D.R.I.L.L. - Dynamix VR

D.R.I.L.L. - Dynamix VR is a single-player, story-driven VR space tower defense game built around shoulder and upper-back exercises. You command two fighter squadrons from a base station, protect a cargo ship from space pirates and complete exercise missions as you move. The game includes a tutorial, a movement editor and recorder, and an option to create your own movements for the program to turn into exercise missions.

The lost space

Fifteen eclipses ago, a rare magnetism-based life form arrived in the solar system. The newcomers settled in the iron lava rivers of Ogun, a volcanic planet that humans could not colonise. Human colonies use huge magnetic shields to keep the beings away from inhabited areas, but in space the Oguns are protected by their magneto rays and hyper-jump technology.

Scientists devised a planetary magnetic quarantine, which requires specially engineered, magnetism-reflective components to be delivered to nearby planets. Previous attempts to transport the cargo failed, and the routes through this region became known as the lost space. The Interplanetary Consulate formed D.R.I.L.L., a fighter group staffed by criminals and mercenaries willing to take on the dangerous missions in exchange for amnesty and a small fortune.

Command the squadrons

You are a Lieutenant Colonel in the Intergalactic Federation Army, responsible for two D.R.I.L.L. squadrons defending both sides of a cargo ship as it crosses the lost space. You direct the fleet from a base station through a holographic simulation and follow movement and damage on a 3D map.

When Ogun ships emerge from hyper-jump, aim the crosshairs on the corresponding side at them to direct your fighters and electro shield to attack. This can delay the use of the Oguns’ magneto ray. If they fire it, a fighter can block the beam by flying directly into it, a defensive manoeuvre called “red-hot-hand.” You order this by holding the trigger for the relevant side; the manoeuvre is intended for use only while the enemy is firing, to avoid unnecessary casualties.

Exercise missions

Movement is part of progressing through the levels. Alongside the included shoulder and upper-back exercise program, you can use the motion editor and recorder to create movements for custom exercise missions.