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Sep 25, 2024 · Available for a considerably lower price and in a familiar design, the Meta Quest 3S trickles down much of what we like about the Quest 3 into a more affordable mixed-reality headset that looks set...
Sep 25, 2024 · Batman: Arkham Shadow arrives on October 22, and it comes free with every new Quest 3 and Quest 3S headset purchase.
1 day ago · During the hands-on session, I got to play the new "Batman: Arkham Shadow" game, as well as sit back and enjoy some videos on YouTube and Peacock. Here's what I thought, and how it...
- VR does wonders for detective work, but that's only half of Batman's repertoire.
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- Verdict
By Dan Stapleton
Updated: May 2, 2017 7:02 pm
Posted: Oct 5, 2016 12:00 pm
Did I feel like Batman when I put on the mask and played Batman: Arkham VR? Well, partly. Thanks to using the PlayStation Move controllers to interact with the environment I felt more like a detective searching for clues, but having my hands pass through other characters without them noticing left the physical side of being the Dark Knight conspicuously absent.
I will keep this short, because this game is first and foremost a story and I wouldn't want to ruin its surprises – you only get one shot at experiencing it and being awed by the way it lets you experience developer Rocksteady's Arkham universe firsthand. Getting to stand face to face with characters that seem so small on a screen is a big jump – it’s a VR cliche now, but you won’t believe the difference it makes until you’re looking Oswald Cobblepot in the eye.
Likewise, even though the detective work in this roughly 90-minute story is mechanically exactly the same as what we’ve seen in Arkham City and Arkham Knight, it feels more intimate in VR. Especially when I was using the move controller to examine bodies in the morgue, running the device in my hand over them to scan for clues, it felt great – like I was getting my hands dirty.
See more PlayStation VR launch game reviews here.
The story (which again, I will describe in only the vaguest of terms) of Arkham VR is a fun murder-mystery spinoff to experience from a real first-person perspective, even if it’s a little predictable. Be aware that the events that occur make it completely incompatible with Rocksteady’s established Arkham lore, so don’t go in expecting to fill in any missing pieces or to learn what really happened to Batman at the end. This is its own thing.
Arkham VR is mostly a one-and-done deal.
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Being Batman in Akrham VR is a great way to more intimately experience Rocksteady's universe and to search for clues in this brief mystery. However, the world and characters around you are largely rigid and unresponsive to your actions, which leaves a lot on the table for a game about a character known as much for his brawn as he is for his brains.
1 day ago · For a limited time, save $150 on the 512GB model Meta Quest 3 VR Headset. This deal includes Batman: Arkham Shadow and a 3-Month Trial of Meta Quest.
Oct 11, 2016 · Batman: Arkham VR is a new Batman story set in the Arkham universe and exclusive to PlayStation VR. For the first time in a Rocksteady Arkham story, Batman: Arkham VR offers players the chance to feel that unique sense of presence in these legendary locations through virtual reality.
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Oct 20, 2016 · If Playstation VR is Sony’s maiden voyage into virtual reality gaming, Batman: Arkham VR is a strong wind to cast off with. Developed by Rocksteady Studios, the game immerses you the moment...
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