Sports Bar VR is the most social PSVR game of the bunch and benefits from playing it with your TV’s speakers and having friends around you.
Pixel Gear is another bright spot in the PlayStation VR’s lineup.
With a sports-like feel dripping from its commentary and team-based play, RIGS is a fantastic first-person shooter that works in either short bursts or for longer play sessions when you get in the zone.
Driveclub VR is an outstanding showcase for PlayStation VR. As the lone racing game available for it, it stands atop a short mountain — but its core foundation being so well-crafted bodes well for it working as a showpiece for quite some time. Anyone who loved the original game should check it out, while those who always wondered what was so good about it will find out in the best way possible by experiencing it in VR.
Super Stardust Ultra VR does everything that had made the series work before and expands on it with a new cockpit view.
100ft Robot Golf is fun to play, but it’s not all due to the core gameplay — the announcers add a ton of personality.
As a concept, Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live: 1st Stage is a solid buy.
Batman: Arkham VR doesn’t do as much as prior Arkham games — but what it does is done exceptionally well.
For a game with a limited concept, Headmaster does succeed nicely. It sets out to do two things — providing a soccer-style game that shows VR can work with sports-themed games and throw that concept a curveball with some dark comedy. It succeeds at doing very little, and while that may sound like we’re damning it with faint praise, it really is a lot of fun to play. It’s probably the best party-style game of the launch lineup and something that any potential VR owner with a large circle of friends will want to pick up.
Outside of a sub-par soundtrack, Mantis Burn Racing is the finest overhead racer in years.
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 doesn’t radically change the formula of the first game beyond adding a new character.
River City: Tokyo Rumble takes everything good about River City Ransom and improves upon it.
King of Fighters XIV has some rough edges, but is outstanding overall.
Assault Suit Leynos is exactly what a remake should be.
Riptide GP: Renegade improves upon the mobile-centric entries of the series nicely. By adding in more modes, expanding the character progression system and offering up a robust trick system, players wind up with a game they can enjoy for quite some time. Vector Unit has made yet another outstanding aquatic racer and anyone who enjoyed Wave Race or the Hydro Thunder franchise should give it a shot. It’s thrilling, controls like a dream and looks excellent.
Trials of the Blood Dragon is a tale of many games.
Dead Island Retro Revenge is a bit more limited than most beat-em-up fans would expect, but remains a fun time.
Killer Instinct Season Three offers up the best incarnation of the reboot to date.
Super Night Riders is a good game with a lean amount of content.
The Bit.Trip is a must for anyone who owned any of the original games on the Wii, or heard of them and just wants to try them out. Their designs are simplistic in theory, but a riot to play. They challenge you constantly, but feature a gradual learning curve that never gets overwhelming. Every game included in this collection is fun to play in either short bursts or longer stretches. They play like a dream on the DualShock 4 and look better than ever before on the PS4 thanks to a widescreen presentation. They're also some of the best-sounding chiptune-based games out there.