System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £6.99
Comfort Rating: Red
Genre: Space Shooter
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: 15+
VR Shop Score 1/100: 75
Description: First open space simulation in virtual reality with full support Oculus Touch and HTC Vive. AI Rebellion gives you an opportunity to find yourself in the open space face to face with danger in the role of intergalactic pilot. When the galaxy in danger because of going crazy Artificial Intelligence there is the only way to take the helm, set coordinates of a destination point and enter into an unequal battle with a squadron of fighters under the control of AI, overcome all obstacles and save the day. Asteroids, planets, spaceships and powerful guns – all this is AI Rebellion.
Review: AI Rebellion gives you an opportunity to find yourself in the open space face to face with danger in the role of intergalactic pilot. When the galaxy in danger because of going crazy Artificial Intelligence there is the only way to take the helm, set coordinates of a destination point and enter into an unequal battle with a squadron of fighters under the control of AI, overcome all obstacles and save the day.
Played using the Oculus Touch controllers, it is done in a real world cockpit style. So grab a control stick and using it to turn your ship, then the triggers on each controller are a weapon. To put things simply you have to shoot anything that moves and avoid enemy fire. It’s your classic space shooter game, done with a unique control system and a foul-mouthed robot who keep talking about his balls.
This games biggest problem is with its control system. Sure, I can appreciate that they tried something unique, a sort of virtual shuttlecraft style controls system, but in the heat of the battle is when it fails the most. With a dial on each controller, they could have made it a lot easier to control, or at least given us the option to change control styles. Sadly it’s a great game otherwise and one that I would happily pay the asking price for. But at the moment that asking price is too high for something this difficult to control. But kudos to the developer for trying something new.
