Gungrave VR Headed To Oculus Rift/HTC Vive Next Month

Gungrave VR Headed To Oculus Rift/HTC Vive Next Month

Iggymob’s less-than-stellar revival of the Gungrave franchise, Gungrave VR, heads to PC VR in March.

The game will launch on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on March 6th. It was previously only available on Sony’s PSVR. The base game will cost $24.99 with the add-on episode, Gungrave VR U.N. coming in at $9.99. A package containing both of them costs $29.74.

In Gungrave VR you control a gun-slinging steampunk cowboy named Grave. Through a mix of third and first-person shooting, you take down scores of enemies that pour in from all sides.

Both games are now listed on Steam. As with the PSVR version, they can only be played using a standard gamepad as a seated experience.

We frankly thought Gungrave VR was one of the worst VR releases of 2018. Not only did the core gameplay not make much sense inside a headset but there was barely any content and the presentation was hugely inconsistent. It played like an outdated shooter that was struggling to find a reason to exist. Somewhat impressively, Gungrave U.N. was even worse, adding in pointless 2D side-scrolling sections.

“Gungrave VR is probably the worst game I’ve played in VR this year,” we said in our review. “It’s a stripped back PS2-era shooter that can be beaten in less than an hour and has absolutely no reason to be in VR. It’s entirely incoherent, utterly devoid of intrigue and, despite releasing in Japan last year, plays like it’s half-finished.”

We obviously wouldn’t advise picking this one up, then.

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Gungrave VR is Coming to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Next Month

Last December XSEED Games published IGGYMOB’s frantic shooter Gungrave VR exclusively for PlayStation VR, as well as the additional Gungrave VR U.N episode. Today, the publisher has announced that both titles will be coming to Steam in March, supporting both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets.

GUNGRAVE VR - PC

Both Gungrave VR and Gungrave VR U.N on PC will be almost exactly the same as the PlayStation VR version, the only difference comes from additional expanded graphical options and settings to give players more control over their individual experience.

Featuring both Japanese and English voice options and designs from original character designer Yasuhiro Nightow,  Gungrave VR and Gungrave VR U.N put you in control of undead assassin Beyond the Grave with his iconic pair of massive handguns, Cerberus. With levels containing a mixture of free-roaming third-person gameplay and first-person fixed or on-rails sections, Gungrave VR is all about mixing up the different gameplay options for maximum effect. Players will find Grave has an array of shooting attacks, close-range strikes using Grave’s Death Coffin, slow-motion Reaper time, and more.

Gungrave VR will feature six levels of intense action while Gungrave VR U.N introduces three new levels, new side-scrolling and sliding gameplay, and opening and ending animated movies.

GUNGRAVE VR U.N - PC

The story synopsis for Gungrave VR explains: “Many years have passed since the war against the nefarious drug, SEED. Mika Asagi lived a quiet life watching over the undead soldier Beyond the Grave (Grave, for short), who returned to his slumber. Those halcyon days ended suddenly, as South City turned into a war zone torn apart by Orgmen, humans infected with SEED.”

Gungrave VR and Gungrave VR U.N will be available through Steam from 6th March 2019. Gungrave VR will retail for  $24.99 USD, €24.99 EUR, and £19.99 GBP, while Gungrave VR U.N is available separately for $9.99, €9.99, and £7.99. Or you can buy the ‘Loaded Coffin Edition’ which includes both titles for $29.74, €29.74, and £23.79. And for the launch week, all versions will come with a 15 percent discount.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Gungrave VR, reporting back with any further updates or announcements.

Gungrave U.N. Review: Somehow Worse Than Gungrave VR

Gungrave U.N. Review: Somehow Worse Than Gungrave VR

I’m left somewhat lost for words by Gungrave U.N.. It’s a standalone ‘sequel’ to Gungrave VR which I just called maybe the worst VR game to release this year. That game comes and goes in 50 minutes without making any hint of an impression on you. U.N. does that all over again, this time in about half an hour.

I couldn’t work out what twisted reality I’d stumbled into when I booted up U.N. to discover it recycling the same main menu. Oddly enough, the third-person gameplay that forms the bulk of Gungrave VR is given slightly more polish here; your attacks seem a little faster and more lethal and levels are actually linear environments you have to shoot your way through. It’s still largely pointless, stiff and pretty much without merit, but it is just an inch better than the main game.

Just when I thought this expansion might come out on top over the original, though, U.N. introduces its side-scrolling sections.

Yup, the game’s mainly comprised of a barebones side-scrolling shooter in which you use your headset as a cursor to aim. The controls remain exactly the same and you just fight the same type of enemies over and over again for another 30 minutes, aside from three more forgettable boss encounters.

I really don’t know what to say at this point other than there is literally no reason to put yourself through playing these levels; they find even less purpose for being in VR that the traditional sections do. You slog through one side to the other, your brain wondering off elsewhere for the duration.

Final Score: 3/10 – Bad

Gungrave U.N. is a leaner version of an already short game with utterly vapid side-scrolling sections and the same dated design as its predecessor. Don’t do it to yourself.

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Arcade Shooter Gungrave VR to Get Earlier PlayStation VR Release in EU and Australia

Last week VRFocus reported on Gungrave VR finally getting a launch date on PlayStation VR. That was for the North American version with no mention about whether others territories would be included. Today, that’s now changed, with VRFocus able to report that both Europe and Australia will be getting Gungrave VR on the same day, several days earlier than the US.

Gungrave VR

While Gungrave VR and Gungrave VR U.N will be launching in North America on 11th December, Europe and Australia will get the videogames on 7th December instead, confirms publisher Marvelous Europe.

The standard Gungrave VR version will be available digitally via PlayStation Store, while Gungrave VR: Loaded Coffin Edition – which includes Gungrave VR and Gungrave VR U.N – will be available the same day in digital and physical form just in Europe.

In Gungrave VR, players take control of undead assassin Beyond the Grave with his iconic pair of massive handguns, Cerberus. With levels containing a mixture of free-roaming third-person gameplay and first-person fixed or on-rails sections, Gungrave VR is all about mixing up the different gameplay options for maximum effect. Players will find Grave has an array of shooting attacks, close-range strikes using Grave’s coffin, Bullet Time, and more.

Gungrave VR will feature six levels of intense action while Gungrave VR U.N introduces three new levels, new side-scrolling and sliding gameplay, and opening and ending animated movies. The videogame is launching with Japanese and English voice options and features designs from original character designer Yasuhiro Nightow.

VRFocus got hands-on with Gungrave VR at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) finding that while certain sections worked ok, the implementation of VR as a whole wasn’t as good as hoped. With the title nearing release, VRFocus will wait and see what the final version is like and give you a verdict.

Gungrave VR is Coming to PlayStation VR in December

Ever since VRFocus heard about IGGYMOB bringing famous action series Gungrave VR headsets we’ve been keenly intrigued by the prospect. Originally, the title was due for launch in 2017 for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. While the latter two seen to be in limbo, PlayStation VR fans will be pleased to know that Gungrave VR will be arriving next month.

Featuring third- and first-person gameplay modes, Gungrave VR will be launching in North America digitally and at retail on 11th December, 2018. That date will actually be a double whammy of content for gamers with Gungrave VR U.N, the standalone second episode which greatly expands on the story and gameplay of Gungrave VR will also launch on the same day.

A bundle called the “Loaded Coffin Edition,” which includes both videogames at a discounted price can be pre-ordered now on the PlayStation Store at $39.99 USD, or at retail stores for the same price for the physical version. Or should you wish to buy Gungrave VR just by itself then it’ll be available on the PlayStation Store for $29.99.

Gungrave VR U.N, which does not require the core title to play, will be available separately for $14.99. As a bonus, all pre-orders at the PlayStation Store will come with an exclusive “Loaded Coffin Edition” theme.

The Gungrave VR “Loaded Coffin Edition” includes:
  • Two PlayStation®VR for PlayStation 4 system games: Gungrave VR and Gungrave VR U.N
  • Gungrave VR U.N standalone game features
  • 3 New Levels
  • Challenging new side-scrolling and sliding gameplay
  • 3D sound system
  • New Opening and Ending animated movies

In Gungrave VR, players take control of undead assassin Beyond the Grave with his iconic pair of massive handguns, Cerberus. With levels containing a mixture of free-roaming third-person gameplay and first-person fixed or on-rails sections, Gungrave VR is all about mixing up the different gameplay options for maximum effect.

Check out VRFocus’ preview of Gungrave VR for a critical look at the title. Check back with VRFocus for a review of Gungrave VR closer to launch.