Cloudlands: VR Minigolf (Steam VR)

VR Shop Score – Gold Award

System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £14.99
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Sports
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Standing
Multi-Player: Yes
Age Rating: PG

 

Description: Welcome to Cloudlands: VR Minigolf! Cloudlands is a virtual reality minigolf experience like you’ve never experienced before. Be transported to a beautifully landscaped island archipelago above the clouds with full support for both HTC Vive and Oculus Touch.

You will find no swing or power meters in Cloudlands. Cloudlands uses an intuitive 1:1 control mapping between the virtual putter and your Vive/Oculus Touch controller. Expect your real-life skills to translate into the virtual world (oh no!). Don’t worry though. It’s mini-golf! Everyone can have fun and play.

Cloudlands includes one fantastical 18 hole course. The course is split between 3 different seasons so expect to see summer, autumn, and winter-themed holes. Expect to be challenged by ball cannons, floating bridges, spinning obstacles, and multi-island holes. Fully equipped with local and global online leaderboards.

Review: While Cloudlands: VR Minigolf has a big price on its head it does deliver its worth. I put my hand on my heart and tell you that I was shocked at just how responsive this game really is essentially how real it feels playing with a golf putter. Sure it’s far from flawless and its basic graphics might put some people off. But playing this with a few friends both local and online is where Cloudlands: VR Minigolf really comes into its own. Throw the multiplayer element in with the hundreds of user-generated holes that you can download and you have one of those VR games that might seem expensive, but still well worth a download. I will just quickly add that even if you don’t play online with people you can still download all the user-created mini-golf holes and play then meaning you will still get value for money.