Taking inspiration from Nintendo and its Nintendo Direct presentations, Sony kicked off its first-everState of Play livestreamwith the announcement ofIron Man VRfor PlayStation VR. Made in collaboration with Camouflaj Games and Marvel,Iron Man VRwill have players looking through the eyes of Iron Man himself, using PlayStation Move controllers to blast away enemies.
Details on the game remain scarce, but the trailer does seem to indicate that it will also have out of suit segments where players are controlling an unarmored Tony Stark. Combat looks like it will consist of on-rails shooter sections, but it’s possible the final product will be a more involved.
It appears as thoughIron Man VRwill offer a story-based adventure, as opposed to just letting players live out a power fantasy of being Iron Man. From what we can tell by the trailer, the story will be about the dangerous computer hacker Ghost, who appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the main villain ofAnt-Man and the Wasp. Ghost is traditionally an Iron Man villain, so it makes sense for him (or her, depending on which incarnation is in the game) to be inIron Man VR.
Due to how brief theIron Man VRgame trailer was, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the project. For example, it’s unclear if it is aPlayStation VRexclusive, or if it will be available for other virtual reality headsets as well. However, it wouldn’t be all that surprising if it does turn out to be a PlayStation VR exclusive.
After all, Marvel and Sony have developed a strong relationship thanks to thePS4-exclusiveSpider-Manfrom Insomniac Games that won numerous awards and is considered by many to be one of the best superhero games ever made. Considering the success Marvel saw by lendingSpider-Manto Sony, one has to imagine that it would want to keep working with PlayStation on future video game projects.
Whether or notIron Man VRcan be for virtual reality games whatSpider-Manwas to traditional games remains to be seen. We’ll find out whenIron Man VRreleases later this year.
