Software:Skydive! (video game)

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Skydive!
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Developer(s)The Groove Alliance, Gonzo Games
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Macintosh
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player

Skydive! Go Ahead and Jump (often stylized as SKYDIVE!) is a video game developed by The Groove Alliance and Gonzo Games and published by Electronic Arts for Windows and Macintosh in 1999.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings20%[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGSP0.5/5 stars[4]
CGW2/5 stars[5]
GamePro1/5 stars[6]
GameSpot1.8/10[7]
IGN2.2/10[8]
PC Gamer (US)5%[10]
PC PowerPlay12%[11]

The game received unfavorable reviews to overwhelming dislike according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2]

It won GameSpot's award for "Worst Game of the Year".[12]

References

  1. Lopez, Vincent (July 7, 1999). "But is it Extreme?". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221028201943/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/08/but-is-it-extreme. Retrieved August 25, 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Skydive! for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521115754/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198664-skydive/index.html. Retrieved May 27, 2021. 
  3. Dultz, Mark (August 5, 1999). "Skydive". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816165612/http://gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3035,00.html. Retrieved May 27, 2021. 
  4. Bub, Andrew S. (October 2, 1999). "Skydive!". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 30, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030530103845/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/023/058/skydive_review.html. Retrieved May 27, 2021. 
  5. Jones, George (December 1999). "Skydive". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (185): 158. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230614023543/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_185.pdf. Retrieved August 25, 2023. 
  6. Knibbe, William (August 18, 1999). "Skydive Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050214064445/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/635.shtml. Retrieved May 27, 2021. 
  7. Poole, Stephen (August 4, 1999). "Skydive! Review". Fandom. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423082510/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/skydive-review/1900-2533066/. Retrieved August 25, 2023. 
  8. Ward, Trent C. (August 3, 1999). "Skydive!". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521115756/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/04/skydive. Retrieved August 25, 2023. 
  9. PCA staff (October 1999). "Skydive!". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (14): 108. https://archive.org/details/PCXL14Oct1999/page/n107/mode/2up. Retrieved May 27, 2021. 
  10. "Skydive!". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 6 (11). November 1999. 
  11. Budinska, Agata (November 1999). "Skydive!". PC PowerPlay (Next Media Pty Ltd) (42): 81. https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-042-1999-11/page/n79/mode/2up. Retrieved May 29, 2021. 
  12. GameSpot staff (2000). "The Best & Worst of 1999 (Worst Game of the Year)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000823200254/http://www.gamespot.com/features/1999/p5_02.html. Retrieved June 11, 2021. 

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