Airforce Delta Storm

Airforce Delta Storm was one of the Xbox's launch titles and offered an arcade-style flight simulator with more than thirty licensed military aircraft, ranging from World War II fighters to modern supersonic jets. The game combines straightforward controls, accessible even to players with no experience of flight simulators, with the gradual unlocking and upgrading of aircraft, which motivated players to replay missions and collect upgrades for their fleet. The available aircraft included both legendary World War II planes and modern jet fighters, each type offering different flight characteristics and armaments.

Visually, the title benefited from the power of the new Xbox - skies, explosions, and aircraft models looked impressive for their time, and the game was among the showcases of the console's graphical capabilities shortly after its launch. The mission structure focused on short, action-oriented aerial dogfights against waves of enemy aircraft and ground targets rather than deep flight-characteristic simulation, placing it closer to arcade action than to full-blooded flight simulators. The soundtrack underscored the pace of the battles with energetic tracks.

Airforce Delta Storm was rated in reviews as a fun, if not particularly deep, flight title that served as a decent showcase of the new hardware's technical capabilities in the first months after its market launch. Today it's seen more as an overlooked entry among the Xbox's launch titles, interesting mainly for collectors and fans of arcade flight action who appreciate the wide selection of licensed aircraft and straightforward, undemanding fun without unnecessary complications. The game became one of the few flight titles available shortly after the console's launch, securing it a place in the memory of players who were looking for flight action on Xbox at the time.

Why play it: For collectors and fans of arcade flight action who'll appreciate the wide selection of licensed aircraft and the straightforward fun of one of the first titles on the new Xbox.