VR Game Review: Get The Heck Out

You don't need to pay £££ and download GB of files in order to have a good VR game. It turns out that the Web is perfectly capable of serving a decent VR experience. You can open up your VR rig's browser (I use Wolvic) and start playing instantly.

I've just completed "Get The Heck Out". It's a fun and free shooter. The twist is, you are expected to die. A lot. You start with a puny pea-shooter:

After every level you can upgrade your weapons - which last until you die. But every few levels, you get the chance for a permanent upgrade. So you restart with more powerful guns, shields, and armour.

Here's how it looks at the start:

https://tube.tchncs.de/w/jN7g9LWPYmtUNLgbdq6E4B

And by the time you're fully kitted out, you'll have an experience like this:

It only takes a few hours to complete - and you get a bit of a workout from ducking and diving away from all the enemies.

The graphics, music, and sound effects get a little repetitive - but isn't a blockbuster experience at a premium price. On some levels, the game stutters as it tries to keep up with drawing hundreds of fast-moving projectiles. You do have to exit the VR view in order to see what permanent upgrades you have.

But it is the sort of game which is immediately accessible. There's no learning curve - just point and shoot. You can play stood up or sat down - there's no ability to wander around the level, so you don't need much space to play.

It is brilliant to see just how good WebVR and WebGL are.