When comparing SkyDrift vs Burnout Paradise, the Slant community recommends Burnout Paradise for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arcade racing games?” Burnout Paradise is ranked 2nd while SkyDrift is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Burnout Paradise is:
The game has about 75 cars available in 3 different categories that can be unlocked by progressing through the game.
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Pros
Pro Offers variety in gameplay with 3 distinct modes
3 gameplay modes are available for the game:
- Power Race. A mode where power-ups are added to a typical multi-lap race.
- Survival. A mode where the last place player is removed from the race each time a countdown timer reaches zero. Power-ups are still involved.
- Speed Race. A mode without combat with rings that give temporary boost when flown through them scattered throughout the map.
Pro Excellently executed aerial combat
SkyDrift is a racing combat game with a focus on combat, ala Mario Kart. The combat works quite well with powerups and weapons scattered around each track. No powerups feel to overpowered but definitely add quite an exciting element to each race.
Pro A huge selection of cars
The game has about 75 cars available in 3 different categories that can be unlocked by progressing through the game.
Pro Great speed in a huge open world.
Pro Easy to sink hours into
Every road and intersection is potentially an event to complete.
Pro The most entertaining open world racing game
Paradise City is full of iconic places, and this makes it easier to roam because it's easier to remember them.
Cons
Con Small selection of maps
The gameplay can get somewhat repetitive due to a limited selection of maps.
Con Starting and loading the game takes time
Con No circuit based events
Most races are point to point straight line races which lessens the challenge in an open world.
Con Reseting failed races takes time
There's actually an option in menu to restart current event.
Con Not a proper Burnout successor
The game is entirely based on the city and the open world and revolves everything around these two things plus collecting scores. The events seem less interesting and undertoned as well as slightly repetitive. Appears as a spin-off more than belonging to the main series, even in the title Paradise is written bigger than Burnout.