Oculus exclusive first-person shooter – Robo Recall – has been announced as one of the 50 launch titles coming to the Oculus Quest when it releases in Spring 2019.
Originally released in March 2017 exclusively on the Oculus Rift, the Unreal Engine shooter was developed by its makers Epic Games. As a fast-paced and visually rich title, it will be interesting to see how well this game ports over to the mobile VR platform. But just like The Climb, its developers also created the engine Robo Recall has been made with, so there is no better team to make this game sing on the Oculus Quest’s Snapdragon mobile chipset.
In Robo Recall players control Agent 34, an employee of RoboReady, a leading manufacturer of service robots. As a Recaller, it is the player’s job to remove “defective” robots from circulation. After a virus causes RoboReady’s products to rebel against their human masters, the Recaller must disable all defective models and find the cause of the virus.
The game takes place from a first-person perspective. Using the Oculus Touch controllers the player can access four different weapons: a pistol, a revolver, a shotgun, and a plasma rifle, holstered on the hip or back. Players move by teleporting, which is controlled with the thumbstick. Although principally a shooter, the game allows players to physically grab enemies, dismantle them, throw them, and in some cases use their weaponry against other enemies. Enemy projectiles like bullets and missiles can also be caught and thrown back at enemies. The game awards point bonuses for certain types of kills, and a multiplier for unbroken kill streaks. Scores are uploaded to online rankings at the end of a stage.
Robo Recall is one launch time I am looking forward playing on the Oculus Quest.
