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VR Battleship Yamato

Full Scale Restoration of the Japanese battleship “Yamato” in VR. Battleship Yamato was constructed during the World War Ⅱ in 1941, and it was the biggest battleship ever built. Unfortunately, Yamato didn’t…

17 August 2017

VR Battleship Yamato is a video game, released 17 August 2017 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What VR Battleship Yamato is

VR Battleship Yamato was released in 2017. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Full Scale Restoration of the Japanese battleship “Yamato” in VR. Battleship Yamato was constructed during the World War Ⅱ in 1941, and it was the biggest battleship ever built. Unfortunately, Yamato didn’t last through the war, and it sank to the bottom of the sea. Now, battleship Yamato is completely restored in full scale in VR. It is based on the blueprints and the recollections of the actual crew who are still alive. In this app, you can actually get on Yamato and walk across the deck, climb up the bridge, and go inside the ship. See the Yamato crew taking command. View the explosions of the gun fire from a close distance.
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How it plays

It is played from a virtual reality perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

VR Battleship Yamato launched on 17 August 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

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When did VR Battleship Yamato come out?
VR Battleship Yamato was released on 17 August 2017 for PC (Microsoft Windows).