Hyper Vanguard Force IV



Hyper Vanguard Force IV is an arcade game within the Star Citizen universe. In the lore its made by Original Systems. The arcade machines can be seen throughout the game, usually in space stations bars but aren't playable as of yet.

Access
However, it can be played as a minigame on the RSI website. It was developed by Montreal-based game creators Dave Richard & Christine Marsh who designed all the assets themselves based on official Star Citizen concept art and was integrated into the website by Turbulent. It even comes with a manual.

Backstory
The year is 2983. The Advocacy has fallen, giving rise to hordes of pirates roaming the Verse without fear of retaliation.

The populations live in constant fear and hide in the safest landing zones they can get to. Anyone with an ounce of fight in them rarely get off their ships at all, making trinkets and decorations treasured relics from the past.

The evil pirate captain Balthazar has stolen your prized Takuetsu Vanguard model. Now your dashboard feels empty and lonely and sad... as Meredith, you will pursue these despicable thieves through three star systems, blasting everything and everyone that stands in your way.

Trivia
The player can purchase an in-game Hyper Vanguard Force T-shirt, usually from a Casaba Outlet store.