System: HTC Vive Only
Price at Time Of Review: £11.39
Comfort Rating: Red
Genre: Interactive Experience
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
VR Shop Score 1/100: 5
Description: THE ABYSS, developed by SCIENCE SHOW, is an immersive VR game that takes rare biological samples and returns them. The player becomes the passenger of probe at THE ABYSS, protecting the probe and the player themselves from sea life in order to complete their mission safely. The player is attacked by sharks, a herd of deep-sea octopus, and a group of underwater volcanic outbursts that require quick escape from a number of crises.
Review: I’m not quite sure what the developers were going for with ‘SCIENCE SHOW VR : THE ABYSS’ but I can only guess it was to make as many kids new to VR feel as sick as they can so they never use it again. This app isn’t just nauseating, there are times when it is almost unwatchable in VR! I have VR legs of steel and even I was a little green in the face. There are at least times when this app looks OK, but it is not interactive other than some shark shooting (like…WTF!), not educational and not enjoyable to watch. I just don’t get what purpose this app might serve. And then on top of all that is costs £11.39 for just 30 mins of content max. There is no way I could recommend this even if it was free, it really is that bad.
