Normal Air Hockey is unplayable.

[MsSiwy96]

The goals are fkin impossible. Getting direct shots is impossible due to AI staying in middle all the time while also being amazing at blocking the goal. The hit detection is horrible, I can hit the puck as straight as possible and it will go at random angle anyways. It actually detracts from my enjoyment of the game.

P.S Multiplayer on one PC in this game doesn't work. When i plug controller it still counts it as player 1.

[EQOAnostalgia]

I came here to rant about how terrible it is, and alas... a post from last fall beat me to it. Well then sir, allow me to complain as well. It's HORRIBLE. I dislike all the bar style games, pool, darts etc. I find the AI to be obnoxious and or buggy mechanics. I hope they fix these in the VR version.

[The Great Linguini]

So, I've managed to find some somewhat reliable strategies with this game. (I don't play with controller, and haven't tried to cheese the game with "multiplayer" so I can't speak to that, though):

1. For direct shots, you're going to want to strafe around a bit to get the green player moving. Wait til they are juuuust about at one side of the field and hit it. You'll want to be practically right on your puck and hit [SPACE] to give it a little extra kick. Sometimes Green will still catch it, but I've found it works more than it doesn't once I got the hang of it.

2. Ricochet shots require a lot of luck most of the time, BUT...If you start with the puck, pick a side you want the puck to bounce off of. Now, do the same thing for straight goals where you wait for green to mostly go to one side (the opposite side to the one you want to bounce off of). This will take some trial and error, but using the logo in the center of the field you can help replicate the right angle once you found it. When you do, it's another hard hit and you should get it most times if you time it right.

I do agree that the "regular" play of the thing is really quite difficult, though. The AI is a little too good sometimes and the margin for error is very, very small.

Hope this advice helps anyone else having some frustration with this particular arcade game.

[Sandpeelin]

I'll confirm the 2 player method works on ps5.