Road Rash-inspired Road Redemption gets Oculus Rift support via stretch goal

Until now, we've mainly seen the Oculus Rift put to use in first-person shooters , first-person parkour simulators , and first-person whatevers , but a virtual reality bike racing/violence title seems like a particularly good use for the magic space-helmet. The Road Rash-inspired Road Redemption - currently up for funding on Kickstarter , with 9 days and around $60,000 left to go - has been filmed working with Oculus Rift, meaning we can experience hitting a motorcyclist with a chain from the inside . You know, if the game reaches its $160,000 target. Er, and gets another $38,000 on top of that .

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