The Wizards: Enhanced Edition

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Hobby Consolas
    Mar 12, 2019
    84
    The Wizards delivers one of the most solid experience we enjoyed in VR. It is immersive, comfortable and makes perfect use of motion controls to make us feel like summoning spells and confronting huge creatures.
  2. COGconnected
    Mar 12, 2019
    83
    The Wizards Enhanced Edition is a pretty fun VR fantasy adventure that brings consistent thrills to the PSVR in its cool spellcasting and its polished presentation. You’ll feel like a real, powerful wizard slaying orcs and goblins and lots of other crazy creatures — and the launch price of $24.99 is pretty sweet too. The relatively short length and one-note gameplay might spoil the magic a little bit, but there’s no doubt that this is a VR game that all aspiring warlocks should consider trying.
  3. GameOver.gr
    Apr 5, 2019
    80
    The Enhanced version of The Wizards is an absolute joy to play. It has a great movement system with zero locomotion, the gesture-based battle is fabulous and the overall art direction and graphics are superb. We had some major issues when the game was losing track of the Move Controllers, but besides that, this is one of the best ways to feel like a true spellcaster.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 12, 2019
    80
    Making gestures to cast your spells is amazing and very funny, even when you start noticing some repetitiveness while you progress in The Wizards - Enhanced Edition.
  6. The Games Machine
    Mar 12, 2019
    77
    A light and entertaining alternative to heavy-weight shooters like Raw Data and In Death, The Wizards gives the player great satisfaction in creating spells with their own hands, and that's simply amazing.
  7. 4P.de
    Mar 13, 2019
    76
    It isn’t as accurate as a full roomscale VR experience, but nonetheless The Wizards on PSVR takes you into a world where you enjoy the power of magic as a result of your gestures.
  8. PSX Extreme
    Aug 22, 2019
    75
    The Wizards is a step in the right direction. Casting spells is a blast and very intuitive. While the game does have some of the shortcomings that plague most VR games, this one makes up for it with the fact that you get to play as a wizard. The game is pretty meaty and has plenty for you to do. It looks pretty good too, minus a few less than ideal animations. Unfortunately The Wizards falls a bit short of being amazing. A shallow gameplay loop and content that grows stale after a while. I learned all the spells very quickly and I found myself wanting a little more by the end of the game. This time, not in a good way. Despite all that, I still enjoyed my time with The Wizards. It really is a lot of fun. I’m just not sure when or if I’ll get back to it.
  9. 3DJuegos
    Mar 15, 2019
    75
    The Wizards: Enhanced Edition is a very exciting and addictive (at least while it lasts) first person action adventure now redesigned for PSVR (the PC version it´s already available over a year before this PS4 port). And it is one of the best games in its genre for PSVR.
  10. UploadVR
    Mar 12, 2019
    75
    On the gamut of magic-based first-person action games, The Wizards: Enhanced Editions is definitely one of the better ones. Its spell-casting system is interactive without being too cumbersome and the campaign mode packs a solid amount of content. Plenty of collectibles, a replayable Arena mode, and lots of mission augmentations add up to this being a really fun journey. But some of the repetition, relatively short length, and recycled wave-shooter-style mission structures left us wanting a bit more creativity. I absolutely enjoyed my time with The Wizards, but with a few additions it could have been the definitive VR spell-casting game.

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 5 out of 14
  1. Leocolt
    Nov 20, 2020
    8
    You do hand gestures to summon fireballs, magic arrows, and death rays. Do I need to say anything more to sell you on the game? Even though itYou do hand gestures to summon fireballs, magic arrows, and death rays. Do I need to say anything more to sell you on the game? Even though it certainly comes from a humble studio and there’s some stuff that could have been polished, this is one of the PSVR games I recommend the most.… Full Review »
  2. pacific1
    Jan 13, 2020
    3
    I had tracking issues with the move controllers and the camera that I couldn't resolve so the game was basically unplayable for me, just asI had tracking issues with the move controllers and the camera that I couldn't resolve so the game was basically unplayable for me, just as the other reviewer was saying… Full Review »
  3. John19277
    Aug 27, 2019
    6
    The game is overall very well done. The motion controls work well, the aiming is decently accurate, and the spells are satisfying to cast.The game is overall very well done. The motion controls work well, the aiming is decently accurate, and the spells are satisfying to cast. However, I ran into a game breaking bug in one of the earlier levels. I was given a magic rune and was told to put it in my pocket. I look down to see my pocket, and there it is. Down at my ankles. When I reach down to try and put it in, the motion controllers lose tracking. I thought messing with the in-game height option could help, but no. It moves the pocket down into the ground. No amount of height tweaking, messing with the camera, or re-centering has been able to fix this, and it's a shame because the game had me completely engrossed. I'd highly recommend this game, but be aware that if you get the PSVR version, this is something that can happen.… Full Review »
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