Skydive: Proximity Flight has to go down as one of the more pleasant gaming surprises of 2014. It’s a shame that the brilliantly exciting AI races aren’t a little more fleshed out, but as a budget release, Skydive looks great, plays great and is certainly deserving of more attention than it will likely receive.
Ever wanted to try out an extreme sport but have been put off by the cost and other inconveniences? No worries, developers Gaijin Entertainment have brought the experience directly to the comfort of your own home with Skydive: Proximity Flight. Well, sort of.
Skydive: Proximity Flight is not a game with an identity crisis; it is a focussed, well oiled experience that has no ambitions of falling into the category of jack of all trades, master of none. Skydive takes a singular idea, couples it with spot on gameplay but, ultimately, falls short due to being shallow and overpriced.
Posted by Tom Regan
A man in a squirrel suit swoops across a gorge, ducking and weaving through canyons at death-defying speed. Your heart races as he narrowly avoids the rock face mere inches from his body, then you breathe a sigh of relief as he emerges from the narrow crevice completely unharmed. You’ve probably watched a number of similar skydiving videos on Youtube, marveling at the skill and cahones possessed by the people performing these inhuman feats. What you probably haven’t done however, is yearned for the experience to be diluted down into an average XBLA game.
