''Robo Recall'' is a

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game developed and published by

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platforms. The game was released for the Oculus Rift on March 1, 2017, and an Oculus Quest version titled ''Robo Recall: Unplugged'' was released on May 21, 2019. Players that activate their

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virtual reality controllers with its software are able to download the game for free.

Plot

Players control Agent 34, an employee of RoboReady, a leading manufacturer of service robots. As a Recaller, it is the player's job to remove "defective" robots from circulation. After a virus causes RoboReady's products to rebel against their human masters, the Recaller must disable all defective models and find the cause of the virus. After collecting rogue robots for research and enabling Robo-Relays to shut down the robots in the area, it is revealed that a rogue robot, called Odin, is the one who released the virus, in which his motive was to make the internet belong to him. It is revealed at the end of the game that one of the A.I bots that was leading the player is actually Odin. The Agent eventually defeats Odin, and everything is fixed.

Gameplay

Gameplay takes place from a first-person perspective. The player can access four different weapons: a pistol, a revolver, a shotgun, and a plasma rifle, holstered on the hip or back. Players move by teleporting, which is controlled with the thumbstick. Although principally a shooter, the game allows players to physically grab enemies, dismantle them, throw them, and in some cases use their weaponry against other enemies. Enemy projectiles like bullets and missiles can also be caught and thrown back at enemies. The game awards point bonuses for certain types of kills, and a multiplier for unbroken kill streaks. Scores are uploaded to online rankings at the end of a stage. Later on in the game, new robot types are introduced, such as spider-like bots that explode, drones that fire lasers, giant bots that fires a huge laser, bots that can stop the player from teleporting, bots that fly and shoot rockets, bots with shields and automatic pistols, and bots that can shoot small guided missiles.

Reception

On the day of release the game received an 8.5 out of 10 rating for

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'' gave it a score of 5 stars out of 5. It was nominated for "Best VR Game" in ''

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''s Game of the Year Awards, and for "Best Shooter" and "Best VR Experience" in IGN's Best of 2017 Awards. It won the award for "Best Virtual Reality Game" in ''

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''s Best of 2017 Awards, and for "Best VR Shooter" in their 2017 Shooter of the Year Awards.

Accolades

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* {{Epic 2017 video games Epic Games games First-person shooters Oculus Rift games Meta Quest games Single-player video games Unreal Engine games Video games about robots Video games developed in the United States Windows games