- Publisher: Camouflaj , Sony Interactive Entertainment , Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
- Release Date: Jul 3, 2020
- Also On: Meta Quest
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Jul 2, 2020While many players may have not used their PlayStation VR in awhile, Marvel's Iron Man VR is without a doubt the game to get people to dust it off and play again. Far more than a tech demo, Marvel's Iron Man VR actually makes you feel like you are flying around and firing repulsor blasts in one of the most immersive VR experiences to date.
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Jul 2, 2020With a fresh story, AAA quality and length to match, excellent tech, and fantastic gameplay, Marvel’s Iron Man VR is the reason to own the PSVR. If you own Sony’s HMD, this game is a must-have for your library.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man VR succeeds wildly in its mission to put players into Tony Stark's iconic suit of armor. Flying and doing battle is amazing, and even more amazing is the way that players are immersed in Tony Stark’s narcissistic psyche. With story-telling without peer in the VR space, and amazing battle sequences, Iron Man VR verges on being the perfect VR game. Only the ridiculous load times are preventing this from being the greatest of all time.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man VR is one of the most technologically impressive PSVR games ever made, and raises the bar for what virtual reality games should strive for.
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Jul 2, 2020Overall, Marvel's Iron Man VR is a successful "superhero simulator" that skillfully exploits virtual reality to deliver a cinematic experience worthy of the big screen.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man VR isn't perfect, but it's the most complete and compelling VR superhero game to date. Studio Camouflaj has crafted a experience which feels whole by successfully weaving unique VR gameplay with an iconic character and a worthwhile story. Most of the game's ideas are well executed—especially its break-neck yet comfortable flying mechanics—including a few unique moments which you might not have expected from this game.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR provides some of the most enjoyable action-packed missions ever available in a virtual reality game. You may have to lollygag around for a while before being able to actually play these missions but they're definitely worth the wait.
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Jul 2, 2020One of the most interesting experience for PlayStation VR. With this game YOU are Iron Man.
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Oct 6, 2020Iron Man VR offers the ideal experience to feel like Tony Stark for a few hours, with a very competent adaptation to virtual reality that makes us feel like superheroes with intuitive and simple controls.
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Playstation Official Magazine UKJul 30, 2020Recognising that genius billionaire playboy philanthropist Tony is just as important as his metal-coated alter ego, Iron Man VR is a guaranteed virtual reality thrill for fans of the shiniest Avenger. [Issue#178, p.74]
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Jul 10, 2020Graphically, Iron Man VR is quite crisp and colourful on the PS4Pro and when matched with the excellent sound effects and super heroic music, it all comes together quite well with the gameplay that once again gives you the illusion that you are Iron Man. Add in hidden Easter eggs to be found and most gamers will easily finish this game in 8 to 10 hours and due to the fun factor of the title, it definitely opens itself to another play. All in all, a fun and must play VR experience on the PlayStation!
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Jul 8, 2020A successful tech demo that allows one to truly feel like Iron Man, the game is also a strong superhero narrative in its own right.
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Jul 6, 2020It’s difficult to judge Marvel’s Iron Man VR poorly when a team of developers is pushing the hardware to its very limits. Camouflaj’s attempt to put players into the Iron Man suit is a valiant one that offers one of PlayStation VR’s most exciting and most memorable experiences to date, even if the VR itself struggles to keep up.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel’s Iron Man VR does feel like its stretching the boundaries of what PlayStation VR and the Move controllers can do. Yes, the load times are very annoying yet the experience as a whole is still super satisfying. There might have been a few delays along the way but Camouflaj has made sure it was worth the wait. While there are plenty of hours of content to enjoy what’s most important is that exhilarating feeling of being Iron Man. Marvel’s Iron Man VR does that, making for a rewarding superhero experience.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man and Tony Stark are conduits of chaos. Virtual reality is a medium that demands comfort and sophistication. Iron Man VR attempts control of both worlds, combining Iron Man’s breakneck speed and giddying repulsors with the crafted elegance of a maturing medium. The product is a confident and convincing presentation of Iron Man, albeit one that feels limited by its budget and hardware.
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Jul 2, 2020Despite several issues, Iron Man VR was worth the time. A severely repetitive mission structure, lackluster enemy variety, mediocre environments, and a dull story can’t stop this train from rolling. It’s the beauty in the uniqueness of its sales pitch. This is the closest to being Iron Man you’ll ever get. We’re in this exciting, quiet-before-the-storm era of VR gaming. Developers have the opportunity to lay extensive groundwork and show us the possibility of what we’ll see in the future. That’s what Iron Man VR has going for it.
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Jul 2, 2020For PSVR owners, it's a simple and safe choice to spend the $39.99 for this experience, but for those considering investing in picking up the PSVR towards the end of this console generation's shelf life, well, let's hope they really, really like Iron Man.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR is exactly as we expected: immersive, frenetic and witty as the superhero to whom the game is dedicated. An intuitive, articulated and almost perfect control system is counterbalanced only by the technical limitations and the cumbersome cabling of PSVR.
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Jul 2, 2020A remarkable game about Iron Man and his universe. You will believe that you are a hero capable of flying... If you manage to get use to the controls and inertia.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel’s Iron Man VR is two distinct games separated by long load times. There’s the thrilling and immersive Iron Man side of the game, letting players actually become the superhero in a way they never have before. And then there are the more sluggish Tony Stark moments, saddled with basic point-to-point VR teleportation movement as a channel to deliver story moments to the player. Don’t get me wrong. I loved being Iron Man. Camouflaj achieved that true superhero feeling when you’re flying high above the earth. Marvel’s Iron Man VR has a strong iron heart, it feels like they are squeezing all they can from the tech, but PSVR inherently anchors the experience with technical limitations that repeatedly interrupt the immersion with yet another loading bar.
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Jul 2, 2020Despite a few setbacks like horrendous load times, sometimes janky controls, and a few missed opportunities with its (surprisingly excellent) story, Iron Man VR is an absolute triumph. Camouflaj absolutely delivered a AAA-quality campaign-driven VR game featuring one of the world’s most iconic superheroes, all while showing him in a new light with an original story that isn’t weighed down by the baggage of the MCU and comics. Flying as Iron Man feels amazing, talking to characters as Tony Stark is full of wit and humor, and from top to bottom it’s an exhilarating and well-paced adventure that feels like it only grazes the surface of how high this developer can fly in VR.
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Jul 2, 2020Being Iron Man in VR is fascinating, fun and exhilarating. While the story does not match the same experience, it is an absolute blast to be Tony Stark.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR delivers on the mission to make you feel like the armoured avenger. Some technical hiccups aside, this is a well rounded virtual reality title that takes advantage of the tech to immerse you in Tony Stark's world. It wins the day with fantastic controls and engaging combat, and the optional challenges will keep you busy once the story's wrapped up. If you don't mind waiting around in loading screens, this is a thoroughly enjoyable PSVR experience.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR is a brilliant superhero adventure, and one that replicates its star's physicality in VR in a truly incredible way.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR might not be without issues, but it’s hands down the most complete VR experience I have had to date.
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Jul 2, 2020Whether you are a Marvel fan or a PSVR fan, Iron Man VR is well worth your time and money. It's immersive, tactile, and full of charm. Few other VR games will make you feel as powerful or leave you feeling so satisfied with the time you have spent in a virtual space. The loading sections are a bit too frequent for my liking, but they never impede what is a fantastic virtual reality experience.
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Jul 2, 2020In Marvel’s Iron Man VR, Camouflaj delivers an immersive experience featuring the world’s most favorite billionaire playboy philanthropist.
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Jul 2, 2020Camouflaj has finally gotten us into a superhero like no one else has ever done before (not even Batman in his Batman Arkham VR).
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Jul 3, 2020Flying like Tony Stark is a lot of fun. Too bad the game doesn’t offer much more.
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Jul 3, 2020Quotation forthcoming.
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Jul 21, 2020Though it has technical issues and an unoriginal story, Iron Man VR is a great game that could have delivered more from its iconic hero.
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Jul 14, 2020Iron Man VR is one of the most attractive, fun and exciting games released for PSVR in quite a while. It’s far from perfect, but it’s an interesting action game and a great fan service.
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Jul 12, 2020While repetition sets in quickly and the rough edges can be distracting, Iron Man VR is so unique among superhero games that it feels absolutely essential for fans of this character. When the visor locks in and the weapons-HUD flashes on, it’s clear the best Iron Man games are going to be in VR. This first attempt is a solid blueprint; perhaps stronger tech and more time in the lab can generate better results.
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Jul 8, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR makes you feel like Tony Stark. Great moments of action that contrast with various technical problems.
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Jul 6, 2020Being Iron Man looks, feels and plays great, even if long loading times and a steep learning curve kill the joy a bit. One of PS VR’s most engrossing titles, nevertheless.
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Jul 6, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR is a pretty enjoyable virtual reality experience, but overall, it is a game with some flaws that keeps it from being a great experience.
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Jul 5, 2020Fans of Marvel's character will enjoy impersonating Tony Stark's metallic alter-ego, thank to well crafted controls and compelling flying action. The game, though, soon becomes repetitive, graphics in the city is not very compelling and the scenes with Tony add little to the experience.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man VR delivers thrilling combat and fun flight mechanics, but navigating big, open areas is frustrating.
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Jul 20, 2020Iron Man VR is a good finale for the PS4's lifecycle of PS VR titles. While there are a few technical issues with Iron Man VR – mostly related to the Move controls – it's still a pretty enjoyable affair. Just gotta take it in small doses to make sure you get your VR legs first.
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Jul 18, 2020Quotation forthcoming.
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Jul 14, 2020This is another PS4 exclusive that’s well worth the asking price, even though it’s severely limited by the aging hardware. But that ceases to matter when you experience the perfectly crafted gameplay without a shade of motion sickness.
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Jul 12, 2020Iron Man VR lets you step into the shoes of Tony Stark, with some of the best gameplay on the platform to date. Just don't expect much in the way of story or graphics.
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Jul 8, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR is the path between a game and a VR experience. Some of its mechanics are very satisfying, but it fails to present the adventure that fans of this character have been dreaming of.
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Jul 7, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR is a VR game that will appeal a lot to fans of the IP, and while some of it is nice, there are lots of shortcomings chief among which are the poor story and the very long loading times.
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Jul 2, 2020An impressively ambitious, and consistently enjoyable, VR action game that embraces all aspects of the Iron Man character and is only let down by technical limitations.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel’s Iron Man VR is not the next Marvel’s Spider-Man, and it’s not a system-selling killer app for the PSVR. But despite falling short of those admittedly high bars, it’s still a fun time. While Tony Stark’s story may not have grabbed my interest at all, flying around as his alter ego was a thrill, and its intuitive aerial combat stayed engaging even as mission and enemy variety thinned. It has plenty of extras to keep completionists playing after the credits roll too, even if there’s not much incentive to do so beyond wanting to feel the wind on your helmet... or collecting Trophies.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR is not the best PlayStation VR game of all time Camouflaj promised us. But it's a pleasant one with some good action and an interesting story. Too bad its graphics feel a bit outdated, loading screens are so long and we can only move using teleportation in a certain area.
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Jul 2, 2020I hope that Camouflaj gets their hands on Iron Man again: if only to see how they can top themselves and mend their mistakes.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man VR… offers up some neat refinements on PlayStation VR at the same time it makes some grave mistakes.
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Jul 2, 2020As Marvel games go, Iron Man VR doesn’t quite hit the high mark set by the superlative Spider-Man, but it’s an often engaging and exhilarating experience to step into shellhead’s signature armour. Long load times, overused padding and poor writing mar what would otherwise be the ultimate Iron Man adventure.
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Jul 7, 2020Iron Man VR feels restricted by its game design to be little more than a fun wave shooter, when it could have been much more. It is still a very fun game to play in VR and it's one of their better titles, but it never even scratches the heights that it so clearly aimed for.
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Jul 13, 2020The flying and shooting works wonderfully well in Iron Man VR, but the repetitive battles against the same drone enemies over and over again quickly bore us.
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Jul 3, 2020It is surprisingly content-rich and can be entertaining, but the controls take getting used to, the fights are redundant and the loading times are straight out of hell.
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Jul 3, 2020Camouflaj has done an incredible job making you feel like Iron Man, but unfortunately there are many obstacles between you and that feeling. The core gameplay is fantastic, but we’re going to spend a long, long time just watching other characters talk or stuck in loading times, constantly breaking the immersion.
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Jul 2, 2020The whole thing is not helped by the numerous loading times as well as some detection problems, while waiting for a last game which comes to rekindle the interest of the player. The result is a battered rhythm title despite solid gameplay. But which should still appeal to fans of VR and the famous superhero.
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Jul 2, 2020Marvel's Iron Man VR is a decent game, but one that will only likely appeal to a younger audience or die-hard fans of the property.
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Jul 20, 2020Iron Man VR gives you a great sense of freedom as you fly around the skies of various cities, but the levels and combat becomes repetitive rather quickly.
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Jul 13, 2020Making a superhero game is difficult, but making a VR game with free flying might be even more difficult. Still, developer Camouflaj manages to avoid most traps and deliver an action-packed adventure where, above all, the battles are wonderfully intense and entertaining. It's a shame that the pace is all over the place, and the game needed better mission variety. But in the end, most faults can be forgiven; no other game has managed to capture the feeling of being Iron Man. A fact that goes a long, long way.
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Jul 8, 2020The core flying and shooting experience here is very well done and should satisfy existing PSVR owners looking for something fresh. But from the meh upgrades and strange unlockable suit designs (it's a first person game?) to the rote storyline and repetition, everything outside of the advanced arcadey shooting gallery sections is a bit of a letdown.
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Jul 8, 2020A game that shows that Virtual Reality is a great medium for superhero stories. The game mechanics are tied to the the very essence of the character effectively and it is a game with good ideas. Unfortunately, good intentions do not make a good game and this is why Iron Man VR falls short of other productions exclusive to the Playstation VR.
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Jul 8, 2020It’s clear that the act of flying is Iron Man VR's driving force. Every story mission ends with a score and ranking, pushing you to replay and improve, and each map has multiple types of optional time trials for anyone who just wants to spend more time in the armor. Unfortunately, there aren't that many ways to take advantage of those unique controls. Aside from a single chase sequence and a story-heavy "horror ride" level, there is very little variation in the gameplay. With only a handful of weapons and enemy types, even the unique controls cannot stave off the redundancy. You'll also replay many levels more than once over the course of the story, intensifying the feeling that you've seen and done everything the game has to offer long before the credits roll.
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Jul 7, 2020If you're curious and you have a PSVR headset otherwise collecting dust right now, there's a demo of the game available on the PlayStation Store. It gives you the whole crashing-plane sequence, which will be enough to determine whether this is worth more of your time and, more importantly, any of your money.
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Jul 5, 2020It’s disappointing that, through shortcomings in design and the platform’s limitations, Iron Man VR isn’t a superhero outing worthy of the story told here, nor the Tony Stark that has carried Marvel’s films into this new age of popcorn cinema.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man VR is an enjoyable superhero adventure that doesn't quite reach summer blockbuster heights.
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Jul 2, 2020Spread over four-five chapters and a few hours this could have been a great superhero experience, but stretching it out to a longer run time dampens what few magic moments it has.
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Jul 30, 2020There is just no way around it: Iron Man VR is a disappointment. While it feels great to fly around like Iron Man, the gameplay gets stale very quickly. On top of that, the load times are unbearable, which is a shame because the story is quite enjoyable.
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Jul 2, 2020It definitely has its moments, but the fun is spread so thinly that Iron Man VR soon wears out its welcome. Being Iron Man is fun for a few minutes, but it doesn’t last. The hero who kick-started the Marvel Cinematic Universe definitely deserves better.
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Jul 2, 2020Crushed beneath a monotony of drones to trash, muffled dialogue to decipher and environments to float amidst, there are brief pleasantries and welcome respites in Marvel’s Iron Man VR. Distractions that unfortunately amount to the only genuinely welcome highs in a VR effort that, commendable an effort it is to move out of the regular shooting gallery format, are wound up in one too many technical follies and lackluster mission objectives for the implied liberties to feel substantial. Yet in a game with such dire over-reliance on its players treating its controls and combat — both at the same time — like second-nature, when the erroneous ways with motion controls crop up, the damage to one’s time (and thus one’s enjoyment) is far more detrimental. Appeasing fans with its source material, on its own, is a harmless endeavor. So long as there are little difficulties and confusions with the gameplay accompanying it. Marvel’s Spider-Man proved what good-will can be generated out of such licensed iterations, when wielded properly. Marvel’s Iron Man VR, however, is a flawed but ultimately frustrating effort to sell. Twisting the once-attractive proposal of being Iron Man into a clumsy misdirection.
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Jul 2, 2020You're going to need one seriously iron stomach to withstand Iron Man VR's lows, and they don't come with any payoff in terms of addictive action or satisfying comic-book storytelling. I'd hoped for more from what appears to be the last major PSVR game for PlayStation 4, but sadly, my expectations turned out to be virtual, not real.
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Jul 2, 2020Iron Man VR would have been better off being smaller, focusing the game on telling a story and using the suit in interesting and fresh ways. Instead, it focuses on being a big combat simulator that’s too clumsy to enjoy. Strong voice acting and writing can’t overcome all of Iron Man VR’s technical problems, which are bad enough that I would warn most players who haven’t tried much VR to stay away. For those with strong VR stomachs and a love of the MCU, there’s enough here that you might have a good time. But you might be better off just downloading the demo instead.
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Jul 2, 2020There are a lot of good ideas in Iron Man VR. But between the rough controls, repetitive gameplay, and lackluster graphics, it’s the sort of thing that feels like it would have been better suited to a shorter, more polished experience. It can make you feel like Iron Man at times — but that’s not enough to carry a full-length game.
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Jul 2, 2020I think the hardest part of playing Iron Man VR, impressive as it was, was the stifling nature of donning the PSVR for a long period of time. That's not the fault of the designers necessarily, but it does beg the question of just how far you want to go in creating this extremely dense interactive experience, with multi-part missions that can take more than 30 minutes to complete. Iron Man VR feels like an amazing amusement park ride that just keeps going, leaving you feeling dazed and a little ill when it finally comes to an end.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 96 out of 171
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Mixed: 16 out of 171
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Negative: 59 out of 171
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Jul 3, 2020It's a fun game to play, especially when you want to pass the time. And also I think it's best VR game out there, but that's just my opinion.