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This Weeks VR Game Roundup – Everything from a Virtual DJ to a Mech Boxer!

Electronauts

Electronauts is a dance-worthy single and dual collaboration game where you become the mixmaster with a DJ deck full of musical tools. The game has 40 catchy songs from 50 befitting artists from EDM, hip-hop, trap, and more. It is a no experience necessary game that will unleash your musical side with DJ tools that will sound funky and on point with an on-rails “Music Reality Engine”.

Fitness Potential  

Electronauts is a great game to play with friends and family but is also a great party game. Once inside the DJ booth, we dare you not to shake your stuff and get your heart racing. When you let yourself get into the music and start two-stepping, swaying, fist pumping, and busting a move, cardio and fat burn will kick in!

Developer/Publisher: Survios

Release Date: August 7, 2018

Compatible with: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, with tracked controllers

Price: $17.99 to $19.99

Link: Electronauts, Electronauts

 

Mecha Rushdown

Step into the mech arena and throw down with a real player who’s also a mech in this 1v1 multiplayer boxing and fighting game. Kick, punch, and use your ultimate Overdrive moves to take on 20-foot tall mechs in the ring in the 3rd or 1st person. Go into practice mode and punch on the heavy bag or box for a spot on the leaderboard to become mech champion.

Fitness Potential  

Get your steel fists ready to rain fury down on your mech opponent in Mecha Rushdown. Practice your foot shuffle hustle and heavy weighted punch power in practice mode for some upper, mid, and lower body training. Own the ring when you counter punch, block, and even kick your opponent. Wind up and punch your way to Overdrive to get max damage, a K.O., and a full body workout.

Developer/Publisher: Blueroom

Release Date: August 8, 2018

Compatible with: Oculus Rift, with tracked controllers

Price: $8.99

Link: Mecha Rushdown

 

Dungeon Rush

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Credit to: TrailerStroller

If cartoony skeletons and wizards, explosive TNT barrels, and firing arrows into them like shish kabobs is your idea of fun, try out Dungeon Rush. It’s a single player archery game that takes place in a dungeon with waves of undead skeletons ambushing you. Aim and launch specialty arrows (explosive, ice, and what looks to be poison) to stun and headshot these walking bones in armor and with weapons from invading.

Fitness Potential  

Archery games are great for building and toning the upper body muscles, the legs, and core. This archery game will most likely use the arms the most for distance shots, but once the waves get heavier, you’ll want to use room scale to your advantage. Once the skeletons start to outnumber you, your legs and core will be get activated by dodging and lunging.

Developer/Publisher: White Rhino Games

Release Date: August 8, 2018

Compatible with: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, with tracked controllers

Price: $6.39 to $7.99

Link: Dungeon Rush

 

2260 VR

Credit to: Portal Virtual Reality

Shoot a sniper rifle, rocket blasters, laser guns, and machine guns at enemy ships and their minions. Destroy enemy towers with explosives in this single and multiplayer FPS and objective based game. Play in Free Mode with a team of 16v16, yes you saw that right. There’s also a 4v4 Team Mode where teammates work towards building energy points for more energy or destroying resource towers in co-op objectives.

Fitness Potential

Playing multiplayer VR games with friends and working towards a common goal isn’t just great for building up confidence and communication skills, it’s a huge motivator for fitness! Shooting games like 2260 VR target the upper body with arm movements and laser gun blasts. To get more steps counted on your smartwatch you’ll need to frequently move around and adjust to laser blasts and rockets in room scale.

Developer/Publisher: 珠海心游科技股份有限公司

Release Date: August 8, 2018

Compatible with: HTC Vive, with tracked controllers

Price: $27.30 to $39.99

Link: 2260 VR

Juanita Leatham
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Juanita Leatham was a Staff Writer for VR Fitness Insider from August 2017 to December 2018. She wrote about the virtual reality and fitness industry's emerging news, businesses, products, games, and applications.
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