While these environments are super fun to play around in, which is in large part to just how great the game feels, it’s a shame new levels were not created for Infinity, expanding on what worked so well, but ultimately comes up short because of this excessive reuse. Each track is used multiple times to host the variety of modes and then reversed to host them yet again. The campaign, which has seven overall chapters, is fairly short, and while the levels themselves are fantastic including many death-defying turns in their level design, they are simply reused far too often. Sure, you can slam into an arch or the side of a mountaintop facility, in an explosive fashion, but the super quick reload has you back in the thick of it in just seconds, always making you feel like you still have a leg in this race. It has a very forgiving nature towards brushing up against a cliffside or bouncing off the ground as you attempt to right your plane and regain control. Skydrift Infinity has a very arcade feel to how its looks, sounds, and how it handles. While Infinity doesn’t seem to build on the original apart from a few new planes, the game released now that was technically released a decade ago stills remains strong, making for a very engaging racing game on modern consoles. Sure, there are other comparisons to be made, but more or less, that’s the pitch.
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Still, Skydrift Infinity is a damn good time, for as long as it lasts, and if you aren’t looking to rely on its multiplayer suite.įor all its comparisons, Skydrift feels like a more realistic-looking take on the flying aspects of Diddy Kong Racing, complete with power-ups, weapons, and hoops that speed your plane ahead of the pack. And for as much as I’ve been able to look into, there isn’t much new here apart from some cleaned-up visuals, better performance, and some new planes, with two oddly picked out of the Darksiders branding of all things. Originally developed by Digital Reality, Skydrift once existed as a 2011 title on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. While THQ Nordic may have its name listed as its developer, the game’s opening screen illustrates something else entirely.