# Arizona Sunshine

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{{Short description|2016 video game}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Arizona Sunshine
| image = Arizona Sunshine.jpg
| developer = Vertigo Games<br/>Jaywalkers Interactive
| publisher = Vertigo Games
| engine = [Unity](/source/Unity_(game_engine))
| platforms = [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows)<br>[PlayStation 4](/source/PlayStation_4)<br>[Oculus Rift](/source/Oculus_Rift)<br>[Oculus Quest](/source/Oculus_Quest)<br>[Windows Mixed Reality](/source/Windows_Mixed_Reality)<br>[HTC Vive](/source/HTC_Vive)<br>[Valve Index](/source/Valve_Index)<br>[PlayStation 5](/source/PlayStation_5) (remake)<br>[Meta Quest 2](/source/Meta_Quest_2) (remake)<br>[Meta Quest 3](/source/Meta_Quest_3) (remake)<br>[Steam VR](/source/Steam_VR) (remake)
| released = {{Start date|2016|12|06}}<br>{{Start date|2024|10|17}} (remake)
| genre = [First-person shooter](/source/First-person_shooter)
| modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player), [Multiplayer](/source/Multiplayer)
| composer = Jonathan van den Wijngaarden
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}}
'''''Arizona Sunshine''''' is a zombie survival [first-person shooter](/source/first-person_shooter) video game released on December 6, 2016. The game is compatible with the [HTC Vive](/source/HTC_Vive), [Oculus Rift](/source/Oculus_Rift), [Oculus Quest](/source/Oculus_Quest), [Valve Index](/source/Valve_Index) and [PlayStation VR](/source/PlayStation_VR) [virtual reality headset](/source/virtual_reality_headset)s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.polygon.com/virtual-reality/2016/11/9/13563370/arizona-sunshine-hands-on-vr|title=Playing one of VR's most violent and exciting games|last=Kuchera|first=Ben|date=November 9, 2016|work=[Polygon](/source/Polygon_(website))|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519120751/https://www.polygon.com/virtual-reality/2016/11/9/13563370/arizona-sunshine-hands-on-vr|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-room-scale-steamvr-zombie-apocalypse-game-ar/1100-6427559/|title=Watch Room-Scale SteamVR Zombie Apocalypse Game Arizona Sunshine|last=Maiberg|first=Emanuel|date=May 23, 2015|website=[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)|language=en-US|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519121333/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-room-scale-steamvr-zombie-apocalypse-game-ar/1100-6427559/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.destructoid.com/arizona-sunshine-the-steam-vr-revolution-will-unsurprisingly-have-zombies-292582.phtml|title=Arizona Sunshine: The (Steam) VR revolution will, unsurprisingly, have zombies|last=Hansen|first=Steven|date=May 21, 2015|work=[Destructoid](/source/Destructoid)|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510131729/https://www.destructoid.com/arizona-sunshine-the-steam-vr-revolution-will-unsurprisingly-have-zombies-292582.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/21/arizona-sunshine-announced-for-htc-vive|title=Arizona Sunshine Announced for HTC Vive|last=Williams|first=Katie|date=May 21, 2015|website=[IGN](/source/IGN)|language=en-US|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604013020/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/21/arizona-sunshine-announced-for-htc-vive|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/28/valve-vr-hands-on-with-12-vive-games|title=Valve VR: Hands-On With 12 Vive Games|last=Dyer|first=Mitch|date=January 27, 2016|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519034054/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/28/valve-vr-hands-on-with-12-vive-games|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/342180/announcements/detail/1602634609621793949|title=Arizona Sunshine :: Valve Index Support & Custom Controls Update|date=2019-06-28|website=steamcommunity.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111220559/https://steamcommunity.com/games/342180/announcements/detail/1602634609621793949|url-status=live}}</ref>

A sequel, ''[Arizona Sunshine 2](/source/Arizona_Sunshine_2)'', was released in 2023. Then, in 2024, features built for the sequel were integrated into the original game. The updated version of the original game and all DLCs were re-released as ''Arizona Sunshine Remake''. The remake was released on modern platforms, including [PlayStation VR2](/source/PlayStation_VR2), [Meta Quest 2](/source/Meta_Quest_2), [Meta Quest 3](/source/Meta_Quest_3) and [Steam VR](/source/Steam_VR).

==Gameplay==
''Arizona Sunshine'' requires motion controllers for play. The controllers are used to manipulate virtual firearms as well as to interact with the player's inventory and the environment. The player can carry a firearm in each hand, as well as two more in holstered positions, one on either side of the hips. The game supports [room scale](/source/room_scale) tracking. In the original version of the game traveling long distances required teleporting by pointing the controller and pressing the appropriate button but a January 2017 update to the game made artificial locomotion (free-roaming) available as an option.

The game includes a campaign in which the player explores environments and finds the tools needed to advance, and a horde mode in which players are confined to a small camp and try to survive against increasingly difficult waves of zombie attacks. The zombies themselves spawn according to the player's chosen difficulty level. On higher levels, zombies can spawn in larger numbers, and tougher zombies with "armor" (e.g. Motorcycle helmets, army uniforms, etc.) spawn more frequently. Both the campaign and the horde mode can be played in [single-player](/source/single-player) and [multiplayer](/source/multiplayer) modes.<ref name="uploadvr">{{Cite news|url=https://uploadvr.com/arizona-sunshine-review/|title=Arizona Sunshine Review: The Best VR Zombie Shooter Yet|last=Jagneaux|first=David|date=June 29, 2017|work=[UploadVR](/source/UploadVR)|access-date=May 18, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220043411/https://uploadvr.com/arizona-sunshine-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the campaign the player constantly encounters small groups of zombies which are relatively easy to dispatch. But certain player actions, like picking up certain objects needed to advance the story, trigger a large zombie horde from which the player has to defend themselves by using their weapons and surroundings.

==Plot==
The unnamed player character (voiced by Sky Soleil), awakes in a cave in an [Arizona](/source/Arizona) river valley. While exploring his surroundings and killing zombies he encounters, he finds a radio, turns it on and hears, among much static, something which sounds like a human voice. Searching for the source of the signal, the player encounters another radio with a stronger signal and comes to the conclusion that it is sent from a refinery which has been reinforced by the military. But when he reaches the refinery, he sees that it has been overrun by zombies. The player kills them all in a fit of rage and then has a breakdown. After staying the night in a safe room in the refinery, he continues the next morning, aimless and desperate. But after finding another radio, he notices that the signal is still there and is being sent from a town called ''Sunshine, Arizona''. The player continues to the town and finally reaches the radio station, only to find out that no one in the station is alive and the signal is sent automatically. But when he screams his frustrations into the radio station microphone, someone answers him and tells him to wait outside, where he is rescued by a helicopter after withstanding a massive horde of zombies.

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 81/100<ref name=MC-PC/> <br/> PS4: 63/100<ref name=MC-PS4/>
| Destruct = 6/10<ref name=Dtoid>{{Cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-arizona-sunshine-445183.phtml |title=Review: Arizona Sunshine |work=[Destructoid](/source/Destructoid) |date=June 27, 2017 |last=Devore |first=Jordan |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306094512/https://www.destructoid.com/review-arizona-sunshine-445183.phtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev1 = ''Hardcore Gamer''
| rev1Score = 3.5/5<ref name=HardG>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/12/23/review-arizona-sunshine/240484/ |title=Review: Arizona Sunshine |work=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 23, 2016 |last=Cunningham |first=James |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916060246/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/12/23/review-arizona-sunshine/240484/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2 = [Push Square](/source/Push_Square)
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref name=PushS>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/arizona_sunshine |title=Arizona Sunshine Review (PS4) |website=[Push Square](/source/Push_Square) |publisher=[Gamer Network](/source/Gamer_Network) |date=July 1, 2017 |last=Barker |first=Sammy |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916060341/http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/arizona_sunshine |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev3 = [UploadVR](/source/UploadVR)
| rev3Score = 8.5/10<ref name=UploadVR>{{Cite web |url=https://uploadvr.com/arizona-sunshine-review/ |title=Arizona Sunshine Updated Review: The Best VR Zombie Shooter Yet |work=[UploadVR](/source/UploadVR) |date=June 29, 2017 |last=Jagneaux |first=David |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916092941/https://uploadvr.com/arizona-sunshine-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

''Arizona Sunshine'' received positive reviews for the PC version of the game, while the [PlayStation 4](/source/PlayStation_4) version received mixed reviews. On [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), the game holds scores of 81/100 for the PC version (based on 5 reviews)<ref name=MC-PC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/arizona-sunshine/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Arizona Sunshine for PC Reviews |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |publisher=[CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive) |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240604013334/https://www.metacritic.com/game/arizona-sunshine/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}</ref> and 63/100 for the PlayStation 4 version (based on 31 reviews).<ref name=MC-PS4>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/arizona-sunshine/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Arizona Sunshine for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |publisher=[CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive) |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240604013343/https://www.metacritic.com/game/arizona-sunshine/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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=== Remake ===
{{Video game reviews
| MC           = Quest: 80/100<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/arizona-sunshine-remake/critic-reviews/?platform=meta-quest |title=Arizona Sunshine Remake for Quest Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 12, 2025}}</ref><br/>PS5: 78/100<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/arizona-sunshine-remake/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |title=Arizona Sunshine Remake for PlayStation 5 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 12, 2025}}</ref>
| rev1         = [Push Square](/source/Push_Square)
| rev1Score    = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psvr2/arizona-sunshine-remake |title=Arizona Sunshine Remake (PS5) - More Remaster Than Remake |work=Push Square |access-date=June 12, 2025}}</ref>
}}

''Arizona Sunshine Remake'' received generally favorable reviews on both PC, Quest and [PlayStation 5](/source/PlayStation_5). On Metacritic, the game holds scores of 78/100 for the PS5 version (based on 12 reviews) and 80/100 for the Quest version (based on 5 reviews).
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==Core i7 exclusivity scandal==
Shortly after the game's release, players discovered that certain unadvertised features in ''Arizona Sunshine'' were only available on systems with an [Intel Core i7](/source/Intel_Core_i7) CPU, due to a deal formed between Vertigo Games and [Intel](/source/Intel).<ref name="polygon">{{Cite news|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/8/13883486/arizona-sunshine-intel-content-unlocked|title=Steam users enraged over Intel-exclusive content in game, inspiring quick reversal|last=Kuchera|first=Ben|date=December 8, 2016|work=Polygon|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519204542/https://www.polygon.com/2016/12/8/13883486/arizona-sunshine-intel-content-unlocked|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[PC Gamer](/source/PC_Gamer)'' referred to the hardware lockout as "unprecedented" in a video game. After fans expressed concerns, developer Vertigo Games announced that the restricted modes would become available to all players in March 2017.<ref name="pcgamer">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/vr-shooter-arizona-sunshine-has-features-locked-behind-timed-cpu-exclusivity/|title=VR shooter Arizona Sunshine has features locked behind timed CPU exclusivity [update: not any more]|last=Prescott|first=Shaun|date=December 8, 2016|work=[PC Gamer](/source/PC_Gamer)|access-date=May 18, 2018|language=EN-GB}}</ref> The lockout drew a large negative backlash from the player community,<ref name="polygon" /> and Vertigo Games unlocked the features to all players a day after the lockout was discovered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/arizona-sunshine-restricts-new-content-to-certain-/1100-6446084/|title=Arizona Sunshine Restricts New Content to Certain CPUs, then Backpedals|last=Imms|first=Jason|date=December 7, 2016|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519204312/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/arizona-sunshine-restricts-new-content-to-certain-/1100-6446084/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.arizona-sunshine.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|8166556}}

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Category:Video games set in Arizona
Category:Windows games
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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Arizona Sunshine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Sunshine) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Sunshine?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.