YMMV / Freaky Flyers

• Alternative Joke Interpretation: Pilot X's reaction to Paulie telling him he can keep his mother as he holds her hostage. Was Pilot X disappointed that it wasn't enough for Paulie to accept his challenge to a battle in outer space, or was he caught off-guard by Paulie's apathy towards his mother's situation. While he forces Paulie to fight him anyway, his initial reaction still leaves room for interpretation.
• Awesome Music:
  • The Torpedo Run theme is a surprisingly catchy theme for the naval battle challenge.
  • Pilot X's theme that plays in the second half of his boss fight. It doubles as both a Bragging Theme Tune and "The Villain Sucks" Song for Pilot X, from the singer boasting Pilot X's accomplishments while Pilot X himself shows signs of a Villainous Breakdown with excuses.
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: While some cutscenes come across as random, a very notable instance is in Paulie's adventure mode. In it, Paulie has a dream of performing opera only to get crushed by a pig, sending him into a Catapult Nightmare. This has nothing to do with his storyline and isn't brought up again.
• Broken Base: The use of stereotypes. Some argue that since the game goes after all of the nationalities featured, including the Americans, it's part of the humor. Others argue that even with that, the fact that some characters like Sammy Wasabi and Sheik Abdul look like caricatures and end up borderline racist, especially with the case of the Banditos.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: It's probably safe to say that among the Freaky Flyers, Pilot X is the one who steals the show.
• Heartwarming Moments: Despite Andre's attempts at connecting with Johnny, his long lost twin brother, always resulting in him being dismissed, the moment Andre gets the movie career and contract Johnny barely missed out on by chasing after Traci Torpedoes, he immediately says that if Johnny's not on board and they're not a duo, he'll not sign anything, forcing the director and agents to sign them both on.
• Jerkass Woobie: Traci Torpedoes is an abrasive jingoist, but the revelation that she was created solely to serve the German airforce is sad in its way. Not to mention the constant harassment from sexist creeps and the other revelation that her sisters have been relegated to jobs in the sex industry.
• Signature Scene: Pilot X’s cutscene in Johnny Turbine’s adventure mode where he poses as Traci and reveals himself, mainly due to functioning as Pilot X’s Establishing Character Moment (as, while you can select anyone, Johnny is the default character) and Johnny’s nonchalant reaction to the ordeal.
• Suspiciously Similar Song: "Freaky Flyers Reprise" sounds an awful lot like the Animaniacs theme song.
• That One Achievement: Getting all missions done in a level in one run whilst still getting first place. On some stages this isn't too bad, but on others it requires nearly inhuman timing and meticulous planning. Whats worse is that if you want to complete the game with 100% completion, you HAVE to do this with every stage!
• That One Level: Intestinal Track. You have to escape a body whilst grabbing oxygen bubbles, going down various dimly lit vessels with tight turns, and white blood cells that deal great damage. The level involves a lot of trial and error and overall a pain to get through, especially with the aforementioned white blood cells who are not only placed in areas where they are already hard to dodge but will quickly home in on you. The only real saving graces of the stage is its music and being one of the coolest looking stages in the game.