

 

[Oli]

Looks awesome. Pending the trial, I will probably buy this.

 

[jedimike]

New trailer up on XBL marketplace... different than the GT trailers in OP.

 

[Classic_Gs]

Nice OP, and I am hyped for this.

 

[RoryDropkick]

Oh boy! I can't wait!

I'm glad they let you do the OT thread Joe *lol*

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Friend of hours worked on this as part of the art team, so yeah, bought

 

[bathala]

spiritual successor to Crimson Skies.

count me in

 

[Frank "Trashman" Reynolds]

Friend of hours worked on this as part of the art team, so yeah, bought

Who is that?

 

[Bernbaum]

Not quite so much a raping of my childhood as it is a very inappropriate hug.