System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £7.19
Comfort Rating: Green (No Movement)
Genre: Action
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Standing or Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
Description: There are plenty of fish in the sea, but few as hungry as Munch! The classic eat-and-grow genre reimagined in Virtual Reality. Eat smaller fish to grow in size, but make sure not to get eaten by other, bigger creatures. Defeat all the 20 waves of delicious prey and dangerous foes through five unique environments and devour your way to the top of the food chain! Few things can beat the sensational presence of room-scale VR. Munch is an exceptional experience at the bottom of the ocean where every motion and action feels natural and intuitive, without causing motion sickness. Immerse yourself in the world of Munch! Munch is a game that virtually anyone can enjoy. It’s as easy to learn as it is challenging to master, and will always keep you on your toes as you wrestle through the waves. Challenge your friends to a watery showdown and see who ranks highest on the leaderboards!
Review: If you enjoy games like Fish Tales and Feeding Frenzy (fish-eating games) Munch is a game you will want to play. The idea is pretty simple. Using a well-animated fish locked onto the Oculus Touch controller you must guide your “Nemo” around the place eating anything smaller than you, but all the while avoiding anything bigger than you. While it sounds simplistic it works incredibly well in VR and I have to say I am surprised Big Fish games didn’t come up with it themselves.
Munch is a classic game reworked and a great use of motion controller. With some nice colourful graphics and very simple gameplay, this is a game the whole family can play. The little ones will be amused for quite a while, but us adults might find it a little bit repetitive. My biggest gripe about this game was the asking price. Even at half the current asking price, it would have been a struggle to justify it. But if you see it in a sale for half or less do pick it up especially if you have little ones.
