The stuff of urban legends
Polybiusis anotherhectic arcade shooterfrom Jeff Minter, albeit one designed with virtual reality in mind, and I’m not so sure I can handle his brand of trance-inducing madness while I’mstrapped in. It’s playable on a standard PS4 without PlayStation VR, but that seems like a lesser experience.
If you think you’re up for it either way, the gamereleased earlier todayon PlayStation Network. Last we had heard,Polybiuswas “nearly done,” and now here it is, ready and waiting. It’s priced at $15.49, with one early-impressions post from reddit user shimbo00describing it as follows:
“MixTempestwithTron. Add some Death Star trench run. A sprinkle ofMario Kart. A dash ofSpace Invaders. Throw in some cool music and retro sound effects. Add a touch of psychedelic drugs. That is whatPolybiusis like. When a game makes you say WTF under your breath while playing, it’s a wonderful thing.”
The screenshots might as well be indecipherable, so to get at leastsomesense of what this thing looks like, here’s a trailer from last year. It’s a Minter production all right.
And because I’m contractually obligated to also mentionPolybiuswas an old urban legend (which this new game has leveraged for publicity),here’s some further reading.
