Lethal VR
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| Developer(s) | Three Fields Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Team17 |
| Director(s) | Alex Ward[1] |
| Designer(s) | Chris Roberts[1] |
| Artist(s) | Paul Phillpot[1] |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Shooting gallery |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lethal VR is a virtual reality shooting gallery video game developed by Three Fields Entertainment and published by Team17.
Gameplay
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 66/100 (PC)[6] 56/100 (PS4)[7] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Edge | 6/10[8] |
| GamesMaster | 44/100[9] |
| GamesTM | 5/10[10] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 5/10[11] |
Lethal VR received "mixed or average reviews" from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Peel, Jeremy (14 December 2016). "Join Burnout Devs for a Spot of Target Shooting in Lethal VR". Unreal Engine. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Robertson, John (8 November 2016). "Lethal VR: A potent VR shooter from the creators of Burnout". Ars Technica. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Yin-Poole, Wesley (20 October 2016). "Lethal VR is the next game from the creators of Burnout". Eurogamer. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Scammell, David (14 December 2016). "Dangerous Golf dev's Lethal VR hits PlayStation VR next week". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Lethal VR for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Lethal VR for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Play • Lethal VR". Edge. No. 301. 8 December 2016. p. 118. ISSN 1350-1593.
- ^ "Reviews • Lethal VR". GamesMaster. No. 313. 26 January 2017. p. 83. ISSN 0967-9855.
- ^ "Reviews • Lethal VR". GamesTM. No. 183. 26 January 2017. p. 75. ISSN 1478-5889.
- ^ "Review • Lethal VR". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 133. 14 February 2017. p. 97.