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Antigraviator

Antigraviator is an anti-gravity racing video game developed by Belgian developer Cybernetic Walrus and published by Iceberg Interactive on June 6, 2018, for Microsoft Windows.[1][2] It was ported to PlayStation 4 on October 29, 2019, and to Xbox One on May 1, 2020.[3][4]

Antigraviator
Developer(s)Cybernetic Walrus
Publisher(s)Iceberg Interactive
Engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
June 6, 2018
PlayStation 4
October 20, 2019
Xbox One
May 1, 2020
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Premise

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Antigraviator's setting is described as a near future where racing has gotten very popular due to scientific breakthroughs in anti-gravity and terraforming. As a result of these breakthroughs, the antigraviator tournament was born. The anti-gravity ships used in this tournament are called 'Gravs'.[5][6]

Gameplay

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Antigraviator is an anti-gravity racing game in the vein of Wipeout and F-Zero, to which the game has been compared.[7][8][9] The game has a single-player mode and a multiplayer mode that supports up to eight players.[10][11] The game features no speed limit, as a result the game says to be the fastest game ever made.[12][13]

Development

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Antigraviator was expected to release in Q2 2018 for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[14] The game developer is Belgian indie studio Cybernetic Walrus. Cybernetic Walrus is composed of alumni of Howest University in Belgium.[15] The game is made using the Unity engine.[16] The game was announced to receive a Kickstarter campaign in April 2017.[17][18] Subsequently, the game failed to receive funding.[19]

After the Kickstarter campaign, Dutch publisher Iceberg Interactive signed the game for a Q2 2018 multi-platform release.[20] The game is set to be localized in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.[21]

Antigraviator was developed using the Unity engine, which Unity Technologies has taken notice of. The game was selected for exhibiting at the Unite Austin 2017 Made with Unity showcase, where “unique games of varying styles, genres, mechanics, and platforms” where chosen to exhibit.[22] Cybernetic Walrus' CEO Mike Coeck and Environment Artist Szabolcs Csizmadia was invited as a speaker to Unite Austin 2017.[23] They gave a lecture on how the Cybernetic Walrus team used Unity 2017 to develop Antigraviator.[24][25] In addition, assets from the game were used in the Unite Austin training day, where attendees learned to create an anti-gravity racing game of their own using Antigraviator's assets.[26] The training series was later released through YouTube.[27]

Reception

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Antigraviator received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[28][29]

Destructoid reviewed the game positively while noting that Antigraviator's attempts to differentiate itself from other games of its genre failed to add to the overall package, and wrote, "The track design is solid, the sense of speed is great, and controls are tight and feel familiar for anyone who’s played a racing game."[31] Push Square, by contrast, disliked the game due to its unwieldy handling, dysfunctional trap system, and poor presentation in spite of its sense of speed and variety of modes.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "RACE WITHOUT SPEED LIMIT IN ANTIGRAVIATOR, COMING TO PC, PS4 AND XB1 IN 2018 - Iceberg Interactive - Video Games Publisher". www.iceberg-games.com. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  2. ^ "Antigraviator releases onto PC on June 6th, PS4 and Xbox One to follow later in the year". Saving Content. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. ^ "The Drop: New PlayStation Games for October 29, 2019". PlayStation.Blog. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. ^ Antigraviator - Official Xbox One Launch Trailer (2020) 4K, retrieved 2022-06-05
  5. ^ "Antigraviator". www.antigraviator.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  6. ^ "Futuristic Anti-Gravity Racing Game 'Antigraviator' Announced for 2018". Indie Obscura. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  7. ^ Square, Push (2017-12-06). "WipEout's Going to Have Some Competition in Antigraviator, Speeding to PS4 in 2018". Push Square. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  8. ^ "Découvrez Antigraviator, un nouveau clone agressif de WipEout". Gameblog (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  9. ^ "Want a new WipeOut or F-Zero? Antigraviator is that game | GameWatcher". www.gamewatcher.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  10. ^ "Antigraviator Looking To Take Wipeout's Crown - Dual Pixels". Dual Pixels. 2017-12-12. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  11. ^ "Antigraviator delivers antigravity racing without speed limits in 2018". Windows Central. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  12. ^ "High-octane racer Antigraviator aims to be the fastest racing game ever". PC Invasion. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  13. ^ Palumbo, Alessio (2017-12-06). "Cybernetic Walrus and Iceberg Interactive To Launch Antigraviator for PC/PS4/XB1 in Q2 2018". Wccftech. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  14. ^ "Antigraviator Gains Boost Power on Console and PC in 2018". techraptor.net. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  15. ^ "Cybernetic Walrus – Game Studio". www.cyberneticwalrus.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  16. ^ "Antigraviator - Unity Connect". connect.unity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  17. ^ "Antigraviator futuristic racer currently on Kickstarter - Linux Game Consortium". Linux Game Consortium. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  18. ^ "Antigraviator coming to Kickstarter news". Indie DB. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  19. ^ "Antigraviator". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  20. ^ "High-Speed Anti-Gravity Racing Game Antigraviator Announced by Iceberg Interactive". DualShockers. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  21. ^ "Anti-gravity racing game Antigraviator announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  22. ^ "Made with Unity Showcase at Unite Austin 2017 – Unity Blog". Unity Technologies Blog. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  23. ^ Technologies, Unity. "Speakers | Unity Unite". Unity Unite. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  24. ^ "Unite Austin 2017 Schedule" (PDF). Unity. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  25. ^ Unity (2017-11-10), Unite Austin 2017 - Racing Ahead With Unity 2017: Antigraviator by Cybernetic Walrus, retrieved 2018-02-19
  26. ^ "Game Jolt - Indie games for the love of it". Game Jolt. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  27. ^ Unity (2018-02-13), Hover Racer Live 1/21 Introduction, retrieved 2018-02-19
  28. ^ a b "Antigraviator for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Antigraviator for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  30. ^ a b Tailby, Stephen (November 6, 2019). "Mini Review: Antigraviator - This Anti-Gravity Imitator Wipes Out on PS4". Push Square. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  31. ^ a b Meister, Rich (June 5, 2018). "Review: Antigraviator". Destructoid. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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