Echo Combat brings 4v4 zero-gravity combat to virtual reality

Echo Combat debuts on Thursday as the latest zero-gravity robot-fighting virtual reality game from Ready At Dawn Studios.The Oculus Rift with Touch title is based on the gameplay of the Irvine, California-based studio’s previous Lone Echo and Echo Arena VR games, and this one has a fresh take on competitive gaming. While you throw a disc around to other players in Echo Arena, you can shoot at players in Echo Combat in zero g. The game has a shot to be a new esport in VR.At Oculus Connect 5 in September, Ready At Dawn revealed additional details about Echo Combat, including another map, Combustion, as well as an additional game mode called Capture Point. It also announced private matches and trophy-like achievements for Oculus Home.Now, the company said it has one more map for the launch: Dyson, which has a big open-space for Control Point mode, where players fight for control of a particular location.Echo Combat also has a new weapon dubbed the Meteor, which acts like a classic rocket launcher. The game also features a grenade-like device called Instant Repair that heals targets on impact, including yourself.