Octoshield VR

A simple and quite fun game. You face increasingly difficult waves of flying drones, armed only with a shield. You can throw it, Captain America style, or use it to reflect drone shots back at themselves (or angle the shield to bounce the shots at other drones). It also takes advantage of Roomscale, allowing you to dodge shots, which slow down slightly when they get close to you. The dev, as well so far, seems fairly responsive, which is another plus in my book.

Well that was intense. Just finished my first game, 23 minutes of action has left me drenched in sweat and with a big grin on my face. Slow to start but by wave 16 I was constantly ducking and weaving while lobbing my shield like a maniac and laughing my ass off. I refunded holopoint as the constant spinning made me feel sick but the enemies seem to stick to one direction when it gets intense which I think helps. If you have a vive, buy this now.

As it is very early access I'll keep this light. I enjoyed playing it as is for now and already we are getting frequent updates from the developer. Well worth it for under a fiver. UPDATED: It's been 4 months since any word from the developer despite requests from users in the discussion forums. This is simply part of the 'great VR cash grab' of 2016. Avoid and lets not reward this behavior!

I really dig it! I get a total Captain America Vibe from it, especially once I started getting the hang of aiming the shield throws. Some of the text could use an update, but so far the game is a ton of fun and I cant wait to see where it goes!

Wanna try being Captain America? This is the game for you. Its lacking in features a bit a the minute but whats there is solid and really fun.

edit* No updates to the game in over a year. I think he abandonned this game. Fun , but might not be worth $5 now as there is no reason to go back to it after you got a high score or two. Online leaderboards aren't shown in the game itself , you have look at them here --> http://steamcommunity.com/app/488150/discussions/0/351659808497694953/ * This game is a hell of a workout :) Starts of relatively slow , but come wave 25 or so and it's just pure madness. In this game you throw a shield using either your left or right hand at small flying robots that shoot back at you if you don't clear them quick enough. You are able to reflect the shots back at them with your shield. Every shield throw and reflect has to be absolutely perfect if you want to hit something , which can be a little frustrating at times , but sure is a great challenge that I'm sure I'll get better at the more I play. Overall great intense game that gets the blood flowing quickly.

This is an excellent twist on your typical 360 wave shooter. Kind of like Space Pirate Trainer, but with a vibranium frisbee. Steve Rogers would be proud!

[b]VR EXERCISE RATING:[/b] HIGH [b]GAMEPLAY RATING:[/b] FAIR I quite like this game, it's barebones indeed but what it offers is high intensity action sort of like a tron version of Holopoint. You'll get sweaty and your throwing arm will tire so it's a great title to burn a few calories while being distracted. There's skill required so it feels rewarding getting addional points for accuracy and completing waves. The visuals are good enough and the physics feel realistic. However the title remains in EA without an update since July 2016, so consider this game abandoned by the developer so I'm giving a thumbs down as warning. What you're getting should be considered the complete game. With that said I'd still consider the gameplay worth £3.99 in it's current state, but loathed to recommend since the developer has effectively put two fingers up at us. [h1]30 minutes exercising in VR[/h1] [url=steamcommunity.com/groups/30minvr][b]STEAM Group[/b][/url] / [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33700466/][b] STEAM Curator[/b][/url] https://youtu.be/usuw2098Vwk

Enemies spawn all the way around which makes most of the game just turning around to see where everyone is. Then when you see one you throw your shield at it, which doesn't feel that great. Then you keep turning around and listen for the sound of enemies trying to shoot you. In the end this is just a variant of Space Pirate Trainer which is a much more complete game (even though its also Early Access), both in visuals and gameplay. It might just be worth its low price though even if you get bored after 15 minutes.

Dont pass this game up because it lacks shine. I have enjoyed this more than any other arcade shooter on VR (all of which are still incredibly fun) and have very good audio queues(?) so you can react without even looking at the enemy