If the developers of Flower and Tony Hawk ever came together to make a game, their game would be very similar to Skydive: Proximity Flight. The game starts with your character leaping off the top of the mountain in a wingsuit. One moment your character is flying around enjoying the beautifully rendered scenery; the next you are zooming past the side of a mountain, gaining crazy amounts of speed and performing tricks. This is the basis of Skydive, a $20 downloadable title from Gaijin Entertainment, a developer known for making other aviation games such as “Birds of Steel” and “Apache: Air Assault”.
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.
