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The VR Game Launch Roundup: Wingsuits, Kayaks and Murder

Phantom: Covert Ops

It’s been a proper week of virtual reality (VR) videogame announcements from new titles like Star Wars: Squadrons to exciting updates. For PC VR players there are currently plenty of demos to keep you busy and next week a nice selection of videogames await. Here’s VRFocus’ regular Friday roundup.

Rinlo

Rinlo – GuraShop

A puzzle adventure set inside a steampunk dystopia, Rinlo will be an Early Access title when it arrives next week. “Join Agatha, in her quest to discover why her parents sent her away and what happened to the place she remembers so clearly.”

Mini Motor Racing X – The Binary Mill

Already supporting PlayStation VR and Oculus Quest, now it’s the turn of PC VR headsets to receive Mini Motor Racing X. A pint-sized racer where you can jump in the driving seat or control your car from above, the title offers an abundance of tracks and cars to choose and modify, in both single-player and multiplayer modes.

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Phantom: Covert Ops – nDreams

The big VR title launching this week is nDreams’ Phantom: Covert Ops a stealth experience entirely set on the water. You play a highly trained operative investigating a military base using a kayak. Learn to row through enemy-infested waters, silently take out hostiles with a sniper rifle or grab an MP5 and take a less subtle approach, the choice is yours.

Rush VR – The Binary Mill

For those PlayStation VR owners who love to collect physical versions of their games, Perp Games is releasing wingsuit racer Rush VR into stores. Jump off of mountains and hurtle through valley’s across a range of competitive modes either solo or in multiplayer.

  • Supported platforms: PlayStation VR (Physical copy)
  • Launch date: 26th June
The Rig: Starmap to Murder

The Rig: A Starmap to Murder – Sunset Division

The first VR videogame from indie studio Sunset Division, The Rig: A Starmap to Murder has been inspired by classic point-and-click adventures from the ’90s. A story-driven experience set in 2132, you have to explore a space-freighter on its way to a remote mining facility, chatting to inhabitants and solving puzzles along the way.

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: Scenic Views and Mini Motors

Mini Motor Racing X

Currently, it looks like a bit of a quiet week when it comes to virtual reality (VR) videogame releases. There are still a few on the cards including a physical release of tiny racer Mini Motor Racing X.

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Blueplanet VR – Blueplanet VR

A curated collection of 40+ scenic and cultural heritage locations from around the world. Created using  photogrammetry these place include Borobudur Temple in Indonesia and the Bears Ears National Monument in the southwestern US.

Metal Gunner – Kimys Studios

One of the smaller indie titles on this list, Metal Gunner looks to be the first videogame from this studio. An action-arcade experience putting players inside mechs to fight their way through several worlds, Metal Gunner is purely single-player with a campaign and wave-based base defence mode.

Metal Gunner

Happy Oshare Time – Hapiosha

Need some random Japanese gameplay in your life? Then Happy Oshare Time might just fit the bill. Dress your character up using 30 costumes, 5 hairstyles, and 15 accessories, then perform in rhythm-game concerts and do photoshoots.

Mini Motor Racing X – The Binary Mill

Originally released on PlayStation Store last December, the micro racing experience is coming to retail thanks to Perp Games. The racer offers lots of tracks and cars for single-player and multiplayer racing.

  • Supported platforms: PlayStation VR (Physical launch)
  • Release date: 19th June
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June VR Games 2020: The Biggest Releases This Month

Need a way to cool down this summer? Well we definitely don’t recommend VR; it makes you really hot. But with the new June VR games, it’ll be hard to stay away.

We’re rounding up the biggest releases of the month below, including the long-awaited launch of Phantom and the return of The Wizards. Don’t forget that we’re also hosting the Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition on June 8th, and there’s bound to be some surprises in there, too!

June VR Games 2020

The Wizards: Dark Times – June 4th (Rift, SteamVR)

Carbon Games’ popular spell-casting series returns with an all-new campaign. In The Wizards, you use gesture-based controls to summon elemental weapons. This started out as a standalone expansion to the original game but now Carbon says it’s grown into a full sequel.

Premium Bowling – June 4th (Quest)

Bowling… on Quest! Premium Bowling is a popular take on the sport that finds its way onto the standalone VR headset. With a raft of improvements made over the course of Early Access on PC VR, you can expect this to be a solid experience.

DreamBack VR – June 10th (SteamVR)

A brand new psychological VR horror. Haunted by suppressed memories of a terrifying night in a mansion, you face the events head-on with the help of a psychiatrist. The game was designed specifically for VR, so let’s hope it offers some real scares.

Spectro – June 11th (Rift, SteamVR)

This cutesy VR ghost game moves from Early Access to full release. You complete floors in a haunted house, ghost-busting your way to the top.

Mini Motor Racing X – June 20th (SteamVR)

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Already available on PSVR and Oculus platforms, Mini Motor Racing X is a Micro Machines-style racer in which players can either speed tiny cars around miniature tracks, or take the driver’s seat too. A raft of options makes this a palatable, if not essential experience.

Rinlo – June 23rd (SteamVR)

An Early Access launch of a new third-person adventure game from a new studio. Rinlo has you controlling Agatha in a quest to find her parents. Expect this to be the first steps in an intriguing new VR game.

Phantom: Coverts Ops – June 25th (Rift, Quest)

nDreams returns with its most promising VR game to date. Phantom is a stealth game set entirely within a kayak; you infiltrate a Cold War-era naval shipyard, avoiding detection with realistic movement and interactions. Plus it has David Hayter!

Which June VR games are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!

 

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6 PlayStation VR Titles Coming in Perp Games’ Summer Spectacular Lineup

Perp Games Summer Spectacular

British publisher Perp Games has made a name for itself in the virtual reality (VR) market through its continual physical PlayStation VR releases. Today, the company has announced its biggest lineup of titles coming globally in the next couple of months.

Budget Cuts - Combat

With a busy release schedule across most formats, PlayStation VR is slated to get six videogames starting on 19th June with Mini Motor Racing X from The Binary Mill. Originally released on PlayStation Store last December, the micro racing experience offers lots of tracks and cars for single-player and multiplayer racing.

Also coming from the same developer is Rush VR, the wingsuit racing experience which has been available digitally for a couple of years. Rush VR is slated to arrive in stores on 26th June. Making it a triple bill from The Binary Mill is Gun Club VR, a first-person shooter (FPS) focused on highly realistic weapons and gameplay mechanics. It’ll arrive on 3rd July.

Joining Gun Club VR on 3rd July will be Cortopia Studios’ puzzler Down the Rabbit Hole. This magical adventure puts you as an unnamed girl who’s searching for her pet, stumbling upon Wonderland in the process.

Perp Games Summer Spectacular

Probably the biggest PlayStation VR featured in this selection is Neat Corporations Budget Cuts. Scheduled to launch on 10th July, Budgets Cuts performance has been improved thanks to the studios’ advancements made when developing its sequel Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency.

Last but not least is Headmaster: Extra Time Edition. Originally a launch title for PlayStation VR way back in 2016, this new version set to arrive on 31st July feature the core experience as well as the pass and play Party Mode and brand the new Lost Lessons DLC.

So PlayStation VR owners have lots to look forward to. As further titles for the headset are announce, VRFocus will keep you updated.

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Mini Motor Racing X Review: A Versatile And Generous Mini Marvel That Lacks Flair

If you want to communicate the amazing effects of VR to someone in just a few seconds, make them a giant. There’s something about Mini Motor Racing X’s Micro Machines-inspired camera view — in which players tower over Scalextric-sized tracks — that really pops inside a headset, more than you may have felt in a while.

It’s enough to rekindle an early VR giddiness that often feels lost in today’s grander adventures, and developer Binary Mill capitalizes on that. Mini Motor X can be the game you want it to be; either a nostalgic love letter to party games of past, or you can take the driver’s seat for a slightly more authentic touch (if you can stomach it). Whatever your preference, you’ll find more than enough game here, with a lengthy career mode that supports multiple ways to play. Mini Motor Racing X is as versatile and generous a VR game you’ll find; it’s just lacking a little spark to seal the deal.

If you were to judge this by the regular box tickers, it’d be full marks. Mini Motor X comes with a full garage of differently-specced vehicles, a career mode that spans multiple difficulties and classic (no powerups) and arcade (powerups!) gameplay, plus cash to upgrade your ride and cosmetic items to unlock. Plus the multiplayer ranges from competitive modes to even tackling the campaign together with a friend.

It’s as smooth to play as can be expected in the button-input mode, too. You can also play the game with a virtual RC car controller and mimicking steering a wheel, and they’re both adorable options, but stick input is necessary to perfect lap times. Still, much of the fun here is in the toybox experimentation; switching to cockpit view and swerving around the tracks using a steering wheel is about as delightful as something that will make you want to throw up in seconds can possibly be (seriously, Teacup Rides have nothing on this).

Taken more seriously, Mini Motor X is a perfunctory piece of VR racing. As with other rock-solid isometric racers, it finds its flow in the drifty corners; tough to angle but addictive and rewarding to master, especially when paired with a last-moment boost to send you soaring into first place. The satisfaction you’ve come to know and love from the genre is all here and accounted for.

Comfort

In god-mode, Mini Motor Racing X causes no comfort issues at all. But its in-car mode is incredibly intense and only for the more sturdy of VR users. If that’s you, then you’ll find it a fun way to play, but others won’t be missing out too much.

But that’s just it – it’s all expected. A litany of options and VR support doesn’t disguise what is simply an adequate racer designed to kill time (notably, the Mini Motor series was born on mobile) as opposed to something more spectacular. Tracing a toy car around the map entertains and unlockables  encourage you to keep on trucking, but it never ascends above a decent way to spend time between more exciting VR releases.

That sentiment stretches to other modes, too. Bumper Ball is, you guessed it, a Rocket League clone for VR that hits the same notes.

Still, it’s a vibrant little game with charming VR touches. Ant-sized birds hover below in god mode, and oceans are filled with concerningly adorable sharks. There’s real novelty to seeing friends hop and wave around in multiplayer, especially when you switch up racing styles and suddenly discover your giant-sized competition staring down at you. The hyper-generic soundtrack, though, sounds like it was hastily scavenged from a YouTube advert.

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Mini Motor Racing X Review Final Verdict

Thanks to a generous amount of options and a welcome bit of structure, Mini Motor Racing X is an easy recommendation in the middle of a slow time for VR releases, especially when it so quickly and efficiently demonstrates just how cool VR can be on a base level. But don’t expect anything more than a game that does a decent job imitating its influences, with little ambition to surpass them. Like a box of Micro Machines itself, Mini Motor Racing X helps pass the time, but when something shinier comes along it will soon be forgotten.

Final Score: :star: :star: :star:  3/5 Stars | Pretty Good

Mini Motor Racing X Review

Mini Motor Racing X is available on Oculus Rift, Quest and PSVR for $24.99. For more on how we arrived at this score, check out our review guidelines.

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: Miniature Marvels

Pixel Ripped 1995

There’s never a dull moment in the world of virtual reality (VR) and next weeks list of titles is proof of that. As VRFocus likes to do every Friday, here are five videogames set to release in the coming days.

Megalith

Megalith – Disruptive Games

An online PvP which originally launched for PlayStation VR in 2019, Megalith puts you in control of giant titans. In teams of two, the aim is to not only defeat other titans but also command minions to attack opponents defences, helping them by destroying walls and towers in the way.

Final Assault – Phaser Lock Interactive

Final Assault is a tabletop style RTS set during WWII where players can select from six divisions to take into battle, each with its own specialised ground and aerial units. Offering single-player and multiplayer options, looking over the battlefield players can quickly drop troops down to take or defend positions with the end goal being to destroy the enemy base.

  • Supported platforms: PlayStation VR
  • Launch date: 12th May
Final Assault

Pixel Ripped 1995 – ARVORE

Pixel Ripped 1995 is a love letter to old-school gaming, set during an era when videogames were moving from 16-bit sprites into 32-bit 3D titles. Mixing together various genres from the 1990s including action RPGs, brawlers, platformers, space shooters, and racing games, the gameplay offers an eclectic retro mix.

  • Supported platforms: PlayStation VR
  • Launch date: 12th May (Americas only)

Mini Motor Racing X – The Binary Mill

A tiny racer franchise offering both single-player and online multiplayer modes (supporting up to four players), Mini Motor Racing X features over 50 courses to master with multiple day, night and weather variants, loads of extra cars to unlock and upgrade and more.

Mini Motor Racing X

Zen Universe – ZenART

An early access app where you can explore highly-detail realistic 3D environments and legendary places of myth. Virtual guides help you learn about a location’s history.

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Rift
  • Launch date: 13th May
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Burn Rubber in Mini Motor Racing X for Oculus Quest & Rift Next Week

Mini Motor Racing X

Released as a PlayStation VR exclusive late last year, Micro Machines style Mini Motor Racing X will soon be making its way to Oculus Quest and Rift, developer The Binary Mill has announced this week.

Mini Motor Racing X

The tiny racer franchise was originally a mobile videogame for iOS devices, way before making it leap into virtual reality (VR). Offering both single-player and online multiplayer modes, racers have the choice of playing in-car or via a top-down, overview mode, the latter providing a far more comfortable experience for those unable to race in first-person. There’s even a track-side viewpoint.

With plenty of championships and over 50 courses to master, the Oculus launch will also add new Type X Career and Battle modes for players to tackle, with the multiplayer supporting up to four people online, either head-to-head or co-op.

Levels have multiple day, night and weather variants giving each track an instant replay factor, and there are loads of extra cars to unlock, which can then be suped-up with race winnings.

Mini Motor Racing X

It’s not purely about racing either. The Bumper Ball mode swaps the track for a football pitch where players have to score goals by gracefully trying to manoeuvre a giant beach ball.

The Binary Mill has confirmed that Mini Motor Racing X will be released next Thursday 14th May. It’ll be cross-buy compatible between the two headsets, retailing for $24.99 USD/£19.99 GBP, the same as the PlayStation VR version.

As the Oculus Quest is nearing its first-anniversary VRFocus is expecting an influx of titles even with the current lockdown measures hampering development. Fast Travel Games recently teased hand tracking for The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets while Aldin Dynamics confirmed the featured would be coming to Waltz of the Wizard: Extended Edition soon. For further updates on the latest Oculus Quest and Rift titles, keep reading VRFocus.

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Micro Machines-Esque Mini Motor Racing X Steers Onto Oculus Quest & Rift Next Week

Oculus Quest and Rift are about to get themselves some Micro Machines-style action; Mini Motor Racing X steers onto both headsets next week.

The latest VR game from Rush developer Binary Mill — itself a follow-up to a mobile game — first released on PSVR late last year but is now screeching on over to Oculus with support for cross-buy between the two.

Mini Motor Racing X lets players choose their race-style across a range of modes. You can either play from a top-down view, in which toy-sized cars come to life on tiny tracks, or jump into the driver’s seat for a more realistic experience. Well, as realistic as driving miniaturized cars around can be, anyway. Both modes let you steer either with the Touch’s joysticks or by simulating a racing wheel with your motion controllers.

Along with an extensive career mode for solo play, Mini Motor Racing X comes with a bunch of multiplayer options including campaign co-op and, of course, online competitive play. On Rift, you can also play local multiplayer with your friends outside of VR. The trailer for this version above also says that this version has new modes and options, though it’s not clear what they actually are.

There’s also a multiplayer mode called Bumper Ball which, yes, is exactly what it sounds like; a VR take on Rocket League.

Mini Motor Racing X will launch on Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift on Thursday, May 14th. We’ll try and bring you some impressions of the game for then.

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Mini Motor Racing X Comes To PlayStation and PSVR Next Month

There’s a new arcade racer in town – Mini Motor Racing X is coming to PlayStation and PlayStation VR next month, with crossplay between VR and non-VR players.

The new racer, from Gun Club VR developers The Binary Mill, “mixes classic arcade style racing with explosive action influences from other recent racing games.” There’s no footage of the game just yet, however we do have some early screenshots of the game which we’ll post below.

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Mini Motor Racing X will feature 50 different environments and some classic arcade racer mechanics like power sliding and nitro boosts. There will be a career mode, dozens of cars to unlock and four “championships” for you to play through.

The game will also have online multiplayer and party modes, as well as support for local co-op in the online multiplayer and local campaign modes.

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When it comes to PSVR support, Mini Motor Racing X will have “full support for VR and non-VR gameplay on PlayStation 4 with multiplayer cross play between them.” The game has been specifically “re-designed and tuned for PlayStation VR” and, if you have a PlayStation 4 Pro, will run at 90fps in VR. Crossplay between VR and non-VR players will be enabled.

There’s no word on an exact release date just yet, only sometime “next month.” Mini Motor Racing X is the second arcade racing game we’ve received details of lately – last month, David went hands-on with Death Lap, an upcoming combat racing game from OZWE Games for Quest and Rift.

While you wait for Mini Motor Racing X to drop next month, maybe you can quench your thirst for high-octane thrills by checking out our list of the best VR racing games for each platform.

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Rush VR Developer to Launch Mini Motor Racing X on PlayStation VR

Known for popular titles like the adrenaline-packed Rush VR and the sharp-shooting Gun Club VR, developer The Binary Mill has announced that its next virtual reality (VR) release will be a PlayStation VR exclusive, Mini Motor Racing X. This pits players in cars that may be small in size but the challenge for first place is still as big as any normal racer. 

Mini Motor Racing X

Based on its Mini Motor Racing franchise for iOS devices which first started in 2012, Mini Motor Racing X  keeps that classic arcade-style racing action whilst upgrading it for PlayStation 4 players. Offering four championships with over 50 vibrant environments to master, the experience features full VR support and non-VR gameplay on PlayStation 4 with multiplayer cross-play between them.

There’s an online multiplayer supporting up to four players as well as a local campaign co-op, so they can challenge their friends online in party games or on the couch. Levels have multiple day and night and weather variants giving each track an instant replay factor, and there are loads of extra cars to unlock, which can then be suped-up with race winnings.

Mini Motor Racing XThe Binary Mill plans on releasing Mini Motor Racing X in December for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, although it hasn’t confirmed a date at present.

PlayStation VR owners are going to have plenty of videogames to choose from over the festive period, both digitally and at retail. Four new videogames are already confirmed for next week, with Highwire Games’ Golem, escape room puzzler Last Labyrinth, VR Ping Pong Pro and Doctor Who: Edge of Time. Before the end of the year Battlewake, Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son, Honor and Duty: D-Day All Out War Edition, Golem and BoxVR will be available on store shelves.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of The Binary Mill and Mini Motor Racing X, reporting back on further updates.