Throw Anything VR is a game that lets you throw anything and everything while defending the people that you are with. This game is a fun introduction to VR for new people, and a good work break for anyone else that has a headset nearby. While you are not able to shoot anything, your main weapons to defend yourself will be anything and everything around you. The green zombies come at you quick, so make sure to grab the nearest desk and give it a launch.
This isn’t as much of a large title game like some of the Games that you will find in our reviews, but it is a game worth playing. It is more cartoonized than most, and is a Game that is going to take you out of the stress of your every day life. now this game isn’t going to have a lot of replayability, but of course you can always show this to your children or your friends children when they ask what virtual reality is all about.
Getting Up and Running
This game is available on all VR stores, aside from the Oculus store. If you do get it through Steam though, you can play this game on your Rift or Rift S without any problem. With a small file size of 1 GB, this game will be ready to play for you in no time. Whether you get it through Steam or Viveport, you can expect this game to be ready to go as soon as you put your headset on.
Because the file size is so small, you can expect little to no story from this game. Once it is downloaded, there is no real menu either. Jump into the game and start grabbing anything and everything to defend the tower building that you are on. This is going to be the only in main way to play the game. Although you might get bored of it quickly, there is a lot to explore in this tiny virtual area that you are going to be presented with.
Type of Game
Throw Anything is a defend the tower sort of game. You were not going to be moving at all, as you were able to pick everything and anything up with your virtual hands. The zombies will be climbing up the different buildings to try to get into your apartment, but it’s up to you to defend the people you are with. This might seem simple at first, but you will learn quickly that there is a lot of ways to go about your defending duties.
Unlike most zombie games, you will not be using any sort of gun. The bed around you as a weapon. The book is a weapon. Even the light saber that you will find on one of the desks can be used as a weapon. This game really plays with your imagination and activates it as you are the sole defender of this average size apartment. Don’t let the zombies get too close, they will start to bleed out quickly.
Player Perspective
Just like any and all average to great virtual reality games, you will be playing this in the first person perspective. Unlike other large titles, you will not be able to see your body or your legs or your arms. You will simply be presented with your hands they are able to grab everything. Although this breaks the immersion a little bit, it is what you can expect from a game that is only 1 GB.
Theme and Story – Score: 6/10
You wouldn’t expect a large amount of story in a game that is smaller than most downloads, and you don’t really get one here either. Other than the abnormally large text that you get from the Steam store or Viveport, there aren’t really any stories that impact the way you play the game. You can go check out what that includes in either of the stores in the game description, but just know it will not impact or change the way you play this game.
Controls – Score: 7/10
Other than the grip and the trigger buttons, you are not going to be using any controls in this game. You look around by moving your head, and you grab objects with the simple controls are presented to you at the beginning of the game. If you were looking for a game that utilizes the many inputs of a nice virtual controller, this is not for you. But the simplicity does earn a few good scores here.
Music and Sound – Score: 5/10
The music in this game was nonexistent, and it would’ve been a lot better if you were able to hear the zombies with some fun music in . Although that didn’t happen, the developers did a fine job of incorporating some realistic zombie noises that you would expect to hear while defending your apartment with your oddlooking roommate. You can’t expect too much from a game this small, but some background music with more upbeat rhythms would’ve been appreciated.
Player Movement – Score: 7/10
This game allows you to play from a sitting, standing, or even a room-scale experience. If you go room-scale, you were able to walk around and pick up the objects and bring them back to the window. If you standing or sitting, you simply pick up the objects by pointing towards them and grabbing them and they will float right to you. The movement while at roomscale was very simple and caused no motion sickness. It felt realistic as well, so I high score here.
Kinetosis – Score: 9/10
There is next to no motion sickness in this game. The only there is next to no motion sickness in this game. The only thing stopping this game from getting a 10 out of 10, was the lack of movement you would experience, even at room scale. If this game even let you open the door and walk in the hall, it could have gotten a 10. But still, because it did not we are looking at one of the best scores we have given the game yet.
Environment and Immersion – Score: 6/10
The cartoons in this game weren’t the downfall of the score, but the lack of zombie noises and music and rhythm more. If this game has incorporated a little more to make us feel like we were actually in the apartment, they could’ve walked away with a much higher score. Instead, you were looking at something that felt far from finished. Just one simple update could fix this part of the game, but it doesn’t seem like the developers are interested in that anytime soon.
Overall – Score: 6.6/10
Although the score will not reflect it, this is one of the more fun games you can play inside a virtual reality it is simple and easy to use, and can be shown to people with all levels of virtual experience. With a small download size and a large audience, you can expect this game to stay on top of the charts for sometime.
