[h1]Played On: [b]HTC Vive[/b][/h1]
Titan Slayer is a hack n' slash, or gun n' dash, or bow n' go, first-person title for virtual reality. It comes equipped with three levels, with only the first one unlocked in the beginning; the latter two are unlocked upon completion of each subsequent mission. Although there are only three levels in the game, there is still quite a lot of replay value that'll help you get more bang for your buck. Not only are there achievements that act as challenges that you can work towards getting, but more importantly there are three difficulty levels. I know I'm probably in the minority here, but I even found the easy setting to be quite challenging at first. Once you learn each boss's patterns and move sets everything gets easier, so long as you're physically capable of all the ducking and dodging that's required.
The graphics here look good... real good, especially considering that the game is now over two years old; a small eternity when it comes to VR releases. The bosses feel gargantuan and overbearing as they loom and tower over you, an obvious inspiration that beckons nostalgia from Shadow of the Colossus. The smaller foes are equally as well-modelled, though they're nowhere near as interesting as the big bads themselves. The three level environments are also pretty cool; a castle, a ship being dragged through the desert, and a tower surrounded by lava. Oddly enough though, the second boss, a giant snake creature, is the most difficult of the three.
One frustrating thing of note are the controls. There's very little in the way of control schemes here, but what is present is somewhat clunky and at times very irritating. You can have four weapons on you at any given time; left shoulder, right shoulder, left hip, right hip. You can customize what's in these slots in the main menu; ranging anything from a combination of different guns, a bow, swords, grenades, and a shield. If you choose to take the shield with you, a boss can knock it out of your hands which is fine, but sometimes no amount of reaching behind your shoulder will bring the thing back before you get hit again. Likewise, the guns that can be placed in the hip slots are hard to grab sometimes.
Despite its short-lived fun, Titan Slayer is a game that will keep you on your toes. It takes a certain amount of physical fitness to play and actually be good at what you're doing as well; since there's a lot of deep crouching and fast dodging. Expect to be forced down to one knee repeatedly, considering the randomized moves of each boss. There's no doubt that you'll end up getting your heart pumping and work up a sweat while playing this. Alternatively, there are other times where you can kind of beat the enemies at their own game by cheating a little bit if that's your thing. Its low price isn't bad, but if you're not into the replay value offered then it's better to grab this on sale.
[h1]Rating: [b]4.0/5.0[/b] - Excellent, highly worth playing.[/h1]
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[b]The developer provided a free copy of this game for review, through The VR Network's Curation page.[/b]
