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Climax Studios Launch two-in-one Shooter Bandit Six: Combined Arms on PlayStation VR

Climax Studios achieved early success in the virtual reality (VR) industry with its Samsung Gear VR shooters, Bandit Six and Bandit Six: Salvo. Today the developer has launched Bandit Six: Combined Arms, putting both those titles together for one all out gun toting package.

As Bandit Six: Combined Arms features both video games PlayStation VR owners have 42 action packed levels across land, sea and air to work through, alongside a myriad of unlockables, perks and upgrades for all of their weapons. The experience has been optimised to make the most of the PlayStation VR, with increased performance and enhanced visuals.
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“Its incredible to think only 2 years into this new wave of VR that we are already on our 10th title. We are massively excited to be launching on PlayStation VR especially with Bandit Six: Combined Arms as it is a title that gamers love,” said Simon Gardner, CEO, in a statement. “We really believe in VR and the PlayStation VR ecosystem has had a fantastic start, which we look forward to supporting more in the coming months.”

Bandit Six: Combined Arms is available today through the PlayStation store for £9.99 GBP, $12.99 USD, €12.99 EUR.
Checkout the launch trailer below, and for further Climax Studios updates, keep reading VRFocus.
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Bandit Six Comes to Daydream, Bandit Six: Salvo Due Next Week

Since it’s launch back in November, Google’s Daydream View hasn’t exactly been inundated with loads of videogames. Some noteworthy titles include InMind 2, The Arcslinger, VR Karts: Sprint, Bait!, Hunters Gate and Danger Goat. Owners looking for more content should be a bit happier this week as Climax Studios has launched shooter Bandit Six, with its sequel Bandit Six: Salvo arriving next week.  

Both titles originally launched on Samsung Gear VR back in 2015, with Bandit Six putting players in the tail guns of a World War 2 bomber fending off swarms of attacking fighters as they close in for the kill. Bandit Six: Salvo adapted that idea further, instead of a turret inside a bomber, players operate various ground weapons including machine guns, cannons and mortars that overlook locations such as beaches and war torn city streets. They select which positions will have what weapon and then man them to take on a onslaught of different enemy types, from enemy bombers and helicopters to landing craft, tanks, jeeps and more.

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“We are a big supporter of Daydream and believe it will continue to push our industry forward toward mass consumer adoption. We have already seen great success with our first Daydream release, Hunters Gate, and are excited to see the public’s reaction to our next two titles,” says Simon Gardner, CEO of Climax Studios.

Bandit Six is available now on the Google Play Store for £2.99 GBP/$2.99 USD/3.49 EUR. Bandit Six: Salvo arrives on the 23rd February and is a free to try title. Players will be able to download and experience the first 3 levels for free, with the full game unlock available for £2.49/$2.99/3.49 euro.

For any further updates from Climax Studios, keep reading VRFocus.

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Try Bandit Six: Salvo for Free on Gear VR

When the Samsung Gear VR publicly launched back in the latter half of November 2015, Climax Studios already had two titles available for it, Bandit Six and Bandit Six: Salvo.  The latter greatly expanded on the former’s turret-based first person shooter (FPS) gameplay, and now those that haven’t tried it can do so for free.

Head to the Oculus Store on Gear VR and you’ll see that the first three levels for Bandit Six: Salvo are now free with gamers having to pay to unlock the rest of the videogame. It’s a method begin utilised by other VR studios rather than free demos – most recently E McNeill used it for Skylight.

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While the original Bandit Six had players taking control of a gun turret in a World War 2 bomber, Bandit Six: Salvo adapted that idea further. Instead of a turret inside a bomber, players operate various ground weapons including machine guns, cannons and mortars that overlook locations such as beaches and war torn city streets. They select which positions will have what weapon and then man them to take on a onslaught of different enemy types, from enemy bombers and helicopters to landing craft, tanks, jeeps and more.

Since the release of the Bandit Six videogames Climax Studios opened a new studio in New Zealand, helmed by Andy Wilton and focusing on VR and augmented reality (AR) development. Also, last year saw the release of its most recent title for Gear VR, side scrolling shooter Gun Sight. 

For any further Climax Studios announcements, keep reading VRFocus.