Recent reviews by Technopop

The world's first VR torture device right here. For free!!

Hands down one of the best if not THE best tactical games ever made. Aside from the gameplay, you can really customize your recruits with the help of the Workshop and make it hilarious. I currently have the heroes from Overwatch playing alongside their squad leader, Donald Trump. Why because this game allows it and I can. Seriously though if you like tactics and/or strategy games, this is top shelf. Added bonus if you like creating characters.

Soundboxing is in the same vein as Audioshield, but it's more about punching than deflecting. It's more beat focused than Audioshield, but at the same time it's more linear. AS sends down hits at various angles while Soundboxing is more structured delivering your hits from straight ahead of you.

I like the play of Audioshield more, but Soundboxing has a great main feature that can't be ignored. The routines are all user generated. As a player you have the option to play someone else's routine or create your own challenge with the song of your choosing to share with others or play yourself. This creative layer to the game sets it apart from Audioshield or most other VR games for that matter. Audioshield is predictable, but Soundboxing is playing someone's personal choreography. Note that if the song you want isn't already set up as a challenge, you have to create it to play it. That's really not so bad though.

Is one better than the other? No. Think of Audioshield as freestyle interpretive dance where Soundboxing is a planned routine. Fun either way.

I'm not a racist and yet racial minorities always want me dead. I also learned that being a conservative is really easy until the Black Panters kill you. 10/10 get it on sale.

It will make you smile for three minutes. It's free.

I've found that when one is traveling at high speed and destined for impact into a concrete half-pipe, do NOT brace for impact. Simply closing one's eyes is much easier on one's real life surroundings.

Fracture on Arcade Saga is a fan favorite at my place. This looked similar so I picked it up and I enjoy this much more than I thought I would. It's more challenging than I thought, but after a few attempts I was finding it more and more rewarding. While Fracture has an arcade feel to it, Racket is a bit more polished with a modern tech feel. One thing I like about Racket is the need for only one controller. I find it useful to keep my free hand on the cable behind me in order to keep my bearings.

Once you get down the basics, you'll notice that you can apply a good amount of spin on the ball for some really cool curve shots or shots that travel along the walls hitting multiple tiles. There's an announcer present to keep you informed and to compliment you on exceptional shots. 360 degree sound is your friend in this game. Listening can tell you which direction to go when you can't see your target.

So I decided to go into multiplayer. That's where the magic happens. SO fun! You're competing against someone who looks like a bot. Wave hello! You take turns hitting the same ball. It changes color when it's your turn to hit it. It almost has a co-op sort of feel to it. I was only able to play one game, so please add to the player pool. :)

Be extra cautious of your boundaries. I had a couple of collisions and I play in a good size area.

tl;dr: Very polished, high tech racket sports game that rewards skillful play. Very fun multiplayer. A solid buy for anyone looking for a game to get their body moving.

A fun trio of active games. They're relatively simple arcade games with a lot of polish, but the VR perspective really makes them shine. I'll be playing these a lot. Fracture is probably my favorite.

This game makes me feel really butch. Well, except when I screw up a teleport and end up with three robots in my face. Then I scream like a six year-old. And when you learn that you don't have use all of your might when swinging the sword? It can get a little drmatatic when you gracefully pull off a killer combo with flair.

But seriously this game is a test of nerves. Pure adrenaline. If you can keep your cool, you'll be pleased with the results.

This is one of the best reasons to own a VR headset. It's such a powerful tool and yet so simple to use. I can levitate above my apartment building. I can be a giant walking through Yosemite Valley. I can control the SUN! What's there not to like?