Snackbar Games
- Review, by RedShifter: "CS equally appeals to players who just want to jump in and shoot at planes as well as those who like to strategically fly their planes accomplishing kills with deadly precision and strategy."
- http://www.snackbar-games.com/r83.html

Boomtown
- Reviewed by Jonathan Lane [8/10]. "Crimson Skies is a quality title and should sit proudly alongside the other great Xbox titles." Includes screen shots.
- http://boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=3996

Worthplaying
- Review [9.4/10]. "Crimson Skies is the complete package, from a deep single player mode to one of the best online components out there." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=13969

Gaming Nexus
- Reviewed by Charles Husemann [9.1/10]. "It's a lot of fun to play now and with future downloads the game can only get better." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.gamingnexus.com/Review.asp?ID=372

NetJak
- Reviewed by Clayton Chan [8.6/10]. "Crimson Skies is a great game, albeit very, very short, and a stripped down version of its predecessor."
- http://www.netjak.com/review.php/519

Xbox Solution
- Review [9.5/10]. Includes screen shots.
- http://www.xboxsolution.com/reviews-95.html

Frictionless Insight
- Reviewed by Rob de los Reyes [4/5]. "Where Crimson Skies earns a purchase is in the multiplayer component. In particular, Crimson Skies is a first-rate Xbox Live game." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.frictionlessinsight.com/ConsoleReviews/CrimsonSkies/CrimsonSkies.htm

Firing Squad
- Reviewed by Marcus Yam [90%]. "...[S]ucceeds in providing an extremely well executed and polished dogfighting experience both off and online." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.firingsquad.com/games/crimson_skies_xbox_review/

WorthPlaying
- Preview, with screen shots. "They took an average title, and turned it into one of the best Xbox games this year."
- http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=13331

GameSpy.com
- Previewed by Russ Fischer. "Crimson Skies seems like it can't lose." Includes screen shots.
- http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/august03/crimsonskiesxbox/

Armchair Empire
- Review, by Lee Cieniawa: "The long wait for the game's conversion from PC title to Xbox title was definitely worth it." [Score: 9.2 out of 10]
- http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/XBox/crimson-skies.htm

Current Film
- Review, by staff [9.5/10]: "This is an extraordinarily fun airborne combat game that combines an extremely well-told story with an inspired new take on the genre and simply stunning graphics and audio."
- http://www.currentfilm.com/xboxreviews/crimsonskiesxbox.html