NetStars - VR Goalie Trainer

UPDATE: The devs seem to have given up on this game as it is still the same buggy mess it was a year ago. The free version of this game is less buggy and all around much better. There have been many times where a puck would go right through the equipment. If you choose to retry a level the A.I will no longer respond and you must select a new level to get it working again. Shots will sometimes come from the A.I's old position. This game is very unpolished and needs to be worked on a lot more if it's going to call itself a "VR Goalie Trainer".

Netstar's is probably one of the most advanced, and most fun VR Goalie simulation/realistic game i've ever played in general, hoping to capture best goalie movements and simulation from EA's NHL, but this just blows it out of the water, I spoke to the developer, and he is looking to possibly add real games, and also other features this is just simply one of the best hockey related games on the market, Looking to get more hours into this.

The most advanced VR goalie game I've seen so far. Can't wait to see what king of things this developer can do.

What a workout! My heart's racing and my body's aching. I'll probably be walking around the rest of the day with a dumb smirk this game put on my face. If you want a fast, fun VR experience then suit up.

Game has a lot of issues. Puck bounces weirdly and not realistically. Chest shots that hit center still bounce oddly into corners or into goal. Pucks deflected behind the net still get a negative bonus for rebound. Picking up or dropping the puck while the score is shown changes the score based on rebound. Players will sometimes disappear and re-appear with a shot. Sometimes the puck goes through your equipment. When multiple players, you have no idea who is starting with the puck and sometimes they shoot right off the draw, so you have no change to really know there is even a shot coming. The free goalie game out there is better than this one.

First impression is this is not as good as the free one in many ways. The graphics look like they've been downgraded. The nice sunny outdoor level with the cool shadows has been replaced by a drab gray colors with no shadows in the whole game. And the performance is worse especially on the first level. Im getting a lot of reprojections. I'm playing this with Windows MR which isn't officially supported so I'm guessing the other graphics glitches on the first levl are related to that. There's black stripes going up and down the screen they don't really affect gameplay but give a bad first impression. If you can look past the broken graphics the gameplay is not bad. There's a variety of plays to go through with scoring and leaderboards. The final Pro arena is pretty great and gives a glimpse of what a real hockey game would be like in VR. pretty good game just not very polished. If you're a casual hockey fan like me you could probably get by with the free one which is better in many ways. I had to change my vote to a thumbs down. Too many issues with the paid version. Now I've officially gone back to playing the free version. It's not something where you can just lower the price by 10 bucks and call it a day. ;) For one the lack of shadows impact the gameplay, you can't get good depth perception like the free version so you never know when the stick is contacting the ground. This feeds into the other main problem which is glitchyness clearing the puck. It's actually easier in the demo since you have a better idea when the stick is in contact with the ground. These are just a few of the many problems that are definitely not Windows MR's fault.

THIS GAME IS AWESOME!! By far the best goalie VR game I've played so far. The drills are both fun and challenging and it actually teaches you some great fundamentals on how to be a real life goalie. Incredibly interested to see how it develops.

Will this game be coming to oculus 2 at all?

Game is freaking awesome as a hockey and goalie dan. Goalie works very well, and all the different lessons are a lot of fun to play. I use to play their original game goalie challenges which was awesome, but this is now my favorite. As far as negatives well the animations of the skaters aren’t the greatest but there good enough, and graphics could be better, but dam the amount of fun I have playing this. Please bring this or a game similar to this on the quest.

The free Goalie Challenge VR is more fun and works better. Players in this version behave oddly and it's hard to track puck movement and play positioning when the guy with the puck kind of just skips a bunch of animations and suddenly is facing the other way and passing it. Scoring is really odd. There were many times I'd make a glove save and be standing there holding the puck and get a -25 rebound score. I literally can't control a rebound any better than be holding it in my glove. It's really a promising idea, but it just works really bad. Goalie Challenge VR doesn't have players passing, moving, screens, or a scoring system, but it actually works. As this one runs it isn't actually going to help make you a better goalie, and the freebie is more fun to play.