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'''''Sky Diving''''' (also known as '''''Go! Sports Skydiving''''') is a downloadable video game on the [[PlayStation Store]] developed by [[Bergsala Lightweight]]. It was released in North America on February 7, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/go-sports-skydiving |title=Go! Sports Skydiving |website=IGN |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410035629/https://www.ign.com/games/go-sports-skydiving |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''''Sky Diving''''' (also known as '''''Go! Sports Skydiving''''') is a downloadable video game on the [[PlayStation Store]] developed by [[Bergsala Lightweight]].

==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
''Sky Diving'' relies on the [[DualShock]] 3's Sixaxis motion controls. The player [[free fall]]s by tilting the controller, with additional stunts also using motion sensing. There are two main modes; Formation and Landing. Formation has the player and a team of three other skydivers (either other players online or computer controlled) perform different stunt setups. In Landing, the player must make a perfect landing on a designated target. A third mode, Extreme, is unlocked when the player earns the S license for the Landing mode. There, the player is tasked with collecting money while free falling. The game features a global ranking system for the Formation and Landing modes.<ref name=IGN/> Replays can be downloaded through the leaderboards for players to watch.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2008/02/06/go-skydiving-from-the-comfort-of-your-couch/ |title=Go! Skydiving From the Comfort of Your Sofa |website=PlayStation.Blog |date=February 6, 2008 |last=Miller |first=Josh |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410035629/https://blog.playstation.com/2008/02/06/go-skydiving-from-the-comfort-of-your-couch/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Sky Diving'' relies on the [[DualShock]] 3's Sixaxis motion controls. The player [[free fall]]s by tilting the controller, with additional stunts also using motion sensing. There are two main modes; Formation and Landing. Formation has the player and a team of three other skydivers (either other players online or computer controlled) perform different stunt setups. In Landing, the player must make a perfect landing on a designated target. A third mode, Extreme, is unlocked when the player earns the S license for the Landing mode. There, the player is tasked with collecting money while free falling. The game features a global ranking system for the Formation and Landing modes.<ref name=IGN/> Replays can be downloaded through the leaderboards for players to watch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Josh |date=February 6, 2008 |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2008/02/06/go-skydiving-from-the-comfort-of-your-couch/ |title=Go! Skydiving From the Comfort of Your Sofa |website=PlayStation Blog |publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922203852/https://blog.playstation.com/2008/02/06/go-skydiving-from-the-comfort-of-your-couch/ |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==

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| MC = 42/100<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/go-sports-skydiving/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Go! Sports Skydiving for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122061829/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/go!-sports-skydiving |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC = 42/100<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/go-sports-skydiving/ |title=Go! Sports Skydiving |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123034437/https://www.metacritic.com/game/go-sports-skydiving/ |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
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| EuroG = 3/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=February 27, 2008 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/psn-roundup-sky-diving-and-dark-mist-review?page=2 |title=PSN Roundup: Sky Diving and Dark Mist |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225061120/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/psn-roundup-sky-diving-and-dark-mist-review?page=2 |archive-date=February 25, 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
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| IGN = 3/10<ref name=IGN>{{Cite web |last=Roper |first=Chris |date=February 8, 2008 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/08/go-sports-skydiving-review |title=Go! Sports Skydiving Review |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182936/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/08/go-sports-skydiving-review |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
| OPMUK = 4/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Sky Diving |magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=March 2008 |page=113}}</ref>
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| PSM3 = 59%<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brice |first=Kath |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/go-sports-skydiving-ps3-network-review/ |title=Sky Diving - PS3 Network review |magazine=[[PSM3]] ([[GamesRadar+]]) |publisher=Future plc |date=March 2008 |page=81 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207200906/https://www.gamesradar.com/go-sports-skydiving-ps3-network-review/ |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
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The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/> Lack of content and the motion controls being over-sensitive were common points of criticism for the game. ''[[GamePro]]'' said of the game, "Throw in some very uneven game presentation - nice graphics, poor instruction manual and plug-your-ears-annoying soundtrack - and gamers are presented with a title that not even the in-game appearance of [[Wesley Snipes]] could make appealing."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Terrones |first=Terry |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/reviews/169688.shtml |title=Review: Go! Sports Skydiving |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=236 |date=May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319233426/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/reviews/169688.shtml |archive-date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the game 3.5/5 for graphics, 2.5/5 for sound, and two 2/5 scores for control and fun factor.}}
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| EuroG = 3/10<ref name=EuroG>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/psn-roundup-sky-diving-and-dark-mist-review?page=2 |title=PSN Roundup: Sky Diving and Dark Mist |website=Eurogamer |date=February 28, 2008 |last=Reed |first=Kristan |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410035629/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/psn-roundup-sky-diving-and-dark-mist-review?page=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| GRadar = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=GRadar>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/go-sports-skydiving-ps3-network-review/ |title=Go! Sports Skydiving - PS3 Network review |website=GamesRadar+ |date=February 12, 2008 |last=Brice |first=Kath |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410035629/https://www.gamesradar.com/go-sports-skydiving-ps3-network-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


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| IGN = 3/10<ref name=IGN>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/08/go-sports-skydiving-review |title=Go! Sports Skydiving Review |website=IGN |date=February 8, 2008 |last=Roper |first=Chris |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410035629/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/08/go-sports-skydiving-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Notes==
''Sky Diving'' received negative reviews from critics. On [[Metacritic]], the game holds a score of 42/100 based on 10 reviews.<ref name=MC/> Lack of content and the motion controls being over-sensitive were common points of criticism for the game.
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080221032200/http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/Go_Sports_Skydiving Sky Diving on the PlayStation Store] ([[Wayback Machine]] copy)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080221032200/http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/Go_Sports_Skydiving Sky Diving on the PlayStation Store] ([[Wayback Machine]] copy)
*{{moby game|id=/83408/go-sports-skydiving/}}


[[Category:2008 video games]]
[[Category:2008 video games]]

Latest revision as of 18:32, 24 July 2024

Sky Diving
Developer(s)Bergsala Lightweight
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
  • JP: January 10, 2008
  • WW: February 7, 2008
Genre(s)Sports game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Sky Diving (also known as Go! Sports Skydiving) is a downloadable video game on the PlayStation Store developed by Bergsala Lightweight.

Gameplay

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Sky Diving relies on the DualShock 3's Sixaxis motion controls. The player free falls by tilting the controller, with additional stunts also using motion sensing. There are two main modes; Formation and Landing. Formation has the player and a team of three other skydivers (either other players online or computer controlled) perform different stunt setups. In Landing, the player must make a perfect landing on a designated target. A third mode, Extreme, is unlocked when the player earns the S license for the Landing mode. There, the player is tasked with collecting money while free falling. The game features a global ranking system for the Formation and Landing modes.[1] Replays can be downloaded through the leaderboards for players to watch.[2]

Reception

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The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Lack of content and the motion controls being over-sensitive were common points of criticism for the game. GamePro said of the game, "Throw in some very uneven game presentation - nice graphics, poor instruction manual and plug-your-ears-annoying soundtrack - and gamers are presented with a title that not even the in-game appearance of Wesley Snipes could make appealing."[7][a]

Notes

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  1. ^ GamePro gave the game 3.5/5 for graphics, 2.5/5 for sound, and two 2/5 scores for control and fun factor.

References

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  1. ^ a b Roper, Chris (February 8, 2008). "Go! Sports Skydiving Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Miller, Josh (February 6, 2008). "Go! Skydiving From the Comfort of Your Sofa". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Go! Sports Skydiving". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Reed, Kristan (February 27, 2008). "PSN Roundup: Sky Diving and Dark Mist". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sky Diving". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Future plc. March 2008. p. 113.
  6. ^ Brice, Kath (March 2008). "Sky Diving - PS3 Network review". PSM3 (GamesRadar+). Future plc. p. 81. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Terrones, Terry (May 2008). "Review: Go! Sports Skydiving". GamePro. No. 236. IDG. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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