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2016 video game

2016 video game
Audioshield
Developer(s)Dylan Fitterer
Publisher(s)Dylan Fitterer
EngineUnity
Platform(s)HTC Vive, Windows
ReleaseApril 5, 2016
Genre(s)Music
Mode(s)Single-player

Audioshield is a 2016 music video game created by Dylan Fitterer for the HTC Vive. The game generates levels based on music supplied by the player. In the game, the player blocks incoming notes with a shield of a matching color. Audioshield received mixed responses for its gameplay.

Gameplay

The player uses the HTC Vive's handheld motion sensing controls to operate two shields, colored blue and orange. The player uses these shields to block incoming orbs of the corresponding color. Sometimes the player must block purple orbs by holding both of the shields together.

The level generation is done in a similar way to Fitterer's previous Audiosurf series. The user supplies the song, and the game generates a series of orbs to match the beat of the song. Songs can be stored locally, and they could run through YouTube Streaming before YouTube blocked this feature as it violated its license policy.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic81/100
Review score
PublicationScore
Game Informer80/100

On Metacritic, Audioshield received a "generally favorable" score of 81 based on five critics. Some praised Audioshield for its innovative approach to the music game genre, while others opined that the game lacked replayability, even with a large variety of songs.

References

  1. "'Audioshield' Turns Your Music Library Into a VR Game". UploadVR. January 27, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. "Audioshield is the best virtual reality game I've played yet". VentureBeat. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  3. "Review: Audioshield". Destructoid. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. "Audioshield VR Ditches Soundcloud For YouTube Streaming". Tom's Hardware. September 29, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  5. "Audioshield". Metacritic. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  6. "This virtual reality game lets you punch your music in the face". Recode. June 26, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  7. Metro.co.uk, GameCentral for (April 19, 2016). "Game review: Audioshield is the first VR music game". Metro. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  8. "Audioshield Review – Your Music Brought To Virtual Life". Game Informer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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