Iron Man VR Review

Iron Man VR is a surprisingly fun and exhilarating superhero game that gives players a truly unique way to experience one of Marvel’s most iconic heroes. With a smart and original story, intuitive aerial combat and plenty of extras to keep completionists busy, the Quest 2 release of this VR classic delivers on its promises.

Camouflaj has created a fantastic feeling of freedom in the skies as a flying Iron Man, and this is one of the best examples of using motion controls in VR to create a natural and intuitive way to fly. Orienting your palms face down activates your repulsors and allows you to hover, while slightly moving your hands can be used to change direction — fly up or down or strafe side to side. This system works much better than the PlayStation Move controllers did for this game, and it’s a key difference that sets this version of the game apart from the original PSVR release.

The story is also good, and while it’s not a deep or groundbreaking tale it will be familiar enough for hardcore comic book fans and MCU moviegoers alike. Stark faces a new threat, Ghost, who is attacking his holdings around the world and has a vendetta against him that invokes his own past as a weapons manufacturer and arms dealer. He calls upon his old AI assistant Gunsmith to help him fight Ghost, but the two struggle with egos and issues that have long been plaguing their relationship.

Between missions, you can walk around Stark’s lavish Malibu home and upgrade his suit between the action-packed campaign levels. These moments feel a little underdeveloped, but they do serve to break up the action and provide a welcome distraction.

However, the biggest problem with this game is its horrendous load times and sometimes clunky controls. Iron Man VR suffers from a seemingly endless barrage of loading screens that can last between one and two minutes each time you switch between interior locations for dialogue or mission objectives. This can become extremely jarring, especially since these sequences can happen multiple times during the course of a single mission. It’s a shame, because without the atrocious load times Iron Man VR could have been a true system-selling killer app for PSVR. Despite some annoyances, it’s still an exhilarating and impressive superhero game.