C-Smash VRS: Cult Classic Dreamcast Game Gets Reimagined for PS VR2
Developer RapidEyeMovers announced that it is reimagining the Sega arcade game for PlayStation VR2. The game, titled, will also receive a demo next month, but does not have a solid release window.
It will be based on the 2001 title that originally came to Sega NAOMI arcade systems before being ported to the Dreamcast. And while the arcade version did at least come to Europe, the Dreamcast port never made its way out of Japan. acts as a sort of combination between the sport squash and the video game, and has players trying to clear tiles in various levels by hitting a ball back and forth against them.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Director Jörg Tittel said that the “VRS” in stands for both “VR” and “versus,” and players will get the chance to try out both when the demo launches on March 23. This demo will include both online play and a solo training mode, yet it isn’t clear if it will also contain co-op, which will be in the full release. is also only playable inside of VR and is available to wishlist now on the PlayStation Store.
According to Tittel, the idea to reimagine the obscure Sega game came during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, he teamed up with VR pioneers Wolf & Wood — which has developed a handful of VR projects, most notably 2017’s — as well as designers Cory Schmitz (, ) and Arkotype (), musicians Ken Ishii () and Danalogue (, ), art director Rob Davis (), and sound designer Dan Pugsley ().
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