Category: Touring Karts – VR Edition

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: High Seas Escapades Await

The second week of September will see a varied mix of different genres across these 5 unique titles, whether you are into calm and mesmerising or a fast-paced role-playing game (RPG), there is something for everyone this coming week.

Hellsplit: Arena

Hellsplit: Arena – Deep Type Games

Hellsplit: Arena is a horror-slasher videogame where you play as an ultra-realistic avatar that correctly matches your own human movements. This fantasy world in the Middle Ages is overrun with the undead and you must use a series of medieval weapons and your own fighting skills to kick, cut and stab your way to victory in this room-scale VR experience.

Battlewake

Battlewake is a swashbuckling new VR adventure from studio Survios. In this 20-chapter adventure, you experience solo, co-op & PvP modes of gameplay. Play as four ancient pirate lords, each wielding their own supernatural abilities as you attack hordes of enemy boats and fortresses. Also featuring “plunder mode,” a pirate-themed deathmatch of battle and looting. Collect and spend looted gold to boost your own ship’s arsenal.

AltspaceVR

AltspaceVR

AltspaceVR is a VR social media platform where you join other VR users from around the world to go to live events, play interactive games and sports, or simply explore this virtual universe day and night.

  • Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch Date: 12th September

Real VR Fishing

Fishing is a great escape from it all. Now you can do the same from the comfort of your own living room thanks to VR. In Real VR Fishing, you test your fishing skills in tranquil waters all over the world in one of the most realistic fishing experiences to date. Also featuring the assistance of an in-game music playlist and some handy tracking tools.

  • Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch Date: 12th September

Touring Karts - VR Edition

Touring Karts

In this major throwback to classic multiplayer racing experiences, Touring Karts is a new VR party game that sees you zoom across a series of whacky tracks with up to 8 players online. Offering various levels of immersion, collect power-ups and enjoy story-based and online game modes.

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Touring Karts – VR Edition Races Towards Q4 2019 Launch

Ivanovich Games, the studio behind virtual reality (VR) title like Operation Warcade and Final Soccer VR (formerly Final Goalie: Football Simulator) has announced its latest project. This time the team is heading to the track for what looks like some Mario Kart inspired racing in Touring Karts – VR Edition.

Touring Karts - VR Edition

The studio is building Touring Karts for both VR and non-VR gameplay, with both versions featuring 22 tracks and 30 customizable cars inspired by real tracks and teams. They’ll also feature both single-player and multiplayer modes, with cross-platform gameplay supporting up to eight-player races. As for power-ups, players will have access to 45 options with the ability to combine them as well. For instance, there’s the classic banana to make the opponent spin out, or the bazooka to blow them up. Combine the two and you’ll get a banana bazooka!

Whether in solo or online modes, there are more than 400 prizes to collect. Players don’t even need to unlock tracks and karts, because in ‘Quick Start’ mode they’re all available straight away.

For the VR version, the big difference comes in the number of views available, ensuring most players should hopefully find one that’s comfortable. For the really nausea prone there’s the mode where you’re sat in a kart simulator looking at a screen. Then there’s the traditional 3rd-person viewpoint or for the hardcore the 1st-person view. Finally, there’s the very wide angle ‘roomscale’ view, which reminds VRFocus of the old Micro Machines videogames.

Touring Karts - VR Edition

There will also be plenty of versatility in racing peripherals. Ivanovich Games seem to have included every possible controller configuration, from gamepads and steering wheels to motion controls (PlayStation Move, Oculus Touch) and even devices like 3dRudder.

Touring Karts – VR Edition is expected to launch in Q4 2019, supporting PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift/Rift S, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

Head on over to the official Touring Karts website for further details on the different versions – there will also be a mobile edition and a VR Arcade Edition for location-based entertainment (LBE) venues using PC VR headsets. As further details are announced regarding the release date, VRFocus will keep you posted.