Space Sim Second Look: Project Sylpheed

There's a new space shooter in town - Game Arts recently released Project Sylpheed as a budget title for the Xbox 360, based on their classic Silpheed franchise. A complex demo is currently available from Xbox Live Marketplace - the game features CGI cutscenes, very customizable ships and a lot of action! At a lower price than regular new releases, Project Sylpheed seems like a good way to waste some time until Wing Commander Arena is released. ActiveXbox has posted a review which ends up with a sentiment we can appreciate - it's cool that there's a space game, but we need a new Wing Commander:

The game plays in a similar way to Wing Commander on the PC years ago, except this has more confusing controls, poorer cutscenes and a much worse story... I’m pleased a space shooter has come out finally on the 360, but I would still like to see a full scale Wing Commander come back as that was the perfect one with great story, simple space shooting and nothing overly complicated, it was just right.