VR AstroSmash

VR AstroSmash is an arcade-style space game where you steer a ship, shoot asteroids and earn points. It is designed for seated play, and the pace becomes more intense as you approach 40,000 points, when asteroids spawn faster.

Ship controls and weapons

You can turn, pitch and barrel roll, and use Target Assist to help aim. Weapons can overheat and stop firing; turning off Target Assist and moving forward cools them, with both actions together cooling them rapidly. Overdrive requires 10 points and will not activate if you have none.

Destroying plasma asteroids increases the ship’s turning, pitch and barrel-roll controls. Crystal asteroids increase weapon cooling, while iron asteroids repair ship damage. After you destroy six asteroids, Auto Fire engages, and each subsequent phase increases the rapid-fire rate.

Asteroids and hazards

The asteroid types are Plasma, Crystal, Iron and Rock. Smaller asteroids are attracted to the ship’s density and follow it. A flashing red cockpit warns when an asteroid is close, while the map on the left of the cockpit dashboard shows asteroids closing in on your position.

A radar dot’s size is scaled. If the large green dot moves off the radar, you are nearing the ion field, which costs points; travelling too far through it returns you to the center.

Points and game phases

You earn points for each bullet that hits an asteroid and for each asteroid destroyed. Space junk and the UFO award the highest point values. Space junk is likely to appear once per game phase. The UFO appears after you reach 6,000 points and is then likely to appear once per phase.

Retromode

Retromode gives the game a retro arcade feel and displays space junk that may be difficult to see.