Beat Saber

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  • Summary: Enjoy precisely handcrafted levels and exclusively created electronic dance music, all embedded in an appealing futuristic world. Swing your sabers, match the color and the right direction to slash the cubes, and keep up with the adrenaline-pumping music…

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. IGN
    May 28, 2019
    95
    A good session with Beat Saber literally leaves me breathless. When I’m in the groove, swinging red and blue sabers to precisely bisect an onslaught of incoming boxes as fast as I can might be as close to the feeling of being a Jedi at a rave as I’ll ever come. This challenging rhythm game is definitely a little light on tracks out of the box, but what’s there is both catchy and highly replayable due to the way its scoring system encourages pinpoint accuracy and followthrough, plus a handful of alternate modes to play them on.
  2. Gameblog.fr
    Dec 20, 2018
    90
    Beat Saber is, to put it simple, one of the best VR games we have ever tried so far, and one of the coolest and most rewarding music games ever. The soundtrack is overall very good, but unfortunately a little bit limited for a game of its kind, and we could also regret the absence of an online VS mode, but no good reasons shall turn you away from this fantastic rhythm game, which is an instant classic for virtual reality.
  3. Gameplanet
    Jan 9, 2019
    90
    Beat Saber is possible the best VR experience ever made. It is an incredibly satisfying rhythm game which uses the immersion of VR to evoke a sense of scale, power and energy that hugely enhances the underlying gameplay loop. The mechanics, music and VR environment tap into something deep in your psyche that creates an irresistibly fun and empowering experience.
  4. Jeuxvideo.com
    Dec 21, 2018
    85
    With this PS4 version which skips the modding part of the PC version, Beat Saber brings a new and unsuccessful campaign mode along with some new exclusive tracks. Still, the concept is amazing, the game content is decent and the PS Move are doing great without being perfect.
  5. 4Players.de
    Nov 23, 2018
    83
    Music and sweaty lightsaber choreographies merge into an impressive VR experience that unfortunately lacks content and song-import for your favorite music.
  6. Metro GameCentral
    Nov 25, 2018
    80
    Imaginative use of VR to make one of the best new music games of the generation, and which also manages to be the best Star Wars game never made.
  7. Edge Magazine
    Jan 4, 2019
    80
    Beat Saber never reaches the same transcendental moments of synaesthesia as Tetris Effect, but it does make you feel like a genuine participant in the music. [Issue#328, p.120]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 5 out of 37
  1. rpvenom
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    This game is so much fun. The great thing is anyone can pick up and play. I thought originally the fact that there was no licensed songs wouldThis game is so much fun. The great thing is anyone can pick up and play. I thought originally the fact that there was no licensed songs would make the game not so great compared to all the PC videos I've seen with modded songs. However the song selection is on point and I cannot see a single person who wouldn't enjoy playing this game. Must buy for PSVR owners!… Expand
  2. ifox1009
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    This game is awesome and worth the $30 I spent. This game is exactly what VR is supposed to be. I shared this game with friends, andThis game is awesome and worth the $30 I spent. This game is exactly what VR is supposed to be. I shared this game with friends, and everyone has loved it. The tracking is so smooth and very precise. You feeling like your chopping up blocks to some great beats. Great work out also. Great way to get your teens and wife moving. I will definitely buy more content from this game. Just hope it comes soon enough.… Expand
  4. LoganFazbear
    Jul 9, 2019
    10
    What do you get when you mix Guitar Hero + Lightsabers + VR? You get Beat Saber. That is a sentence you thought people would never say inWhat do you get when you mix Guitar Hero + Lightsabers + VR? You get Beat Saber. That is a sentence you thought people would never say in their life isn't it? But all jokes aside, this game is VERY fun! This game is fun slice n' dice rhythm, at the same time a great workout and very good exercise on the body. There is nothing more satisfying in this game than cutting up boxes to the time of the beat of a song and nailing down your first full combo. What more can be said?… Expand
  5. santiagosuarez
    Aug 19, 2019
    9
    WHOAAAHHH! What a game. Made me feel like a Star Wars jedi. Highly recommend you buy this game. Its awesome. Even work up a sweat playing it.WHOAAAHHH! What a game. Made me feel like a Star Wars jedi. Highly recommend you buy this game. Its awesome. Even work up a sweat playing it. Fitness + Jedi Master training. What more do you want?!… Expand
  6. GamerDylan
    Sep 11, 2019
    9
    This is one of those games that make you experience the joy of PSVR. Highly recommend even if you aren't a rhythm game lover. Wish you couldThis is one of those games that make you experience the joy of PSVR. Highly recommend even if you aren't a rhythm game lover. Wish you could download songs like in the PC version though.… Expand
  7. czaczi87
    Nov 29, 2018
    9
    I'm sweating, sprained my wrist, hit a table with my hand... and I love it! It's so responsive and intuitive. You just follow the beat and cutI'm sweating, sprained my wrist, hit a table with my hand... and I love it! It's so responsive and intuitive. You just follow the beat and cut the blocks with your light sabers.

    I would just wish they add more rock songs. Dubstep isn't really my thing and I would appreciate more variety. I hope they release song DLCs quickly. Either way Beat Saber is a VR showcase.    … Expand
  8. VVhiteCrow
    Apr 7, 2019
    0
    Original tracks and maps SUCK.

    The devs just dont know how to do interesting maps. Nor show any effort in the right way. They've got    Original tracks and maps SUCK.

    The devs just dont know how to do interesting maps. Nor show any effort in the right way.
    They've got tenths of good maps examples, but just dont care, they keep doing boring maps.
    If you dont know why, just go and download a few tracks by the moding community.
    I guarantee you will never ever again play one of theirs.
    I played beat sabers original tracks 1-2 only.

    But wait, no, you cant play moded tracks anymore because devs got gready EA and disabled mods so they could sell their dlc more easily. Which also suck because its the same genre of music and they made the maps. Their trying to sell this **** 30$ for ~9 songs made 5 years ago. All from the same artists.    … Expand

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