<s>
SkyDrift	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
airplane	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
self-published	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
which	O
add	O
additional	O
planes	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
SkyDrift	B-Application
Infinity	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
HandyGames	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SkyDrift	B-Application
players	O
pilot	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
airplanes	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
racing	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
airplane	O
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Plane	B-Application
Crazy	I-Application
and	O
the	O
flight	O
mode	O
of	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
primary	O
focus	O
is	O
racing	O
,	O
dogfights	B-Device
play	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
SkyDrifts	B-Application
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
game	O
modes	O
are	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
more	O
available	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
downloadable	O
modes	O
,	O
Deathmatch	O
and	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
are	O
focused	O
solely	O
on	O
dogfights	B-Device
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
actually	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
but	O
require	O
premium	O
unlock	O
keys	O
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
entitled	O
Extreme	O
Fighters	O
Pack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
adds	O
three	O
additional	O
planes	O
,	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
,	O
Sparrow	O
X1	B-Device
and	O
Triwing	O
Vintage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
levels	O
have	O
a	O
focus	O
entirely	O
on	O
dogfights	B-Device
,	O
and	O
have	O
all	O
racing	O
aspects	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
SkyDrift	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gamasutra	O
's	O
analysis	O
SkyDrift	B-Application
moved	O
over	O
5,100	O
units	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
4,700	O
units	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
moved	O
over	O
7,500	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Workman	O
of	O
GameZone	O
also	O
gave	O
high	O
marks	O
for	O
SkyDrifts	B-Application
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Lee	O
stated	O
that	O
SkyDrifts	B-Application
soundtrack	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
stand	O
out	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
detract	O
from	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
shared	O
with	O
GameZone	O
's	O
Workman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
"	O
controls	O
are	O
spot-on	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
