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The VR Drop: Shoot First, Don’t Ask Questions Later

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As we begin to settle into the new year and look forward to what 2022 could bring virtual reality (VR) developers continue to ensure there’s never a boring moment where gaming is concerned. Next week features a superb variety of immersive titles across PC VR and Quest, especially if you enjoy shooting stuff in VR.

Core Disruption

Core Disruption – MPLEX

Probably one videogame very few of you have heard of as developer MPLEX has been flying under the radar; nevertheless, Core Disruption looks immensely fun. Giving VRFocus proper Battlezone vibes, Core Disruption is a multiplayer tank combat experience coming to Steam Early Access. Step into a fully customisable tank where you can change the chassis, weapons, skins, modules, and subsystems (over 9000 configurations the studio claims) before heading out onto the battlefield to wage war across two maps. You’ll have 1v1 to 4v4 team deathmatch modes available initially, with Early Access adding further features in the months to come.

Anshar 2: Hyperdrive – OZWE Games

OZWE Games is bringing back a firm favourite from the Gear VR days, Anshar Wars 2. Now called Anshar 2: Hyperdrive, this Meta Quest 2 title is a space-based shooter that’s been completely reworked for the standalone headset. Featuring a 13 level solo campaign as well as multiplayer battle royale and co-op missions, Anshar 2: Hyperdrive includes an all-new control scheme as the original was gaze-based. VRFocus loved the original so hopefully, the Quest 2 version holds up.

  • Supported platform(s): Meta Quest
  • Launch date: 20th January
Anshar 2: Hyperdrive

Hitman 3 – IO Interactive

The big news that arrived yesterday came from IO Interactive announcing that the PC edition of Hitman 3 is finally getting VR support. Agent 47’s latest outing launched a year ago across multiple platforms but only offered VR support via PlayStation VR. PC VR compatibility will be a free update if you already own the title. It’s also set to become the definitive VR version as it’ll be fully motion controller compatible, giving players far more freedom and versatility when executing contracts.

IO Interactive hasn’t confirmed just yet which PC VR headset will work. But, demo footage has shown the teams using Oculus Rift S and Valve Index, so they’re a given.

Sword Reverie

Time for a much lighter VR experience, Sword Reverie is an anime adventure inspired by Japanese role-playing games (JRPG). Funded through Kickstarter back in 2020, Sword Reverie is a Steam Early Access that’ll feature around three hours of gameplay at launch, consisting of 12 levels, a boss fight, and a fully voiced story for those areas. You’ll be able to go on quests and fight a variety of monsters using both physical and magical combat, casting elemental abilities through body movement. With lush looking visuals, hopefully, this single-player adventure lives up to expectations.

After Dark VR

After Dark VR – Algo Interactive

For those after a far more grizzly VR experience, there’s After Dark VR. This is a co-op survival horror where one player acts as the hunter/killer whilst everyone else runs away and tries not to die. But there’s no hiding in After Dark VR because the survivors have to switch on four fuse boxes in order to escape. Five maps will be available at launch with more being added during the course of 2022.

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The VR Drop: Shoot First, Don’t Ask Questions Later

As we begin to settle into the new year and look forward to what 2022 could bring virtual reality (VR) developers continue to ensure there’s never a boring moment where gaming is concerned. Next week features a superb variety of immersive titles across PC VR and Quest, especially if you enjoy shooting stuff in VR.

Core Disruption

Core Disruption – MPLEX

Probably one videogame very few of you have heard of as developer MPLEX has been flying under the radar; nevertheless, Core Disruption looks immensely fun. Giving VRFocus proper Battlezone vibes, Core Disruption is a multiplayer tank combat experience coming to Steam Early Access. Step into a fully customisable tank where you can change the chassis, weapons, skins, modules, and subsystems (over 9000 configurations the studio claims) before heading out onto the battlefield to wage war across two maps. You’ll have 1v1 to 4v4 team deathmatch modes available initially, with Early Access adding further features in the months to come.

Anshar 2: Hyperdrive – OZWE Games

OZWE Games is bringing back a firm favourite from the Gear VR days, Anshar Wars 2. Now called Anshar 2: Hyperdrive, this Meta Quest 2 title is a space-based shooter that’s been completely reworked for the standalone headset. Featuring a 13 level solo campaign as well as multiplayer battle royale and co-op missions, Anshar 2: Hyperdrive includes an all-new control scheme as the original was gaze-based. VRFocus loved the original so hopefully, the Quest 2 version holds up.

  • Supported platform(s): Meta Quest
  • Launch date: 20th January
Anshar 2: Hyperdrive

Hitman 3 – IO Interactive

The big news that arrived yesterday came from IO Interactive announcing that the PC edition of Hitman 3 is finally getting VR support. Agent 47’s latest outing launched a year ago across multiple platforms but only offered VR support via PlayStation VR. PC VR compatibility will be a free update if you already own the title. It’s also set to become the definitive VR version as it’ll be fully motion controller compatible, giving players far more freedom and versatility when executing contracts.

IO Interactive hasn’t confirmed just yet which PC VR headset will work. But, demo footage has shown the teams using Oculus Rift S and Valve Index, so they’re a given.

Sword Reverie

Time for a much lighter VR experience, Sword Reverie is an anime adventure inspired by Japanese role-playing games (JRPG). Funded through Kickstarter back in 2020, Sword Reverie is a Steam Early Access that’ll feature around three hours of gameplay at launch, consisting of 12 levels, a boss fight, and a fully voiced story for those areas. You’ll be able to go on quests and fight a variety of monsters using both physical and magical combat, casting elemental abilities through body movement. With lush looking visuals, hopefully, this single-player adventure lives up to expectations.

After Dark VR

After Dark VR – Algo Interactive

For those after a far more grizzly VR experience, there’s After Dark VR. This is a co-op survival horror where one player acts as the hunter/killer whilst everyone else runs away and tries not to die. But there’s no hiding in After Dark VR because the survivors have to switch on four fuse boxes in order to escape. Five maps will be available at launch with more being added during the course of 2022.

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Anshar 2: Hyperdrive Takes Off January 20 For Quest

We now have a release date for Anshar 2: Hyperdrive — the remaster of Anshar Wars 2 will arrive on Quest systems from January 20.

The release date was revealed via the Oculus Store listing for the remaster, which also lists an install size of 2.96GB. Here’s a summary of what to expect, taken from the listing:

DOGFIGHT! Take the role of a newly enlisted pilot in the deadliest squad in the Ansharian arsenal. Bring the fight to the Nergal in dazzling ship-to-ship battles in deep space and lush planetary surfaces. Freely traverse large planet surfaces, dodge space debris and asteroid fields by steering your ship using your hands, in third or first person view.

Anshar Wars 2 originally released for Gear VR and Rift headsets back in 2016, but now it’s flying back into our headsets with a remastered release that adds in a bunch of new modes and features.

This new package, retitled Anshar 2: Hyperdrive, has all new controls and visuals, along with a full solo campaign and three multiplayer modes — battle royale, deathmatch and co-op.

The original game played in third person, but there will be more options in Hyperdrive. Players can get into the cockpit and play in first person as well. There’s also a brand new leveling system, paired with cosmetic skins for your ship, helmet and controllers. For a look at some gameplay of the first-person cockpit mode and mode, check out our article from the end of last year.

Are you looking forward to Anshar 2: Hyperdrive? Let us know in the comments.

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OZWE Games Share New Anshar 2: Hyperdrive Trailer, Coming Soon To Quest

OZWE Games have shared a new trailer and a bunch of beta footage of Anshar 2: Hyperdrive, the Quest remaster of Anshar Wars 2.

Anshar Wars 2 released for Gear VR and Rift in 2016 and is now being remade and remastered for Meta Quest headsets, set for release soon.

We got our first look back in August, but this week developers OZWE Games shared a brand new trailer and some footage, alongside a new shortened and subtitled name — Anshar 2: Hyperdrive.

The trailer promises new controls and visuals, as well as a full campaign (with 13 solo levels) alongside three multiplayer modes — battle royale, deathmatch and co-op. There will also be a new leveling system and cosmetic skins.

In addition to the original third-person view, the game also now supports a cockpit first-person camera as well. This feature was requested by a Reddit commentator a few months ago, to which the developers responded that it “wasn’t officially planned” but they “will try a few things to see how it goes.”

It must have gone well, because the studio has shared footage of the first-person cockpit view in action, embedded above.

There’s also some multiplayer gameplay footage, embedded above, with one player uses the third-person camera while the other plays in the cockpit using first-person. If you just want third-person solo footage, check out this video here.

A release on the Meta Quest platform is confirmed for now, but other platforms might receive the remaster as well — the description for the trailer on OZWE Games’ channel says Hyperdrive is a remastered version “for 6DOF VR devices”.

Anshar 2: Hyperdrive is coming soon to Meta Quest and the original game, Anshar Wars 2, is available now on Oculus Rift.