Lethal VR

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Lethal VR
Lethal VR cover.jpg
Developer Three Fields Entertainment
Publisher Team17
Director Alex Ward [1]
Designer Chris Roberts [1]
Artist Paul Phillpot [1]
Engine Unreal Engine 4
Platforms Windows, PlayStation 4
Release
  • Windows
  • 8 November 2016
  • PlayStation 4
  • 20 December 2016
Genre Shooting gallery
Mode Single-player

Lethal VR is a virtual reality shooting gallery video game developed by Three Fields Entertainment and published by Team17.

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Gameplay

Lethal VR is a virtual reality shooting gallery video game played from a first-person perspective. [2] Players assume the role of FBI recruit who is being assessed in a target range. [3] [2]

Development and release

Lethal VR was developed by UK-based video game studio Three Fields Entertainment. [2] [4] It is the second game from the studio following their debut title Dangerous Golf . [3] Lethal VR was built in the Unreal Engine 4 game engine and specifically for the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR virtual reality headsets. [1] [2] The development team paused work on their upcoming game ( Danger Zone ) and began working on Lethal VR in mid 2016 after Epic Games sent them several Vive kits. [1]

Lethal VR was published by Team17. [3] [5] The game was released for Windows on 8 November 2016 and PlayStation 4 on 20 December 2016. [3] [5]

Reception

Lethal VR received "mixed or average reviews" from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Peel, Jeremy (14 December 2016). "Join Burnout Devs for a Spot of Target Shooting in Lethal VR". Unreal Engine . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Robertson, John (8 November 2016). "Lethal VR: A potent VR shooter from the creators of Burnout". Ars Technica . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Yin-Poole, Wesley (20 October 2016). "Lethal VR is the next game from the creators of Burnout". Eurogamer . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. Ward, Alex (20 October 2016). "Set your sights on being the FBI's best as Lethal VR shoots onto PlayStation VR". PlayStation Blog . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 Scammell, David (14 December 2016). "Dangerous Golf dev's Lethal VR hits PlayStation VR next week". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Lethal VR for PC Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Lethal VR for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. "Play • Lethal VR". Edge . No. 301. 8 December 2016. p. 118. ISSN   1350-1593.
  9. "Reviews • Lethal VR". GamesMaster . No. 313. 26 January 2017. p. 83. ISSN   0967-9855.
  10. "Reviews • Lethal VR". GamesTM . No. 183. 26 January 2017. p. 75. ISSN   1478-5889.
  11. "Review • Lethal VR". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK . No. 133. 14 February 2017. p. 97.