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Get A First Look At Radial-G Oculus Quest Gameplay At The Holiday VR Showcase!

VR veterans will know the name Radial-G well. The Wipeout-inspired sci-fi racer was one of the first full games to specifically target VR development. Three years on from its initial release and five years on from its reveal (!) it’s coming to another platform: Oculus Quest.

Not only that but Radial-G: Proteus is being completely revamped for Facebook’s standalone VR headset. Proteus sports a gorgeous new cel-shaded art style that makes its tube-shaped racing tracks a much more vibrant place to risk your life at 100mph. How do we know all of this? Because we’ve seen the first in-game footage for Porteus, and you will too at our Holiday VR Showcase next week!

Yup, we’ll have exclusive footage of Radial-G: Proteus at our digital event celebrating some of the coolest new indie VR titles. You’ve probably already seen some teaser trailers, but this will be the in-game, cockpit reveal, giving you the first feel for what playing the game will be like. Expect to see weapons, explosions and speed ramps.

So that’s four games we’ve confirmed for the Holiday VR Showcase so far. You’ll also be seeing a launch trailer for Budget Cuts 2, a developer walkthrough of Sentenced and the first Oculus Rift footage of Phantom: Covert Ops! We’ll have plenty more to talk about too, including release dates, debut footage, and a surprise or two. You won’t want to miss it.

So make sure you’re ready for Upload’s Holiday VR Showcase on Wednesday, November 27 at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT. It’s going to be a great show!

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Radial-G: Proteus Brings Sci-Fi Racing To Quest This December

Futuristic arcade racing game, Radial-G: Proteus, was just announced to be coming to Oculus Quest this year in December, 2019. No specific date other than “Christmas” is stated at this time.

Radial-G: Proteus is a rebuilt version of the Oculus Rift launch title, Radial-G: Racing Evolved, and is being developed by Tammeka Games with publishing handled by Things3D rather than the original game’s developer, MakeRealVR.

“Bringing Radial-G: Proteus to the Oculus Quest feels like we’re finally bringing the game home,” adds Joe Wee, co-founder of Things3D VR Publisher. “It’s the headset that the game deserves, with enough power to deliver a flawless, energetic gaming experience. Strip away the wires from the VR headset with the Oculus Quest, and you get the most incredible VR racing experience ever seen.”

As you can tell from the trailer above, this new version of the game uses a striking cel-shaded art style that’s a stark contrast to the muted, metallic tones of the original. There will be multiple game modes, unlockable ships to fuel progression, achievements to unlock, and leaderboards, plus updates to the game planned into 2020.

Notably, Radial-G is a bit like WipEout, except the tracks are cylinders that you go around laterally. It’s pretty trippy and appropriately sci-fi in style.

This seems like a great fit for Quest, a VR platform that’s oddly lacking in the racing game department. Racing games have been a definitive genre for VR headsets across both PC VR and PSVR so Radial-G will certainly fill a gap for players.

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Tubular Racer Radial-G: Proteus Heading to Oculus Quest

Way back in 2016 British developer Tammeka Games released its futuristic racer Radial-G: Racing Revolved for PC VR headsets Oculus Rift and HTC Vive after a period in Early Access. This was then followed by a PlayStation VR launch the following year. Today, it has been announced that the racer has been rebooted for Oculus Quest thanks to publisher Things3D.

Now called Radial-G: Proteus, the first virtual reality (VR) title from Things3D – a new venture from the team who founded iPhone videogame publisher Chillingo – has had a visual overhaul from the original, now employing a striking cel-shaded look.

From the teaser video released Radial-G: Proteus will still keep those fast and tubular tracks the franchise is known for, which twist and split to keep the racing dynamic and intense. Those green boosts pads and red walls return, giving you obstacles to aim for and avoid, all the while keeping an eye on those opponents trying to shoot you.

There will be various gameplay modes such as Combat, Elimination and Championship to compete in depending on preference. Success will then unlock more ships to play with. Things3D hasn’t yet confirmed if Radial-G: Proteus will be single-player or feature a 16-person multiplayer option like the original (hopefully it’s the latter as Oculus Quest needs a good racing title).

Radial-G: Proteus screenshot

Scheduled to launch on 17th December 2019, Radial-G: Proteus will feature Oculus achievements and leaderboards, with Things3D also confirming plans for more gameplay updates in the future.

Radial-G: Proteus isn’t the only racer coming to the popular standalone headset. OZWE Games is currently in the process of developing Death Lap for Oculus Quest. Another vehicular combat experience, Death Lap is a gritty, post-apocalyptic style racer set within a game show. When Radial-G: Proteus arrives next month it’ll have the racing market on Oculus Quest to itself, as Death Lap doesn’t have a release date at the moment.

As Things3D release further details regarding Radial-G: Proteus, VRFocus will keep you updated.