Beat Boxer
- November 22, 2016
- BeatBoxer LLC
Exercise to your own music! Punch, dodge, and dance around the ring. BeatBoxer is a Room-Scale VR boxing game that puts you in the spotlight of your own boxing match. Play any song from Youtube or use Airplay to play a continuous stream of music from Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, or your favorite music app.
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and engaging workout experience, combining music and boxing mechanics that keep players moving.
- Players appreciate the ability to use a variety of music sources, including YouTube and Airplay, allowing for a diverse song selection.
- The dodge mechanic and 360-degree gameplay add a unique twist to the rhythm game genre, enhancing immersion and physical engagement.
- Frequent crashes and performance issues significantly hinder the gameplay experience, making it difficult for players to enjoy the game.
- The beat matching and synchronization with songs can be inconsistent, particularly at lower difficulty levels, leading to frustration.
- Many users report a lack of haptic feedback, which diminishes the impact of hitting notes and reduces overall immersion.
- music39 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 72 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The music aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with users praising the ability to select songs from various sources, including YouTube and Spotify, which enhances the gameplay experience. However, many players have reported significant issues with song loading, glitches, and poor synchronization between music and gameplay, detracting from the overall enjoyment. While some users appreciate the beat matching and the fun of boxing to music, they also note that improvements are needed in the music selection interface and technical performance for a more seamless experience.
“Great if you like a workout and love music.”
“Punching and dodging to music of your choice is fun!”
“The song selection was superb, I could find everything I wanted quickly.”
“YouTube music selection kept glitching out and local file songs got stuck at 99% and never went anywhere.”
“The game would not allow me to play a single song; I've tried the YouTube music stream and it would not give me any options to even play at all.”
“Even bigger problem is that when you try to search or sort by music genre in the YouTube menu, the same thing happens and it takes several minutes to load or it crashes.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is engaging, featuring a fun dodge mechanic that encourages movement and adds excitement. Players note that the game becomes quite challenging at higher difficulty levels, enhancing the overall experience.
“The dodge mechanic is a fun one and gets you moving around a bit more than usual.”
“The game gets very challenging on the higher difficulty and the dodge mechanic is really fun.”
“The gameplay was great too.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -300 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report that the game's optimization is hindered by bugs and performance issues, suggesting that improvements may be possible in future updates.
“I suspect I will be able to change it as my only issues are bugs and performance issues.”
“I suspect I will be able to change it, as my only issues are bugs and performance problems.”
“The game runs poorly on my system, and I can't seem to find any settings that improve the performance.”
“Optimization is lacking; I experience frequent frame drops and long loading times.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users have reported significant loading times that can lead to the headset freezing, necessitating a reset. However, some reviewers are willing to overlook these issues given the game's recent release.
“The only bad thing to note right now is the very long loading times, which sometimes completely freeze the headset and require a reset. However, since the game was just released, I'm not letting that bother me too much just yet.”
“I've experienced frequent crashes that disrupt gameplay, making it hard to enjoy the experience.”
“The game suffers from significant stability issues, with random freezes and lag that make it frustrating to play.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The graphics received a mixed response, with users rating them 6/10 and suggesting that significant updates are needed to enhance both visuals and haptics, as the current experience feels overly simplistic and lacking immersion.
“The graphics feel outdated and lack the polish expected from a modern game.”
“The visual effects are underwhelming and don't do justice to the game's potential.”
“The character models look flat and lifeless, making it hard to get immersed in the game.”