''Lethal VR'' is a

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developed by

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and published by Team17.

Gameplay

''Lethal VR'' is a

played from a first-person perspective. Players assume the role of FBI recruit who is being assessed in a target range.

Development and release

''Lethal VR'' was developed by UK-based video game studio

. It is the second game from the studio following their debut title ''

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''. ''Lethal VR'' was built in the Unreal Engine 4

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and specifically for the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR

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s. The development team paused work on their upcoming game ('' Danger Zone'') and began working on ''Lethal VR'' in mid 2016 after

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sent them several Vive kits. ''Lethal VR'' was published by Team17. The game was released for

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on 8 November 2016 and

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on 20 December 2016.

Reception

''Lethal VR'' received "mixed or average reviews" from professional critics according to

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References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.threefieldsentertainment.com/lethalvr/ 2016 video games First-person shooters HTC Vive games PlayStation 4 games PlayStation VR games Single-player video games Unreal Engine 4 games Video games about police officers Video games developed in the United Kingdom Virtual reality games Windows games Team17 games Three Fields Entertainment games