PlayStation VR: 4 New Titles Confirmed

Gaming experiences are about to take a complete turn with the launch of Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR and we’ve never been this excited for any gaming system launch! While the Virtual Reality experience is definitely a game changer in many industries, VR specific games will also play a major part.

A large number of developers have already announced their plans to come up with games specially developed for PlayStation VR, and many are yet to confirm. Here included are the 4 latest titles that have been recently confirmed for the PlayStation VR. You should definitely look forward to them!

1. Super Stardust Ultra

Nothing could be more exciting than playing a game on PlayStation VR with first person perspective. The game we are talking about here is the Super Stardust Ultra VR, which is one of the first games that will be launching for the all new PlayStation VR. You will get a first person view of the cockpit from where you’ll be fighting off the enemies coming from every angle.

While in the cockpit, you will have access to a range of advanced weapon systems that include missiles, plasma cannons, EMPs and an Inertial Disruptor. The best part is that your head will be the targeting system; the pilot just needs to look at the target and pull the trigger. The gameplay has been divided into two difficulty levels, where you can fight for a spot in the online leaderboard to claim the title of best Super Stardust pilot.

The developers designed the Invasion Zone especially for the VR variant of the game and you will get to play all the Super Stardust Ultra game modes in the VR version too. With all the enhancements made to the classic game modes for the VR iteration, the gaming experience on the game is going to be top notch. The official PlayStation Blog mentioned that game will launch ‘soon’, but didn’t give any specific date. Though, you can pre-order the Super Stardust Ultra VR now.

2. Hustle Kings

Thanks to the guys at XDev Studio Europe, you are going to have a life like experience of playing the pool game while being in your living room itself. One of the most popular pool games on PlayStation 4, Hustle Kings, will soon be made available for the PlayStation VR and it has been heavily optimised to work with the new gaming platform.

Players of the game can choose between the standard DS4, motion-enhanced Dualshock 4 or dual Move controllers, and they have been enhanced for a more immersive VR experience.

Wish to compete with other pool players around the world? Well, you have the option to go online and play the game with your friends or you can challenge one of the top PlayStation pool players in the world. And if you wish to challenge your own wit and skills, head over to the Puzzle Challenge Mode to try out the increasingly difficult puzzles.

If that wasn’t enough to lure you into the VR game, here are some more details about it. The Hustle Kings has been redesigned for the PlayStation VR, and it will now let you move and look around the table and work on your angles for a real life experience. The game will also have two crazy tables, which will take the gameplay to another level.

3. The Assembly

   

This game is going to take the gaming experience ahead by leaps and bounds, as it brings the open world strategy gaming and the VR technology together. The Assembly would be first launched for the PlayStation VR and will be later launched for the PS4, so the VR players have an edge over here.

nDreams, the developer of the game, have invested almost two-and-a-half years in the game in making it perfect for VR.

Talking about the gameplay, the story revolves around an assembly that is hiding from the world to conducting scientific researches and experiments while avoiding any government scrutiny and society’s morals. The player will have to discover all the secrets of the assembly and their underground facility. You will get to play the game from the perspective of two protagonists who have their own motivations and stories to explore.

To ensure a better gameplay for both experienced and novice VR gamers, the developers have designed a control scheme especially for the VR gamers making it easier for them to explore the open world game without issues. The game will let you switch from the VR mode to the non-VR mode and you’ll be able to play the game just like you do on a monitor. the game is scheduled to be released sometime later this year.

4. SuperHyperCube

   

SuperHyperCube is in development by Kokoromi and Playtronic and will be one of the confirmed PlayStation VR titles.They call it ‘retro-futuristic arcade puzzler’, and the game stands true to all the words in the phrase! The game is indeed really simple to play, yet complicated enough to keep you hooked for long.

You begin with one cube, and you have to fit and pass it through an approaching wall. Additional cubes will snap to the original cube, making a random cluster of cubes.

That means that the cluster will grow with each passing wall, and then the difficulty bar will be raised. You will have to rotate the cluster of cubes to fit into the opening of the approaching wall. The twist here is that the hole in the wall isn’t visible behind the cube cluster and you will have to move your head around to figure out the hole shape to fit the cubes in and let them pass. If you aren’t fast enough, you’ll eventually hit the wall and the game will be over.

SuperHyperCube offers an array of power-ups to help you clear the level easily. The first one is the Time Warp that temporarily slows down the time so you can align your cluster. Another one is the Smash and it lets the player smash the cluster through the wall, leaving it in shattered pieces. This retro-futuristic arcade puzzler will be made available starting 13^th October 2016, alongside the PlayStation VR launch.

What do you make of these four new PS VR titles, and which one intrigues you the most? -Share your thoughts with the PS4 community in the comments section below!