This author's a little too young to remember Battlezone, but for many it provided a formative arcade experience. For those that don't know, the cabinet came with a kind of periscope, which was used as a window into the polygonal action. Your objective in the Atari game was to bust wireframe tanks – and now Rebellion is bringing the brand back to Project Morpheus on the PlayStation 4.
The developer – probably best known for the Sniper Elite series among others – acquired the rights to the property at an auction in 2013, and has been busy beavering away on a new version of the legendary outing ever since. The whole thing's been given a Tron-like polish, but it seems relatively faithful to the 80s original, with its sharp artstyle and voxel-based explosions.
Check out the trailer down below, and let us know if you're old enough to remember the original Battlezone in the comments section.
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Wow... Im convinced, i have to have morpheus!
Excellent! We're actually starting to see trailers for Morpheus games.
It will be interesting to see what price point games like this come in at. I would think if this were for PS4 without Morpheus support we'd be looking at somewhere between £10 and £20. I just hope game prices aren't inflated due to the Morpheus/VR novelty factor.
On the subject of pricing I've noticed that PC games always seem to be less than their PS4 counterparts, at least this is true in the UK anyway. If this trend carries across to VR it'll be another reason people opt for the Rift rather than Morpheus (at least for those people who have a PC that's already capable of supporting the Rift).
Love Battlezone! The arcade machine was so immersive so this makes perfect sense for Morpheus. It'd be great if they could include the original somehow .
This was a great announcement to make
It is very tron, quite like it.
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