Velocity

Overview

Velocity is a 2012 shoot 'em up video game developed by British studio FuturLab for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita. It was released as a PlayStation mini. It was ported to Windows by Curve Studios. A sequel, Velocity 2X, was released in 2014.

Velocity's gameplay involves navigating the Quarp Jet, a teleporting spacecraft, through space, whilst avoiding and defeating enemies using bombs that can be flung in cardinal directions. The main goal of the game is to rescue stranded ships. The game adds depth by introducing new abilities and obstacles. The stranded ships are protected by shields that must be disabled by switches in a specific order. The player's ship has the ability to fire bombs.

Velocity is set in 2212. The star Vilio has collapsed into a black hole rendering the nearby space mining ships, colony cruisers, and special forces fighters without power. Only the Quarp Jet is capable of a rescue operation because it has the power to teleport. Unfortunately the mission is further complicated by the invasion of a neighboring race. Moreover, the ships can only be rescued after disabling their shields.

Velocity was developed by FuturLab, which is based in Brighton. The idea for Velocity came from a musical tune composed by one of the game's creators James Marsden. The tune is featured in the critical urgency levels of the game. The game started development in June 2010. In August 2011 the main features and mechanics of the game were finalized.

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Game details

Genres

Shooter, Puzzle

Developer

FuturLab

Publisher

FuturLab

Series

Velocity

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

Age rating

ESRB E

Modes

Single player

No

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ESRB

E

PEGI

3

Release dates

Subscription history

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

FuturLab

Developer

FuturLab

Released

2012-05-15

Age rating

ESRB E

Region

US

Time to beat

about 8 hours