![]() ![]() So if you want to get a missile lock on an enemy, you actually literally have to lean back in your chair to keep him within view, while she darts around to get a better shot at you. The coolest part of the controls, though, is how some weapons actually aim wherever you're looking - a very cool "only in virtual reality" sort of thing. The cockpits in "EVE: Valkyrie" are rendered in loving detail, no matter which way you look around the cockpit. In the demo, I controlled the action with a standard Microsoft Xbox 360 controller, plugged in to a Windows PC, while I wore the Oculus Rift headset. Every inch is rendered in loving detail, just furthering the space pilot fantasy. ![]() Thanks to virtual reality, you get a good look inside of your ship, no matter which way you turn. The important part is that the game uses virtual reality to teleport you into the cockpit of a starfighter, "Star Wars"-style. From there, your major goal is to shoot the living heck out of other spaceships, using a combination of missiles, guns, and other exotic weaponry. But as cool as those demos were, and as fun as some of the games and experiences were, I never really gave much thought to the possibility of actually ever buying virtual reality.īut "EVE: Valkyrie," which I tried in a demo organized by developer CCP Games last week, is the first virtual reality game I've ever played where I came out of the demo thinking "Okay, yeah, I could play this every night for a while." The Right Stuffįacebook has been using "EVE: Valkyrie" to show off the capabilities of the Oculus Rift headset for some time now, and it's no wonder why - it's visually stunning. See, I've had the chance, over the last few months, to get plenty of hands-on time with the Oculus Rift and competing HTC Vive VR headset. Which, it turns out, is really good news, because "EVE: Valkyrie" is a lot of fun - and the best sales pitch for virtual reality I've seen yet. ![]() Today, Oculus VR, the virtual reality company owned by Facebook, announced that when you finally buy an Oculus Rift headset next year, it'll come with a copy of the eye-popping spacefighter simulator "EVE: Valkyrie." Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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