Space Pirate Trainer

Space Pirate Trainer is a Virtual Reality (VR) first-person shooter developed and produced by I-Illusions. 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]

Premise

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]

Production

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.

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References
  1. "Space Pirate Trainer" Check |url= value (help). PlayStation™Store. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. Willings, Adrian (October 28, 2017). "Space Pirate Trainer review: A fantastically exhausting VR shooting gallery". Pocket-lint. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. Developer, Windows (2018-05-30). "Eighties game nostalgia leads to big future in development". Medium. Retrieved 2019-12-28.


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