Co-operative free-roam VR shooter in which two players become Space Marines fighting Tyranid swarms in a Hive City from Warhammer 40,000.
MeetspaceVR in Reading is running Space Marine VR: Defenders of Avarax this Thursday 29 October, a co-op shooter for two players set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It's part of their Zero Latency setup, which means you're not strapped to a machine or holding controllers — you move around a real room, and what you do there translates into the game.
In Defenders of Avarax, you step into the boots of a Space Marine, one of the merciless super-soldiers of the 41st millennium. You'll be fighting your way through a Hive City — a massive, sprawling urban nightmare — to hold off swarms of Tyranids, the alien onslaught that comes from beyond the known galaxy. It's a co-operative experience, so you'll be working with your partner rather than playing against them. The game is described as the biggest and most detailed world ever created in VR, and since it's free-roam, you can actually walk around the environment rather than just turning in place.
MeetspaceVR has been doing this since October 2018, with their free-roam experiences taking up to eight players at a time, all without wires or controllers. They run a range of games for both adrenaline seekers and problem solvers, alongside escape rooms and an immersive play zone. Their gift cards don't expire and work across all their venues, which is handy if you're thinking of this as a present.
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The session gives you 30 minutes of gameplay plus a briefing to get you up to speed. It's for ages 12 and over, and everyone has to sign a waiver, with under-18s needing a parent or guardian to sign for them. The price is £54 for two people.
