SkyDrift Infinity can best be described as “Mario Kart in the sky” with the winding courses and numerous power-ups generously scattered about the track that always keeps the game in a total state of unpredictable chaos. This plane was unlocked for me at the start, so I’m not sure if SkyDrift Infinity detected some Darksiders info on my Steam account and rewarded me – the other person I was testing this with did not have this plane available and had not played Darksiders. There are some fun designs like an old tri-plane and this wickedly cool design inspired by the Darksiders video game. Additionally, each plane has multiple skins that are also unlocked through gameplay, and some of these are really cool. Most of the planes are locked at the start and become available after you achieve certain milestones in the game. There are 16 planes to choose from, each with unique looks and attributes for speed, maneuverability, armor, etc. Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch modes are also available, taking the planes out of their linear course environments and putting them into one of two incredible air-battle arenas where you scramble for power-ups and rack up the highest scores in the time allowed. Survivor mode is that classic “knockout” favorite where the plane in last place at the end of the timer is removed from the race until there is only one plane left. Speed Race mode is a no-weapons race that can get insane as you try to pass through a series of rings, each increasing your speed faster and faster until you are literally flying out of control. If you get a power-up you don’t need or simply need to go faster you can convert your unwanted power-ups to booster fuel – the amount of fuel is determined by your current position in the race. These include Power Race which is standard racing with power-ups that shield and repair your ship or temporarily add machineguns or lock-on missiles or maybe mines or an EMP weapon that will disable any nearby planes. There are five race modes that switch up during the campaign or can be selected for multiplayer. While the AI is impressively challenging in the single-player game those looking for a human challenge can head online for 8-player racing or keep the fun on your couch with 2-4 player split-screen. The courses are also reversed to offer a bit more diversity in your racing levels. There are six courses set in very unique environments like a ship graveyard, volcano, snowy mountains, desert canyons, and a tropical island. SkyDrift Infinity offers several ways to play including a standard Campaign with multiple tiers of race events in which you must complete to unlock additional tiers. While these improvements are nice and all it seems like most of this could have been implemented with a free update patch of the original game and perhaps a paid DLC for the new track. I was surprised to find no 60fps mode just Unlimited or 30fps, and you can’t even select your screen resolution. Other than being able to now unlock the framerate there are no new graphics enhancements, so what you saw in 2011 is what you see today, which is still really good but starting to look a bit dated. Now, ten years later Digital Reality and HandyGames are back not with a sequel but merely a juiced-up remaster of the original with SkyDrift Infinity.įor those who already own the original and are wondering if you should spend even more on what is essentially the same game, SkyDrift Infinity adds one new track, some fancy new aerial maneuvers, and 2-4 player split-screen for local multiplayer that also supports Remote Play Together, so you can invite friends to play that don’t even own the game. I distinctly remember racing airplanes around cool environments collecting power-ups, but Steam assures me that I do not own the original game that released back in 2011, so it must be some other air-racing game or maybe I played it on Xbox 360. I would have bet money I had played the original SkyDrift.
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