Space Junkies

Apr 01, 2019  Ubisoft delivers the next big PvP space shooter to PlayStation VR with Space Junkies, but can it fill the void left by Starblood Arena? AJ investigates.

Space Junkies does what games have done for decades: it brings a smile to your face. It’s the kind of game you can either play for one match, or accidentally lose hours to. The matches are fast-paced and frenetic, the weapons are fun and varied, and the customization brings a deeper level to it all.

Frankly, it’s fun in a way that is sometimes missing from more serious affairs. It’s already an exceptional experience and if it evolves and gains new content it will become unmissable.

Paragliding and paramotor simon cowell tour. Now, if you’ll excuse us, there is a slingshot with our name on it. Space Junkies is a technically proficient arena shooter that hits it out of the park in many aspects, including visuals, gun play, immersive environments, and comfort. There's an elephant in the room though: it's a pretty standard arena shooter experience that relies solely on multiplayer, which is still a very delicate thing in VR.

While extremely capable, it remains to be seen whether it has the guts to drive user engagement numbers to keep it a healthy and bustling community based on such a well-trodden formula.

INTRODUCING SPACE JUNKIESA visceral, jetpack-fueled VR Arcade Shooter where you fly through deadly Orbital Arenas in HOSTILE SPACE, facing off in extreme battles! THE DIRTY BOWLIf you thought space was hostile before just wait until you play in the dirty bowl! Death comes fast and hard from all directions as you speed & fight through orbital arenas (“orenas”) designed specifically to kill and built to thrill! ADRENALINE-PACKED MULTIPLAYERYou are now part of the elite Tribes of gun-slinging Spacers who battle it out in treacherous 2v2 and 1v1 battles. GET TO KNOW YOUR BODYFull VR embodiment allows you to use your hands and body to manipulate intuitively your environment and weapons, while full use of motion controllers brings you right into the gun-slinging action! FULL VR NAVIGATION IN SPACEDodge, weave and fly through hostile space environments and 360° orbital battlefields!Situational awareness gets vertical as opponents come at you fast, hard, up, down, sideways and backwards! WEAPON VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF DEATH?Insane weapons, from Sunblasters to Bioguns, let you use different angles and both of your hands to combine your weapons of choice when stalking and taking down your opponents.

HELLO, DARLING, CAN YOU HEAR ME?Full-spatialized audio will have you fully immersed in this explosive environment. OUT OF THIS WORLD!The weird and wonderful physics of micro-gravity are your Virtual Playground! From chain reactions and dynamic lighting to breakable environments, your battleground will morph based on your input!Media.