For the uninitiated, Arizona Sunshine is a game on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that thrusts players into the zombie apocalypse and forces them to survive while they travel across the wilderness of Arizona.
In the campaign, you trek through the deserts and canyons of the arid landscape, fighting your way through the various dimly lit mines and other environments packed with zombies.
The narrative is told through voice overs, as the main character finds other survivors and tries to survive in the harsh landscape, all while zombies are nipping at his heels. Despite the gloomy premise, it’s a story that doesn’t quite take itself seriously, with the hero throwing out some one-liners after kills – yet it manages to keep things pretty tense throughout.
That tough-to-achieve balance – alongside some neat innovations – is what makes Arizona Sunshine a breath of fresh air in the increasingly stale genre of first-person shooters in VR.
Arizona Sunshine a breath of fresh air in the increasingly stale genre of first-person shooters in VR
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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