GAMEPLAY Bow feels excellent
story Flat story and hero
Horizon Call of the Mountain works as an impressive PSVR2 tech showcase, but overambitious ideas make it less appealing as an action-adventure game.
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music Great soundtrack
GAMEPLAY Dodging obstacles can be finicky
Pistol Whip is a transcendent experience. This brilliant rails shooter has the trappings of a rhythm game which helps to make an already sublime experience stand out that much further.
GAMEPLAY Plenty of modifiers and options
GAMEPLAY Can be difficult at times
Pistol Whip is my favourite PSVR game of all time. The excitement of moving through the gorgeous levels whilst firing your gun in different directions, all whilst listening to an exhilarating soundtrack make it feel like nothing I’ve played before.
Regardless, the base game of Pistol Whip is great, and so it's no surprise that it has won various VR Game of the Year awards already. There are some definite drawbacks to playing it on PlayStation VR when compared to other systems...
GAMEPLAY Excellent rail shooter gameplay with a challenging rhythm mechanic
music The music tracks are too similar
I loved my time with Pistol Whip but it definitely has its issues. The biggest area for improvement which I constantly thought about is that it could use more gameplay variety.
Pistol Whip is a triumph of game design. Rather than trying to wedge a bunch of mechanics onto a platform that doesn’t welcome them, Pistol Whip instead focuses on what makes VR fun – color, sound, and motion.
GAMEPLAY You feel like a badass gun-wielding gangster
GAMEPLAY The pistol whip doesn't always work properly
Altogether, Pistol Whip is likely to be the PlayStation VR game of the year. It’s simple concept works incredibly well and has few faults. If you’ve ever wanted to be John Wick, or any other badass gun-wielding gangster for that matter...