Space Pirate Trainer

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Space Pirate Trainer is a Virtual Reality (VR) first-person shooter developed and produced by . It was one of the earliest wave shooters utilizing the VR game-play environment. The game was released alongside the HTC Vive and featured in VR arcades. In 2018, it was also released digitally through the PlayStation Store.^[1]

Gameplay[]

The game places the player on a platform in space while waves of robots come down and attack. The player has a choice between a pistol, shotgun, laser, machine gun, grenade launcher and laser sword to fight off the robots.^[2]

Development[]

The game was developed by Dirk Van Welden, inspired by his love for the eighties arcade aesthetic.^[3] Welden was skeptical of developing a game for VR since in past experiences he had experienced severe nausea using the platform. Once motion tracking had improved Welden developed a demo for a game and posted on a forum. He was then contacted by Valve and told that he should work on a fully-fledged game.

Reception[]

Space Pirate Trainer received "mixed or average reviews" from critics according to Metacritic.^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Official Website

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