<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
FASA	O
Studio	O
(	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
earlier	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-oriented	O
arcade	O
flight	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
significant	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
game	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
open-ended	O
mission	O
structure	O
,	O
it	O
offers	O
less	O
plane	O
customization	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
1930s	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
plane	O
and	O
Zeppelin	B-Application
become	O
the	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
transportation	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Nathan	O
Zachary	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Fortune	O
Hunters	O
air	O
pirate	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
overhaul	O
,	O
which	O
delayed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publication	O
to	O
October	O
2003	O
,	O
several	O
issues	O
were	O
addressed	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
added	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
well-received	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
is	O
a	O
flight-based	O
combat	O
game	O
:	O
during	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
aircraft	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
flight	O
game	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
;	O
physics	O
are	O
relaxed	O
,	O
controls	O
are	O
simplified	O
,	O
and	O
takeoffs	O
and	O
landings	O
are	O
completely	O
automated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
lead	O
Jim	O
Deal	O
explained	O
that	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
was	O
built	O
around	O
an	O
arcade	O
design	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
place	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
action	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
the	O
physics	O
of	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
over	O
twelve	O
playable	O
fighter	O
aircraft	O
in	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
including	O
planes	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
also	O
added	O
special	O
maneuvers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
barrel	O
roll	O
and	O
the	O
Immelmann	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
perform	O
during	O
flight	O
through	O
manipulation	O
of	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
gives	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
current	O
plane	O
during	O
gameplay	O
and	O
commandeer	O
additional	O
aircraft	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
maps	O
,	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
terrain	O
or	O
mounted	O
on	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
Zeppelins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
lacks	O
the	O
aircraft	O
customization	O
features	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
structured	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
open-world	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
in	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
is	O
available	O
through	O
split-screen	O
on	O
one	O
console	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
sixteen	O
players	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
via	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
latter	O
mode	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
may	O
play	O
on	O
one	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
account	O
via	O
split-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
's	O
online	O
ranking	O
for	O
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
is	O
determined	O
by	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
win	O
or	O
loss	O
record	O
according	O
to	O
Crimson	O
Skies'''	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
scoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
free	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
2003	O
and	O
2004	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|North	O
America	O
in	O
the	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
1930s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
in	O
turn	O
caused	O
the	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
transportation	O
to	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
car	O
and	O
train	O
to	O
the	O
plane	O
and	O
Zeppelin	B-Application
;	O
consequently	O
came	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
air	O
pirate	O
gangs	O
who	O
plunder	O
aerial	O
commerce	O
over	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
surrounding	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
advancements	O
in	O
technology	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
universe	O
proceeded	O
at	O
a	O
faster	O
rate	O
than	O
actually	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
designing	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
environments	O
,	O
developers	O
used	O
inspiration	O
from	O
real-world	O
locales	O
,	O
but	O
reworked	O
them	O
to	O
incorporate	O
flight	O
spaces	O
accordingly	O
with	O
the	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Chicago	O
was	O
significantly	O
redesigned	O
for	O
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
avenues	O
for	O
aerial	O
commerce	O
among	O
its	O
skyscrapers	O
and	O
landing	O
areas	O
within	O
the	O
buildings	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Nathan	O
Zachary	O
was	O
redesigned	O
from	O
his	O
previous	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
redefined	O
by	O
the	O
darker	O
tone	O
of	O
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
campy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
pulpy	O
"	O
tone	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Fortune	O
Hunters	O
include	O
Zachary	O
's	O
wingmate	O
,	O
"	O
Brooklyn	O
"	O
Betty	O
Charles	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Big	O
John	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
captains	O
the	O
Fortune	O
Hunters	O
 '	O
Zeppelin	B-Application
base	O
,	O
Pandora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StorylineCrimson	O
Skies	O
:	O
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
begins	O
the	O
morning	O
after	O
Nathan	O
Zachary	O
(	O
Tim	O
Omundson	O
)	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Fortune	O
Hunters	O
"	O
air	O
pirates	O
,	O
has	O
gambled	O
away	O
his	O
signature	O
fighter	O
plane	O
"	O
Gypsy	O
Magic	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
Hughes	O
Devastator	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
pirate	O
zeppelin	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Pandora	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Ragin	O
 '	O
Cajuns	O
,	O
a	O
rival	O
band	O
of	O
air	O
pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thibodeaux	O
(	O
Jimmie	O
Woods	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Cajuns	O
 '	O
leader	O
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
claim	O
Zachary	O
's	O
fighter	O
and	O
Zeppelin	B-Application
;	O
Nathan	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Betty	O
,	O
another	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Fortune	O
Hunters	O
,	O
manages	O
to	O
recover	O
them	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
destroy	O
the	O
attacking	O
group	O
's	O
Zeppelin	B-Application
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
insisted	O
early	O
on	O
that	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
would	O
not	O
simply	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
upon	O
an	O
adventure	O
along	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
the	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
franchise	O
,	O
adding	O
elements	O
of	O
"	O
over-the-top	O
,	O
1930	O
's	O
pulp-fiction	O
style	O
action	B-Application
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|200px|A	O
AA	O
gun	O
targets	O
a	O
Zeppelin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
was	O
first	O
assumed	O
by	O
FASA	O
Studio	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
conceived	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
be	O
made	O
into	O
an	O
"	O
interactive	O
movie	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
involved	O
an	O
elaborate	O
storyline	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
both	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
feedback	O
and	O
inspiration	O
from	O
games	O
that	O
offered	O
more	O
gameplay	O
options	O
helped	O
shape	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open-ended	O
missions	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
explore	O
the	O
 [ … ] 	O
world	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
at	O
their	O
leisure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
an	O
important	O
decision	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
obstacles	O
involved	O
,	O
although	O
their	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
produced	O
MechAssault	B-Application
(	O
another	O
Xbox	O
Live-enabled	O
title	O
by	O
FASA	O
Studio	O
)	O
managed	O
to	O
considerably	O
reduce	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
needed	O
to	O
implement	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
features	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
destructible	O
environments	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
eliminate	O
enemies	O
,	O
hidden	O
areas	O
containing	O
bonus	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
danger	O
zones	O
"	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
those	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
through	O
a	O
downloadable	O
emulator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Originals	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
allowed	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
full	O
retail	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2017	O
press	O
conference	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
titles	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
Del	O
Rey	O
published	O
the	O
mass	O
market	O
paperback	O
book	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
as	O
an	O
official	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
game	O
;	O
it	O
instead	O
offers	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
details	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
three	O
short	O
stories	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
published	O
previously	O
on	O
the	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
website	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
the	O
book	O
contains	O
several	O
inconsistencies	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
numerous	O
main	O
characters	O
and	O
prominent	O
aircraft	O
from	O
the	O
book	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
High	O
Road	O
to	O
Revenge.Major	O
characters	O
appearing	O
the	O
story	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
game	O
include	O
Paladin	O
Blake	O
(	O
Paladin	O
Blake	O
and	O
the	O
Case	O
of	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Prototype	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Jack	O
Mulligan	O
(	O
Bayou	O
Blues	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
and	O
aircraft	O
were	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
book	O
contains	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
Zeppelin	B-Application
casino	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
featured	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
E3	O
2002	O
demo	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
contains	O
two	O
discs	O
—	O
a	O
CD	B-Device
featuring	O
54	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
DVD	O
containing	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
mixes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
trailer	O
and	O
two	O
pieces	O
from	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
would	O
appeal	O
more	O
to	O
casual	O
players	O
than	O
flight	B-Application
sim	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
most	O
notably	O
acclaimed	O
High	B-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
for	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
,	O
many	O
describing	O
the	O
online	O
component	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
fly	O
 [ … ] 	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
and	O
unleash	O
tons	O
of	O
firepower	O
on	O
human	O
opponents	O
will	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
hug	O
your	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
subscription	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
commended	O
elements	O
such	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
capacity	O
for	O
16-player	O
matches	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Nation	O
likewise	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
lame	O
'	O
favors	O
for	O
everyone	O
 '	O
mechanic	O
"	O
surrounding	O
the	O
missions	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
always	O
forced	O
to	O
perform	O
"	O
chores	O
"	O
for	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
also	O
disparaged	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
dry	O
and	O
unimaginative	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
plane	O
customization	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
considered	O
a	O
best-selling	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
software-to-hardware	O
attach	O
ratio	O
of	O
about	O
one	O
percent	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
classic	O
"	O
.GameSpot	O
''	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Console	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
7th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
