Better late than never, here’s a link to GameInformer’s review of Crimson Dragon, posted on the 18th of November. Ben Reeves from GameInformer gave the game 6.0 out of 10. From the review:
I loved the original Panzer Dragoon games, so just to make sure I wasn’t misremembering the quality of the series I went back and sampled the library. I had more fun playing the first levels of Sega’s old shooters than I did with my entire time with Crimson Dragon. Hardcore fans of classic on-rails shooters like Star Fox or Space Harrier might be able to play through this while wearing rose-tinted glasses, but it doesn’t hold a candle to its precursors that came out decades ago.
Although I have not finished the game myself yet (no thanks to Microsoft making it exceedingly difficult to play the game offline), this statement really does ring true for a fan of the Saturn Panzer Dragoon games. Whatever qualities Crimson Dragon has, it unfortunately does not contain a core gameplay experience comparable to the quality of Panzer Dragoon and Panzer Dragoon Zwei.