Hello adventurers!
Today we are doing two reviews in one video.
Yes we are going to check out the Vive Tracker Bundle with the Hyperkin Hyper Blaster.
And we are going to use it to review the game Operation Warcade VR.
So in this video we are going to start with what is in this bundle.
And also we are going to check out the Vive Tracker, explain about it and also talk about
the specifications of the Hyper Blaster.
We will then show you guys a short gameplay video of Operation Warcade VR.
And at the end of this video we will talk about our thoughts of the Hyperkin Bundle
and of course the Vive Trackers.
All of this, coming up.
For the ones who need it, there are also subtitles available in this video, so turn it on.
First of all, what is in the bundle?
The set includes:
Hyperkin Hyper Blaster
VIVE Tracker
Micro-USB cable
Power adapter
Dongle cradle
2.4 GHz dongle
And the Duck Season game code for free as well
What is the Vive tracker?
Vive Tracker is a small motion tracking accessory that you can mount on objects in real life.
It will then create a wireless connection with the HTC Vive to let you use that object
in the virtual world as well. It is a nifty little thing that is so much fun to use, an
example is for full body tracking. You can strap it on your feet and in some games you’re
able to see your feet tracked too.
The Vive Tracker has a power button, micro USB input, Pogo pin. To mount it, you can
use the ¼ inch UNC threaded mount (which is a standard tripod mount). Per charge you
can use the Tracker for about 4.5 hours.
So what about the Hyperkin Hyper Blaster?
The Hyper Blaster is a VR gun accessory, mount the Vive tracker on it and you can use the
gun in games. It weighs about 10.9 oz and has a width of 9.5 inch, height of 5 inch
and depth of 1.5 inch.
The Hyper Blaster can also be mounted on a standard tripod mount.
What I like about this gun is that it has input controls replacing the Vive motion controllers.
The gun is supposed to have lifelike haptic feedback that simulates recoil. However, to
check if it meets our expectations, we are going to try it out in a compatible game!
But which games are compatible?
Right now the games that I could find compatible with the gun are: Duck Season, Arizona Sunshine,
The American Dream VR (which is coming out next week by the way), Operation Warcade,
TacticalAR, and Practisim VR.
So you get Duck Season for free when you buy this bundle, which is great as it will show
a virtual version of the gun in Duck Season too. Which makes it very immersive.
But we are not going to try Duck Season today, because we have already played that game before
so we are going for Operation Warcade!
Now let’s turn on Virtual Reality!
[Subtitles will resume after gameplay]
So do I think that the Hyper Blaster is worth it?
Let’s check it out again. The material itself feels pretty sturdy, but also feels a bit
cheap. The trackpad here has a rougher texture than what we are used to with the Vive controller.
It is also not a touchpad, but just a button. And it can be hard to reach this button when
you are shooting at the same time.
However, the weight of this gun is nice. It is a bit heavy which makes it feel like a
real gun. Although, when the Vive tracker is mounted on top of it the weight balance
becomes more front heavy, which doesn’t matter much to me, but this may put some people
off. You can tape something heavy on the back of the gun though to balance it out, like
some AA batteries.
Do I really feel the recoil though? Not really. I have shot a gun before at a gunrange, and
the kickback of a real gun is a lot more heavy than on the Hyper Blaster. You feel a nudge,
so some haptic feedback indeed, but it isn’t very intensive. Maybe that is better though,
because I can imagine having a heavy kickback can be very tiring or pai nful.
Playing a VR game with it is a lot of fun though. Especially in a game, you kinda forget
what the gun looks like or feels like and you start to believe that you are holding
the gun that you see in the game, which really does add a layer of immersion.
However, unfortunately there are not many games who support it and given the fact that
the market size of HTC Vive is already not that big, I have a feeling that not many games
are going to support the Hyper Blaster. If you have already played the games that support
it too, then I’m not sure how much you will be able to use it. With that in mind and given
the price tag of 150 dollar, this is an expensive buy.
However, if you don’t mind spending the money and you want to get a Vive tracker anyhow,
then you should definitely consider this bundle. As the Vive tracker itself is already 100
dollar, then getting the gun with it makes it worth the price.
And if more games support the Hyper Blaster, you will have a ton of fun.
So what about Operation Warcade?
I like the concept of being able to play an arcade game and then teleporting inside the
game and play it in first person view. I mean those
kind of things can only happen in VR right? There is a lot of action in this game, and
you have a good variety of weapons.
However, the game just feels like an early VR game. It would be nice to
have a lot more VR polish in 2018. For example, when being shot in this game you can’t really
feel it. It lacks a certain immersion. It lacks a certain feedback.
It would also be nice to
have more different kind of arcade games in this game. You can walk around in the arcade
for example, but not really interact with any of the arcades in the game. I mean it’s
fun to like push that woman on the ground. It’s
funny, however it would be nice to have more arcade games to be playable.
So do I think Operation Warcade is really worth it? Not for the current price of 20
dollar. I would wait for a sale if you like this type of game.
I would recommend playing Duck Season with the Hyper Blaster though, if you haven’t
played the game yet, because it is a ton of fun with the blaster.
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