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OK, I am just over the edge of 40 yrs old, and mostly get a kick out of trying different Xbox games to see 'what they are like'. I love trying out games when they have gone below the price of $10, which a vast majority of Xbox games have. I got an Xbox 3 years ago, and really 'let' my wife buy it (Birthday) because I knew my Son and I would have fun playing together. He is 7 now, and my regular 'visiting' of EBgames and other stores looking at the preplayed and sale games has resulted in a library of about 60 games. I have gotten pretty darn good at picking fun games for him and me during these 3 years. After having gotten BURNT by many game selections that looked great, but absolutely stunk, I am now very careful. Three examples of horrid games are: Sneakers, Turok and Dakar2. OK, I am rambling and you want to know about Freaky Flyers! Freaky Flyers reminds me a little of Crash Nitro, except you are flying various planes with different 'zany' characters. You start with about 35% of the characters being able to be chosen, and then unlock more characters as you win or proceed in the game. If you simply Google the game for reviews, you will get plenty of 'pros' giving decent reviews of the game. What I really want to offer, by giving up 20 minutes of my time to strangers I will never know, is to add that my fairly mature 7 year old really likes this game. Most reviewers don't have their kids play the games, and can only comment on what they THINK a kid will think of it. Well, I get to see not only what my kid thinks, but also what his friends think when they come over. Of the 2 recent kids that came over, both also liked it, and much time was spent playing it together and laughing. I like that there was no foul language even hinted at, and the only thing that was kind of suggestive was several female characters that were 'quite' top heavy, if you get my drift. This design 'trait' of these female characters was luckily lost on the 7 year old crowd. OK, so if my son plays this game, he will play till he is told to turn off the Xbox. This is with a friend, or playing single player. This is not the case with other games, which after a while, get changed to something else. How do I like this game, being 40+? I think it’s funny, and get a kick out of playing it with him. I get kind of bored of it (but not as quickly bored as I do with crash nitro), after about 20 minutes, and usually try to talk him into changing to a burnout (revenge) game, which I really have fun playing. Usually He does not bite, and ends up playing without me. I have (every 6 months or so) read through every game review on the www.Ebgames.com website. I don't remember seeing this game. I have no idea how I stumbled onto the seller I got it from, but I did find it. Although the reviews I read sounded decent, there really is no guarantee. I again lucked out, as my son loves the game. Do I play the game if I have time on my own? No. I did play it initially, as I play every game for a little while when I first get them. I will admit that after 3 years I have a very short attention span for Xbox games, and get a continuing 'kick' out of playing the demo games I get every month from Official Xbox Magazine. 10-20 minutes is all I need to get some fun out of a game. This is also why I really like to keep the price of a game below $10. We have a 32" CRT HDTV, and this game delivers nice graphics. Sound & voices are great. Lucky for you I am out of text from EBAY! Hope this helps!Read full review
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