System: PSVR 1
Price at Time Of Review: Free
Comfort Rating: Red (Extreme Movement)
Genre: Space Shooter
Input: DualShock Controller
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
Description: Jump into the cockpit as a Rebel pilot and master space combat in a fully immersive virtual world, with Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission. Related to the upcoming film, Rogue One: A STAR WARS Story, players will find themselves dog-fighting through the far reaches of space. Put on your helmet and immerse yourself in 360° space combat from the cockpit of an X-wing. Join your squadron in a jump through hyperspace to rescue a ship in distress, as you carry out an important mission for the Rebellion. Arriving exclusively to PlayStation VR this holiday, it is free for all owners of Star Wars Battlefront.
Review: Ever wanted to pilot a ship in some of the epic StarWars battles you see in the movies? If you have, I have good news for you because Star Wars: Battlefront (Rogue One: VR Mission) allows you to do just that. The VR mission (a sort of demo for what I can only hope is more to come) puts you in the cockpit of an X-Wing star fighter. Sticking to the ‘Rogue One’ StarWars film you find themselves dogfighting through the far reaches of space in full 360° all-out-action space combat. You join your squadron in a jump through hyperspace to rescue a ship in distress.
Being in a dogfight with Star Destroyer is not something any X-Wing pilot would want to happen, but that is what you get to do here, it’s crazy, fast and all over before you have blinked. But the good news is the controls are pretty familiar to anyone who has played a Space Shooter before, pitch, roll and fire. Sadly this game is only free to people who already own Star Wars: Battlefront. While I understand it is an extension of the base game and not meant to be separate from that experience, they could have easily made it available to everyone. At the end of the day, this is one long advert for the new film! If you already own Star Wars: Battlefront this is a great freebie that looks amazing and would be fantastic as a full game. But if you don’t already own the game it is not worth getting just for this single mission.
