Pilotwings Resort sticks to the recipe like a fly to a jet plane's windscreen. You start on novice stage learning the basics of your environment (effectively, the skies above a quaint little holiday island) and your various craft. Then you work through bronze, silver, gold and platinum cups, each offering a selection of challenges. Sometimes you're flying your plane through a series of rings, shooting at targets; or you might be swooping gracefully over the town on your hang-glider, tasked with taking a glorious photo of a historic lighthouse. The control experience is different for each craft – the jetpack is all about careful bursts of speed and constant downward glances at the land below, while on the glider you must look out for thermal air currents to provide you with extra height.
It's a diverting little game though, with a grading system on each mission that encourages you to come back and improve your scores. The visual style is pleasantly warm and bright, with lovely lens-flare effects from the sun – it all wistfully recalls the simple but expressive polygonal graphics of Pilot Wings 64. Fans of the series will also recognise the musical themes, which have been given a sort of lightly jazzy muzak reinterpretation here, so it sounds like you're flying through a shopping centre or being kept on hold by your bank. But more fun, of course.
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