Key Highlights:
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was announced to receive 30 additional VR Missions as downloadable content.
- The missions include combat training, tactical manoeuvring and stealth challenges set outside the main campaign.
- Konami initially announced the DLC for PlayStation 3, with some missions allowing players to control a Dwarf Gekko.
Konami announced on 4 February 2013 that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance would receive 30 additional VR Missions as downloadable content, initially presented as exclusive to the PlayStation 3.
The announcement provided a clearer picture of the VR content previously mentioned as part of the game’s planned DLC. Rather than expanding the main campaign, the pack would focus on standalone challenges designed around Raiden’s combat and movement abilities.
The 30 missions include combat training, tactical manoeuvring and stealth-based challenges across stages not featured in the main campaign. Their distinctive virtual environments were inspired by the VR Missions associated with earlier Metal Gear games, including Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions.
Konami also confirmed an unusual change of perspective for some challenges, with players able to control a Dwarf Gekko instead of Raiden.
No release date or price for the VR Missions pack was confirmed in the 4 February announcement. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance itself was due to launch in North America on 19 February 2013.
The regional DLC plans became clearer the following month. The VR Missions pack eventually launched in North America on 12 March for PS3, where it was temporarily free until 3 April. Europe received the DLC on 13 March for both PS3 and Xbox 360, priced at £1.99 on PlayStation Network or 240 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live.
Source – PlayStation Blog
