The Mercenaries update lands today in Resident Evil 4 VR

Last year when Resident Evil 4 VR released for Oculus Quest 2, the team at Oculus Studios and Armature Games did confirm that the Mercenaries mode would also be coming in 2022, during the latest Meta Quest Showcase, they shadow dropped it.

In The Mercenaries, you’ll take on waves of Ganados across a variety of levels as you endeavor to rack up points in your battle to survive. There’s a timer ticking down with each passing second before a helicopter comes to rescue you, so you’ve got to get as high of a score as possible (and stay alive!) until the timer runs out. Each map has extra time pickups hidden in various nooks and crannies to keep you going, but it’s definitely not easy.

And The Mercenaries is getting a few additions for its VR debut. In this new version of The Mercenaries, players will be able to claim their spot on ranked online leaderboards and even take on 20 all-new Challenges. In Challenges mode, we introduce wild scenarios and restricted conditions for completing levels to ramp up the intensity. Some examples include getting high scores using nothing but a knife, a mysterious fog impairing your vision, or even special circumstances that restrict time even further.

By completing Challenges, you’ll unlock all sorts of awesome things like a Big Head Mode, black-and-white Classic Horror Mode, or even new Golden Gun skins that were custom-made for VR players. All of those can be used in the main game as well as Challenges mode.