Its dark, gritty style feels like the VR lovechild between Frank Miller’s Sin City (2005) and Spider-Man Noir, making for a pretty slick visual aesthetic.

And like all of those games, it’s about getting up off your butt, moving to the beat, and getting your heart pumping.Ĭheck out the demo level on hard mode below to see for yourself:īefore I get into the gameplay, the first thing you’ll really notice about Against is just how cool it all looks. It has a lot in common with Beat Saber, Pistol Whip, and FitXR too, as it offers up chances for slashing, shooting, punching, dodging and more. The studio is billing Against as a ‘rhythm-fighting’ game that pits you against an army of sinister Mafioso enemies stalking the streets of New York City, circa the 1930s. It’s a strong start it does an interesting job of mashing up familiar VR rhythm mechanics, tosses in some super hero-style jumps, and soaks it all in spurts of blood. The appeal of the gadgets runs out quickly.Joy Way, the developers of VR parkour-shooter STRIDE, released a free demo today on Steam for its upcoming rhythm game, AGAINST. Also, Alfred’s face is impervious to being shot repeatedly by a grapnel gun. That’s cool until you realize they’ll only interact with very specific things in very specific ways, and the Batarangs have some crazy auto-aim that makes it all but impossible to miss as long as you're throwing it in the general direction of your target. You get to grab the Batarangs, scanner, and grapnel gun off your utility belt and aim them and shoot or throw, just like Batman would. Using the three gadgets is fun for a couple of minutes. The only hand-to-hand combat happens without your participation, so that’s a disappointing lack of interactivity.

And even though my hands are Batman’s hands, I didn’t get to punch anybody. But here, Batman teleports from place to place (which is more or less standard in VR games) but when he does move he's is just as much of a klutz as I am. What I love most about the actual Arkham games is the way Batman moves as I control him in combat and stealth. “At the same time, all of the gameplay is very simple stuff, and much of the way you move around and interact with the world doesn't feel like a great fit for a character like Batman.

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