Meh – EVO VR Infinity Space War Review

While the game is optimized for later installations of phone software, when used by those systems such as mine, it (mostly) runs fine. Looks just good enough to get by, has decent enough audio, and when it works, it’s enjoyable enough. That said, the controls are a little picky, in that you can only move your craft perfectly vertically or perfectly horizontally, you CANNOT move diagonally. This isn’t so bad at first, but when you get to the inverted spires and asteroid areas, it becomes very difficult to avoid them. I have also had issues with my craft immediately banking to the extreme left or extreme right and staying there for about 5-10 seconds before I can move again. The controls are mostly responsive aside from these instances. The shooting seems to take a bit to “get up to speed”, which may be a ‘warming up’ mechanic and not actually a bug but nonetheless it is irritating for it to behave slightly erratically The biggest issues I have with the game are: A. Lack of VR features. The whole point of VR is to feel immersed in the game and feel like you’re actually there. This game, yes you can turn your head to look around, but there’s no point. Enemy ships spawn either in front of you, or EVER SO SLIGHTLY behind you and then pass to get in front. This makes looking behind you pointless, and the area covers your entire visibility range, so looking around is literally pointless unless you just a want to take in the scenery. And...- B. The freeze after loss. It feels like every time you lose, there’s about a 1/5 chance of the game cutting to a first person perspective from within the craft and all the “menu/start” options not being visible as they seem to be hidden amongst the craft’s parts which cover them. From certain angles you can BARELY see the text, and I can’t seem to trigger them. To counteract this, I often have to remove the headset, slide the tray out and reboot the app. If you’re looking for a good VR system or game, go buy a computer and Oculus. The mobile VR programs are mediocre and seldom work perfectly. If the bugs and complaints I’ve given don’t bother you too much, you might just enjoy the game. If you expect it to be a high quality experience, it simply is not. Want a good space shooter game? Go get Galaxy on Fire 2 or Phoenix. Those games are both better than this or any kind of Star Wars app out there.
Review by Le Obervant Critik on EVO VR Infinity Space War.