Released at the beginning of September, Wolf Attack is a virtual reality FPS taking down wolves, lots of wolves! Playing on Steam with the HTC Vive, I strap on my helmet and launch myself thanks to a key generously offered by the publisher @GGNeoBricks on Twitter.
Three modes are offered to me: solo with a bow, solo with two revolvers or multiplayer. Unfortunately, even if it looks like a lot of fun, I was alone online during my test, so I couldn't test this last mode, which a priori offers a three-player battle, two who play the attackers , the wolves, and one who plays the defender, a little pig. So I only played the pig, having only this one choice in solo.
The game is set on a fixed platform. If you're worried, no worries about seasickness or other annoyances related to the use of VR. You can just as well remain seated because at no time is it necessary to move around (a backrest could, on the other hand, be a little awkward to bend the bow). Regardless of the weapon, the objective is the same and is to stem waves of wolves in order to defend buildings and stay alive. If the pig's life reaches zero or both buildings collapse, the game is over. In addition to the wolves to be killed, bonuses appear, especially between waves or just at the start, in order to repair buildings, regain life or inflate your score. Finally, with the firearm, huge cannons launch cannonballs at the poor little pig who hasn't asked anyone. It is imperative to destroy these projectiles before they hit the platform, or it hurts the poor beast!
The environment is pretty and colorful, the wolves also have a good silly face, adding to the good-natured atmosphere. Then, it's a bit repetitive: the wolves look a lot alike and the solo is limited to a single card. But hey, the objective is not to draw the portrait of the enemies, but to kill them, as quickly as possible, and that, they lend themselves very well to it! Targeting is pretty well done, although pistol shooting is more intuitive than archery, which tends to hurt your arm a bit. Fortunately, the wolves still arrive less quickly against the archer.
In conclusion, Wolf Attack is a good little stress relief if you have the opportunity to share it with friends in PvP. In solo, the content remains limited by the number of modes (2) and maps (1) available. Even if it will take you several tries to survive the murderous waves of wolves, and even more so if you even hope to appear in the general ranking of the best players, you may get tired of destroying wolves that look alike all.
