VR Shop Score – Silver Award
System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £15.49
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Sports
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Standing, Room-Scale
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
Description: Welcome to a world of Epic table-tennis action where everyone can be a pro. Think you knew ping-pong? Discover KING PONG, a fresh take on the iconic table-tennis gameplay where your style and reactivity will be challenged! Master the Arcade mode or dive in a world-wide competition to prove your skills and become the ultimate King Pong champion.
Review: ‘KING PONG’ is the result of what it would be if the classic 80’s movie Tron had a Ping-Pong game section. What I like most about this game is that it tries to bring a lot of new things to a rather tiresome and over-fille genre. Sure, there are lots of Ping-Pong VR games out there, but how many of them have Gatling gun power-ups? With its crazy electro-music and neon environment, there is a lot to like here for sure and the gameplay is pretty tight, but it does have to be said you do need a lot of play-space to play the game well. Sadly even with the multiplayer modes thrown in, I can’t agree that this game is worth even half the £15.49 asking price. If it ever becomes half that or less do give this a go as it is a good laugh to play, just not £15.49’s worth of laughs.
