Olympics VR 2016 ‘Rio Edition’ Review:
Bringing the excitement of the Olympic Games reality into
Virtual Reality – I was excited to try out this new ‘Olympics VR 2016 game’.
It
was much shorter than I expected so although it lacks longevity, the developer
clearly captured the realism of this year’s Olympics very well indeed!
You play as it follows the story of ‘Ivan’, a Russian
Olympic Decathlete.
Ivan is the main and only character you can take control of as
you compete in 10 well known Olympic events.
The title scenes were awesome as it shows events such as Running,
Javelin, pole-vault and long jump to name only but a few.
After much anticipation and build up, I was a little disappointed
at first to find that just as the game was about to start... I was presented
with a message stating that I had unfortunately been banned from competing in this years Games due
to steroid abuse, and then the game suddenly was over - returning me back to
the Home screen.
I must admit after a few goes, I truly felt what it must
feel like to be a Russian athlete at the Olympic Games this year.
I can’t wait now to try the Winter Olympics VR in 2018 !!