GameSpot
- Review by Frank Provo, 75%. "Unless you've become fatigued by the genre, Colony Wars: Red Sun offers a great deal of bang for one's buck."
- http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/colonywarsredsun/

The Electric Playground
- Review by Adam Pavlacka, 9/10. "This is the definition of a quality space combat game."
- http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=2312

Game Tour
- Review by Greg Wilcox. "Colony Wars III - Red Sun is a great finish to a great series on the current Playstation, and I can't wait to see what new and exciting worlds Psygnosis has in store for us on the PS2."
- http://www.gametour.com/site/review.php/title/382

Science Fiction Weekly
- Review by Jesse Decker. "Red Sun doesn't break much new ground, but you should never miss an opportunity to zip around in space wasting bad guys."
- http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue168/games.html