Raw Data

Critic reviews

• TTechRaptor

  Samuel Guglielmo · Jan 23, 2018

  7.0

  Raw Data showed off all these cool ideas that could have worked to really make the game fun, but by the time they show up it’s a bit too little too late. Fighting robots was fun, but got repetitive and Raw Data doesn’t do enough to try and change its scenarios up. Maybe the multiplayer would be a huge improvement, but by cutting it out of the PSVR release, I had little else to turn to. Maybe we should serve the data cooked next time.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Blake Grundman · Oct 18, 2017

  7.0

  Unfortunately, while the ambition is certainly there, it feels like the hardware is once again preventing a standout title from achieving its potential greatness. Raw Data is an experience that is most definitely worth exploring, just don’t expect your eyes to be overwhelmed with what they see. Suit up soldier. It’s about time you cause an oil clean-up in aisle everywhere.

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• HGHardcore Gamer

  Jason Bohn · Oct 14, 2017

  9.0

  While one mode is a bit technically spotty, that becomes immaterial when the entire package is brought into focus. Raw Data is absolutely the game that every VR owner should play. It has humor, scares and a metric crap ton of cool ways to blow things up, all with some major replay power to keep headset on and sweaty. It just feels great to play and looks sharp while doing it. Raw Data will convince people of what virtual reality can do and stands as the best overall title for the medium.

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• CCOGconnected

  Derek C. Miller · Oct 11, 2017

  8.7

  Overall Raw Data is excellent VR game in nearly every aspect. Sure, you may find VR games that look slightly better or perhaps have tighter core mechanics. What you won’t find; however, is a flawed package. Raw Data is as good as it gets when it comes to VR games. Granted, it is a wave shooter and there are tons of them, but Raw Data is the reason why there are so many.

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• AOAttack of the Fanboy

  Kyle Hanson · Oct 05, 2017

  9.0

  Raw Data is like the final solid release of VR gaming’s first wave, and the beginning of the second. It’s gorgeous and features a large, expansive world, but it does still offer the same wave based shooter gameplay that has dominated the VR space. It does it much better than most of its competitors though, and the added touches of turrets, multiple weapons, and special abilities really bring it to a new level. Combined with fantastic movement mechanics that amp up the action, Raw Data is a must play for VR enthusiasts. This isn’t VR’s killer app, but it’s about as close as we’ve gotten so far.

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• UVUpload VR

  Jamie Feltham · Oct 05, 2017

  8.0

  Despite first releasing all the way back in July 2016, Raw Data stands above the many, many wave shooters that have succeeded it, with lavish production values, plentiful play options and the stylish blockbuster action that many of us envisioned when first putting on a VR headset. That said, the game never shatters the ominous glass ceiling of this restrictive genre; it’s an absolute masterclass in what makes wave-based combat tick, but just as much a case study for its limitations. Not quite the ultimate VR experience, then, but a pretty good starting point.

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