Schwein MMU (Oculus Rift)

Price at Time Of Review: £2.29 ($3)
Comfort Rating: Red (Extreme Movement)
Genre: Space Shooter
Supported Platforms: Oculus Rift, Rift S
Supported Controllers: Gamepad
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG

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Description: Schwein Manned Maneuvering Unit, a 6 degrees of freedom shooter using Newtonian flight dynamics. Play in an aggressive or non-aggressive manner. HINT: To get used to the controls, try not to be the one to fire the first shot. Upgrade ship and customize its behavior based on your play style. 2 cockpit types, enable in options menu. Complex cockpit lowers visibility but may help with motion sickness. Please try the Schwein MMU Demo for free. Story: An AI has become self aware and taken over automated stations near Earth, Moon, Mars and Jupiter’s orbit. You have been tasked with investigating these space stations and neutralizing the AI if need be.

Review: It is no secret that we are fans of space shooters here in the VR shop. The story goes that an AL has become aware on a space station and it is your job to take care of the problem and neutralise the threat. How do you do that? By shooting the hell into anything that moves. You get control of a ship with 6-degrees of freedom which mean this is not for those who suffer from VR sickness as this game can make even the hardiest of stomachs feel queazy.

The controls take a lot of getting used to, to say the least. With your look controlling the gun turrets and the control sticks (you have to use a gamepad) to control the movement of the ship. Even then things are a little tricky.

This game has all the makings of a great game. But sadly it has one of the worst control systems of any space shooter I have played. Using a joypad even a 6 degree of freedom space shooter should have been easy to get used to. But sadly that isn’t the case. As for the rest of the game, the graphics, the sound even the storyline it OK. With a few simple tweaks, this could be a great game. But for now, it is best avoided.