As part of the MIX Indie Showcase, cyberpunk volleyball game Hyper Gunsport was announced and is "coming soon" to Nintendo Switch.
As showcased in the video above, the game focuses on 2v2 volleyball matches in which you use guns to shoot the ball over to your opponents' side, with an aim to score a point via the coloured goals at either end of the court - proper Windjammers style!
The two-person teams consists of a 'Striker' and a 'Keeper' - the Strikers are focused on offensive play, and are able to move and jump but have fewer shots available. Keepers stay stationary in front of the goal, but boast more shots and a wider aiming range for a more defensive stance. You can choose to play in one of seven locations, each of which featuring its own unique gameplay gimmick.
Hyper Gunsport also boasts an impressive array of accessibility options, including the ability to turn on aim-assist, adjust the length of your laser sight, turn down game speed, and even disable the background entirely to assist with visibility.
For anyone who loved Windjammers 2, this one definitely looks to scratch an itch if you're after some more arcade sports action. We'll be sure to provide more updates on its release in the coming weeks and months.
Will you be picking up Hyper Gunsport? Are you still playing Windjammers 2? Let us know!
[source youtube.com]
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Sounds interesting and fun. Especially the way it has been described here. I'll give it a monitor I think.
Cool idea, but not at all like Windjammers imo
sounds cool.. this type of game I always want cross platform, but they never come with.. ;(
‘Windjammers but with guns’……it’s nothing like Windjammers.
Love the idea, but the actual gameplay looks janky as hell.
Kinda makes me think of Pong, but played with Contra characters.
Cool concept, hope it's fun though.
it looks a little low-rent, but im fascinated with the gameplay. 👍
i love the insistence that something is "nothing like" something else if there is even one thing different about it. come on guys, single screen action, net in the middle, divided, screen-height goals on left and right sides, ball vollies in between, combat style sports gameplay... it is something like windjammers, no?
Does anyone remember that soccer mini-game in Rayman Legends? My kids and I had a blast playing that game.
This reminds me of that, but I don't like the lack of open space. Everything feels too tight quarters, which seems like it would make matches between players of varying skill levels be far too one-sided. Great for high level players though. Just not casual enough for family play.
I played and completed its earlier iteration, Gunsport on Stadia back in 2020. It was alright. I think its just very tough to predict where a ball is gonna be and then aim a projectile at it. Realistically, the way to win is to get a jumpshot on it, while its on the opposing side, which is even tougher. Some rulesets lead to very tedious matches as well. But I like the variation, the story and the animation (the backgrounds can often be much though, so the feature to remove it should help).
The vid made it seem pretty interesting and fun. The right price and I’d give it a chance.
maybe it's something ya need to try to know if you'll like it
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