Pong Champion VR (Steam VR)

VR Shop Score – Bronze Award

System: Valve Index & HTC Vive
Price at Time Of Review: £6.99
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Sports
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Standing
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG

 

Description: For the HTC Vive Owner who is looking for the best VR Ping Pong experience. ‘Pong Champion VR’ is a table tennis simulation with a state-of-the-art physics engine that feels just like the real thing. Unlike other virtual reality ping pong games, Pong Champion VR allows you to put some spin on the ball and perform kill shots against your opponent. Train your serve and test your skills against multiple difficulty levels. You’ll never have to chase balls again!

Review: It’s important to tell you the good points of Pong Champion VR before I go into the bad. This game is fun to play and the physics engine is also pretty good. If you just want to do some light ping-pong practice this might be perfect for you. Sadly time has not been kind to this game and since its release, many other ping-pong games have been made for VR and they are all better than this in every way.

With its low-quality models and textures and annoying music, this is one game that might have been good enough at one point but is now nothing but overpriced retro VR nostalgia. It’s not a terrible game to play, but with no multiplayer and a high price tag, there is simply no way I would recommend this to anyone.