Resident Evil 4 VR adds The Mercenaries mode in free update for Quest 2

Resident Evil 4’s virtual reality rework for Quest 2 headsets is getting a free update, one that will add the beloved Mercenaries mode from the original game. Oculus Studios announced The Mercenaries VR at Meta Quest on Wednesday. Capcom and Armature Studio were also involved in the announcement. Today’s update is now available.

The VR version for The Mercenaries Resident Evil 4 VROnline leaderboards are available and there are 20 challenges players can take on. The challenges can unlock other features like the Big Head Mode, the black-and white Classic Horror Mode, or golden gun skins. After acquiring these items in The Mercenaries they will become available in The Main Game.

Oculus Studios and Capcom released Armature Studio, Armature Studio, and Capcom Resident Evil 4 VRIn October 2021. The game reimagines Capcom’s classic survival horror action game in first-person. It plays much better than we expected, according to The Verge.

The Mercenaries is a game where players fight waves of enemies and are given very limited ammo and time. Players can create kill combinations to increase their score. Resident Evil 4 VR’s version of The Mercenaries includes playable characters Leon S. Kennedy, Ada Wong, Hunk, Jack Krauser, and Albert Wesker.

Capcom added The Mercenaries to the original game as a bonus mode. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. The mode wasn’t present in 2020’s Resident Evil 3 remake — Capcom opted for the 4v1 multiplayer game Resident Evil Resistance instead — or in Resident Evil 7 biohazardCapcom restored the beat-the-clock, combo-focused mode. Resident Evil Village.

Resident Evil 4It was released for the first time in 2005. Initial release was a GameCube exclusive. RE4Later, it was available for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch. Capcom previously experimented with VR in 2017’s Resident Evil 7 biohazard.