Plane Crazy is an airplane combat/racing video game for Microsoft Windows and Sony PlayStation in which contesting pilots race planes through 3D courses. Plane Crazy was based around arcade racers rather than flight simulation, focusing on action rather than realism. It was originally planned for release in arcades as one of the first games to use Microsoft and Intel's Windows-based arcade system.^[3] The game supported the Heat.net (Windows) and Multiplay (PlayStation) multiplayer gaming system, with up to eight players allowed in one race.

Plane Crazy had three game modes for PC:

• "Quick Race" - Allowed you to play a single level against seven AI opponents.
• "Ghost Race" - Time trial mode.
• "Championship" - Expanded below.

Plane Crazy had four game modes for PS1:

• "Championship"
• "Extreme Championship"
• "Single Race"
• "Best Times"

In Plane Crazy the player pilots a fast, cartoon-like plane, built for speed across a variety of levels. The objective of each level is to reach the end as fast as possible. Planes either bounce or explode when they come into contact with other structures, terrain, or even other planes. They then respawn, invincible for a short amount of time.

There are three types of planes: the light and fast plane that cannot take much damage, the evenly balanced plane and the heavy plane which is slower but can take more punishment. Each of these planes can be upgraded and customized.

Throughout each map there are blue vortexes dotted at given locations, that give a random upgrade/weapons to the plane. These power-ups give players an advantage over the other opponents, making game play more hectic. "Black Cat" grants invincibility for a short amount of time. "Rocket Boosts" increases the planes speed dramatically for a few seconds, depending on the rocket's level (small, large, large*3). Sometimes a player may be given a weapon which could fire a random homing missile at a random opponent in front of the plane. That player will than be sent an "Incoming!" message where the player can try to dodge the projectile. If the missile should hit, that player's plane could be temporarily disabled or plummet to the ground. Each plane is also given three blue torpedoes, which can be used to trigger environmental hazards for other players or open short-cuts.^[4]

Plane Crazy featured online play, using the Heat.net multiplayer gaming system, it allowed eight players on one server at one time.

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Review scores

Publication	Score
Computer Games Strategy Plus	[6]
Computer Gaming World	[7]
Edge	5/10[1]
Game Informer	7.75/10[8]
GamePro	[9][lower-alpha 1]
GameRevolution	B[10]
GameSpot	5.5/10[11]
Hyper	86%[12]
IGN	8.5/10[13]
Next Generation	[14]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	(PS) 4/10[4]
PC Gamer (US)	35%[15]

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The PC version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings ^[5], reviews generally commented on the high difficulty of the game and how good it looked, for the time period. IGN said, "Just reaching the end of the initial courses takes numerous attempts, and players with a low threshold for failure will likely give up on the game before it even begins to reveal how good it really is." ^[13]. Next Generation said, "Every now and then, a game comes along that promises to be something grand, but in reality, it stinks more than a huge pile of pig... well, you get the idea. Plane Crazy is one of those games." ^[14].

• SkyDrift (a similar game released in 2011)