I have never been a fan of rhythm games like Guitar Hero and the like. I am still not a fan of those types of games... except Beat Saber - which completely blew me away.

Backtrack to a drunken night playing VR and my wife suggests trying out this "Beat Saber game" for a laugh. I thought "why not"? After-all, I have the 2 hour refund window in Steam so she can get some VR dance fun and then I can get my money back. Oh boy was I in for a shock...

Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you attempt to hit oncoming blocks at varying angles and directions, to the beat of music. It also features walls to duck and doge, along with bombs to avoid like the plague. Sounds simple? Well, it is - in theory. It's a game that is instantly accessible by pretty much anyone but that also takes a lot of skill and practice to master. It's an immense amount of fun. There are a number of difficulty options to allow even those with absolutely no sense of rhythm to have fun with game. It rewards practice and is highly addictive. I can honestly say this is one VR game you must try, even if you are like me and don't usually like these kind of games.

Although the game lacks a decent number of tracks, you can quickly and easily mod the game and gain access to thousands of user-made content for endless re-playability. The tracks included in the game are pretty good, for the most part and I found a few in particular that were nothing short of excellent. On top of this, the developers have said they are going to be releasing content patches with new songs.

The only other "con" I can think of with the game is that the jump from Expert to Expert+ difficulty is complete insanity. Where-as on Expert you can do pretty well and get a good feel for the song, Expert+ mode ramps the difficulty up drastically - forcing you to memorize tracks in order to complete them. This difficulty is seen by adding lots more blocks to hit - and this is where you realise that with so many blocks so close together, you just can't see some of them. Some of the fun also gets lost on the way to Expert and Expert+, where smaller, quicker movements are necessary, instead of the enjoyment you get out of performing flashy dance moves with Expert mode.

Other than the lack of tracks and the difficulty issue mentioned above, the game is absolutely a must play and I would recommend it to every single VR user. Get yourself the song downloader mod and half of this problem is solved already.

Jimbo Rating: 9/10

[h1]Preface[/h1] I have never been a fan of rhythm games like Guitar Hero and the like. I am still not a fan of those types of games... except Beat Saber - which completely blew me away. Backtrack to a drunken night playing VR and my wife suggests trying out this "Beat Saber game" for a laugh. I thought "why not"? After-all, I have the 2 hour refund window in Steam so she can get some VR dance fun and then I can get my money back. Oh boy was I in for a shock... [h1]Review Proper[/h1] Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you attempt to hit oncoming blocks at varying angles and directions, to the beat of music. It also features walls to duck and doge, along with bombs to avoid like the plague. Sounds simple? Well, it is - in theory. It's a game that is instantly accessible by pretty much anyone but that also takes a lot of skill and practice to master. It's an immense amount of fun. There are a number of difficulty options to allow even those with absolutely no sense of rhythm to have fun with game. It rewards practice and is highly addictive. I can honestly say this is one VR game you must try, even if you are like me and don't usually like these kind of games. Although the game lacks a decent number of tracks, you can quickly and easily mod the game and gain access to thousands of user-made content for endless re-playability. The tracks included in the game are pretty good, for the most part and I found a few in particular that were nothing short of excellent. On top of this, the developers have said they are going to be releasing content patches with new songs. The only other "con" I can think of with the game is that the jump from Expert to Expert+ difficulty is complete insanity. Where-as on Expert you can do pretty well and get a good feel for the song, Expert+ mode ramps the difficulty up drastically - forcing you to memorize tracks in order to complete them. This difficulty is seen by adding lots more blocks to hit - and this is where you realise that with so many blocks so close together, you just can't see some of them. Some of the fun also gets lost on the way to Expert and Expert+, where smaller, quicker movements are necessary, instead of the enjoyment you get out of performing flashy dance moves with Expert mode. Other than the lack of tracks and the difficulty issue mentioned above, the game is absolutely a must play and I would recommend it to every single VR user. Get yourself the song downloader mod and half of this problem is solved already. [b]Jimbo Rating: 9/10[/b]