Gensou Skydrift

Gensou Skydrift

December 11, 2019

Racing Nintendo SwitchPCPlayStation 4

A Touhou Project racing game is here! In the mystical land of Gensokyo somewhere in Japan, humans and yokai live together in strange harmony. One day, some girls notice that their spirit energy is weak. Yokai specialist Reimu Hakurei and her friend Marisa Kirisame spot someone running off on a …

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Critic Reviews (14)

A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums Dec 2019
80.0 /100

"Gensou Skydrift is one of the best kart racers released in recent years."

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Alexandra Amariei Serial Gamer Italia Dec 2019
53.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

30.0

"Gensou Skydrift isn’t a good game. The ideas of interchangeable witches and the shooting of the cards with their respective powers to use in the competition are appreciable, but beyond that I didn’t feel particularly involved in the game. An …"

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Chris Scullion VGC Dec 2019
60.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

35.0

Story

85.0

"Gensou Skydrift is one of the few karting games on Switch to come even slightly close to Mario Kart in terms of its racing mechanics, and when it all comes together it&s;s a fun time. Unfortunately, the lack of meaningful …"

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Eliot Lefebvre Gamer Escape Dec 2019
50.0 /100

"Despite all of those couple-thousand-words up there, I think on some level that I kind of hit this one right when I started out. It’s a Touhou kart racer. For the people who dearly want a Touhou kart racer, this …"

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Eric Ace Cubed3 Dec 2019
60.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

50.0

"Technically competent, and surprisingly well done, the simple lack of depth prevents this from doing any better. It can actually be completed in a few hours at max. Having a friend or playing online can extend the fun, yet the …"

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Ivan Nikolai Barkow Castilho PSX Brasil Dec 2019
50.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

40.0

"Gensou Skydrift is another Mario Kart clone, but with strange commands and horrible graphics."

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Dec 2019
61.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

35.0

Story

25.0

"While its novel style has some charm the bland and uninspired play leave it a bit flat"

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Leonardo Faria WayTooManyGames Dec 2019
60.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

25.0

"Despite the surprisingly great controls, Gensou Skydrift is a low budget disappointment. It’s ugly, it doesn’t feature a lot of content, and it’s not exactly the most accessible game if you’re not a die hard fan of the Touhou franchise, …"

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Neal Ronaghan NintendoWorldReport Dec 2019
60.0 /100

Graphics

58.0

Gameplay

57.0

Story

42.0

"Gensou Skydrift feels more like the fan game it actually is than I hoped. The references to Mario Kart: Double Dash are warranted, but it lacks the polish and finesse of that GameCube classic. If anything, Gensou Skydrift shows how …"

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Panagiotis Petropoulos Enternity.gr Dec 2019
40.0 /100

Graphics

25.0

Gameplay

25.0

Story

25.0

"Gensou Skydrift can&s;t offer nothing special, especially to fans of a genre that has more ideal options, with a small cast of characters, a limited roster of loyalists and quite unstable frame-rate."

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Richard Seagrave GameSpew Dec 2019
50.0 /100

"Gensou Skydrift isn’t a terrible racing game, but its awkward controls and iffy drifting mechanic heavily reduce the fun that can be had from it. Add into the mix poor visuals and a dire campaign, and unless you’re happy to …"

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Richard York Chalgyr&s;s Game Room Dec 2019
90.0 /100

"Overall, Touhou Gensou Skydrift is an absolutely great racing game. While combining the feel of both a Mario Kart title with closer to F-Zero style gameplay, challenging yet fun courses, and an amazing soundtrack, Skydrift will definitely meet your racing …"

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Steve Baltimore oprainfall Dec 2019
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

65.0

"I have to say overall I had a great time with GENSOU Skydrift. The racing was fast, fluid and just a lot of fun. The graphics and artwork are outstanding. The game runs at a solid framerate no matter if …"

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Thomas Knight NookGaming Dec 2019
50.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

38.0

Story

52.0

"Overall, I enjoyed playing Gensou Skydrift, but it did have some issues. It is quite short, without many modes. It has some technical issues and it’s not great graphically. With that said, I certainly enjoyed that it was more difficult …"

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