BATTLESCAR: Punk Was Invented By Girls
Release date: Feb 17, 2021
Developers: Atlas V
Publishers: ARTE France, RYOT
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, German, Korean, Japanese

Warning: Battlescar is only compatible with Oculus Rift ABOUT It's 1978, New York City. You’re running through a gritty subway station in NYC when WHOOSH! – a graffiti-splattered subway train nearly takes you out. Let punk music fill your ears as your adrenaline peaks! Welcome to Battlescar - a three-part animated VR film series of 30 minutes, where you dive into the grungy punk world of two teenage runaways: Lupe, voiced by Rosario Dawson, a Puerto-Rican American 16-year-old, and Debbie, a badass with a mysterious past. Lupe needs a home, Debbie wants someone who “gets her,” and together they will form a punk band and take on the city. Created by Martín Allais and Nico Casavecchia, story by Nico Casavecchia and Mercedes Arturo. Coproduced by Oculus, Arte France, Atlas V, RYOT, produced by Atlas V, Albyon, 1STAveMachine, with support from CNC, Kaleidoscope, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma and Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes. Battlescar was selected at Sundance, Tribeca, Venice International and Annecy Film Festival.

Press reviews: “Edited elegantly, shifting between full-sized sets and tiny vignettes floating in mid-air. [Battlescar] takes advantage of virtual reality’s strengths, but still focuses on telling a story that’s compelling in its own right.” The Verge “An experience that reenergized my love of narrative-driven VR and brought me back to the infantile excitement of seeing this technology with fresh eyes.” Venture Beat “In BattleScar, Rosario Dawson delivers a fiery narrative about New York punks.” Cartoon Brew