Arizona Sunshine 2 review: an inventive VR shooter

Arizona Sunshine 2 for PSVR 2 is a beautifully designed zombie shooter than ekes out anxiety from the simplest acts.

Arizona Sunshine 2; zombies on an airport runway
(Image: © Vertigo Games)

Our Verdict

Arizona Sunshine 2 makes fumbling around in VR a gameplay quirk that brings genuine anxiety to the zombie horde shooting genre. Arizona Sunshine 2 is one of PSVR 2's best shooters.

For

  • Excellent controls
  • Fun and accurate shooting
  • Buddy companion is excellent

Against

  • You really hate zombies

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Arizona Sunshine 2 specs

Arizona Sunshine 2 review; a man and dog sit on a car in the desert

(Image credit: Vertigo Games)

Publisher Vertigo Games
Developer Vertigo Studios
Release date 7 December
Systems PSVR 2, Meta Quest 2 & 3, Steam VR, Pico

Arizona Sunshine 2 is a VR game that revels in the details and the kind of game design that lesser games may massage away for fear of over-burdening players. The premise is simple: escape the zombie horde, reach the safe zone and listen to your competing internal voices, one that demands you ‘run away’ while the other insists on one more limb shot.

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The Verdict
9

out of 10

Arizona Sunshine 2 review: an inventive VR shooter

Arizona Sunshine 2 makes fumbling around in VR a gameplay quirk that brings genuine anxiety to the zombie horde shooting genre. Arizona Sunshine 2 is one of PSVR 2's best shooters.

Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.