System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £3.99
Comfort Rating: Green (No Movement)
Genre: Shooter
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Standing
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
Description: Welcome to the year 2076, where you now have the power to slow down time–called “Reflex” power. You’ll play as a member of an Orb Extraction Unit, on your way to extract highly volatile energy matter–Orbs–from chambers on the moon. With only a few minutes to defend yourself against the onslaught of alien-built robots protecting the chambers, discover the immense satisfaction of decimating those ‘bots via your “Throw, Slow & Shoot” combat strategy.
Review: You play as a robot who is a member of the Orb Extraction Unit. While going about your day job, basically hoards of attacking extraterrestrial-bots want their alien eggs back (that you were collecting) so you are going to have to take care of them with the help of a few different energy orbs and a gun. …oh! And the ability to slow downtime. Being able to enter bullet time is something that will often be the most exciting moments in the game as you try and take out as many enemy robots as you can before it runs out.
The gameplay works with both your hands working together. On hand controls the gun and the other the energy orbs which can be changed to sticky, multishot and splitter (to name just a few) by picking up various powerups. This is a game that requires fast thinking, quick shooting and even quicker reactions. But the good news is it looks amazing and while there is only one level to play it when the action heats up and you pull the trigger to slow down time, it looks simply jaw-dropping. There really isn’t that much to say about the gameplay, just look, aim, shoot, or throw! OK, so it’s not that easy, but you get the point.
Everything looks amazing and while I feel the action does get a little too hectic, too early in the game it still feels amazing to play. The balls and gun system works well with the time slowdown function and at times it felt incredible to play. Take my advice, even if it doesn’t look like your cup of tea, give it a download while it is in a sale, but £3.99 isn’t a terrible price for it in the first place.
