Out of Ammo

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Out of Ammo
Information
Developer RocketWerkz
Platform Oculus Rift (Platform), SteamVR,
Device Oculus Rift CV1, HTC Vive
Type Full Game
Genre Strategy, Shooter
Input Device Oculus Touch, SteamVR Controllers
Game Mode Singleplayer
Website Out of Ammo on Steam
Infobox Updated 8/1/2016
Out of Ammo is an intense virtual reality RTS and FPS game that puts the player in the role of a military commander against waves of incoming enemy soldiers [1]. It was released on April 15, 2016, as a Steam Early Access game exclusive to the HTC Vive. The VR game is developed by RocketWerkz studio (based in New Zealand), founded in 2014 by Dean Hall who also created DayZ. It is an attempt to create something smaller and simpler than DayZ, since this is their first attempt in virtual reality [2] [3]. The developer studio mentioned that the reasoning behind launching the game in Steam Early Access was “to refine the experience and better explore what virtual reality can offer for the game.” [4]

The VR game has a mixture of strategy with a first-person shooter mechanic, and aesthetically it reminds Minecraft due to the blocky nature of the graphics [3]. The player can manipulate objects and soldiers in order to build defenses, all with gestures integrated with the hand controllers for the Vive [1]. The players will then face incoming waves of enemy soldiers of increasing difficulty, and they have to construct defenses, issue orders to the troops, and possess units to assume direct control. When a player takes direct control of a unit, the game transitions into a first-person shooter view [2] [3] [5].

Currently, there are eight unique environments and five playable units in the early access build, and according to RocketWerkz more will be added in the future [2] [4]. Out of Ammo has been generally well received, although some have suggested that it still requires development and an increase in complexity [6].

Features

  • Eight unique freeplay environments to try your skill on
  • Two specialist mission modes
  • Coorperative Multiplayer in freeplay for up to four players
  • Construct defenses such as sandbags and watchtowers
  • Issue orders to your soldiers
  • Five different kinds of units each with special abilities
  • Possess any units directly to control their engagement
  • Call in artillery, airstrikes, and sniper targets
  • Fixed machine guns, Grenades, flares, and more

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 TheTwiit (2016). Out of Ammo – VR strategy game review. Retrieved from www.thetwitt.com/reviews/game/out-of-ammo-vr-strategy-game-review
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 McWhertor, Michael (2016). DayZ creator unveils new shooter strategy game Out of Ammo. Retrieved from www.polygon.com/2016/4/15/11439936/dean-hall-out-of-ammo-rocketwerkz-htc-vive-steam-early-access
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Moddb (2016). DayZ developer Dean Hall launches new VR shooter Out of Ammo. Retrieved from www.moddb.com/games/out-of-ammo
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Steam. Out of Ammo. Retrieved from store.steampowered.com/app/451840
  5. Sykes, Tom (2016). Dean Hall’s RocketWerkz releases Vive-exclusive Out of Ammo. Retrieved from www.pcgamer.com/dean-halls-rocketwerkz-releases-vive-exclusive-out-of-ammo
  6. Meer, Alec (2016). Impressions: DayZ blokey Dean Hall’s Out of Ammo. Retrieved from www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/27/out-of-ammo-early-access-review