StarBlood Arena

Critic reviews

• UVUpload VR

  Jamie Feltham · Apr 18, 2017

  7.0

  Starblood Arena isn’t a profound expression of the power of VR, but it’s hard not to appreciate a rock solid shooter that will provide hours of multiplayer battles for those willing to put the time in. Ultimately it’s a little too niche to become the definitive multiplayer PSVR game, and the struggles to get into matches aren’t going to please people that threw down $39.99 to play it.

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• DDestructoid

  Chris Carter · Apr 12, 2017

  5.5

  Starblood Arena gets a lot of things right, but it failed to pull me into its world and feels dated on arrival. Although the fact that loot boxes aren't tied to microtransactions is welcomed with open arms, it would have been much better served as a budget or even free-to-play game to help push the PlayStation VR. It's weird to see the PlayStation VR launch with RIGS, an insanely polished game from a now defunct Guerrilla Cambridge, then put out Starblood months later.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Chandler Wood · Apr 11, 2017

  9.0

  StarBlood Arena is VR’s Overwatch. Oozing with personality, it explodes with a style and grace that one might not expect to come from the scrappiest corners of the galaxy. The tight, frenetic combat takes some standard shooter ideas and literally turns them on their head, putting you in the pilot’s seat in a way only possible with virtual reality. If you haven’t taken the plunge, StarBlood Arena is a damn good reason to get PSVR. If you already own one, I’ll see you in the arena.

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• GRGame Reactor

  Ossi Mykkänen · Apr 23, 2017

  7.0

  Starblood Arena is a well-crafted multiplayer experience overall though, and a worthy addition to your VR library, as it doesn't take itself too seriously and features fast-paced action both single-player and online. There are some small bits of story, but no proper story mode, which is a shame, but regardless, this is a game worth checking out if you're into arena shooters. Just make sure to have a bucket next to you, in case the lack of gravity brings an unwelcome surprise.

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• TTheSixthAxis

  Jim Hargreaves · Apr 17, 2017

  7.0

  As we saw with RIGS and how Sony abruptly axed its life support, the same could very well happen to StarBlood Arena and that’s a bloody shame. I want this game to do well, I really do, but as a multiplayer VR title with a non-existent server population and an exorbitant price tag, it’s fighting an impossible fight.

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• PSPush Square

  Sammy Barker · Apr 15, 2017

  6.0

  StarBlood Arena is a likeable PlayStation VR shooter that's well-presented and pretty fun to play. The problem is that there simply aren't enough people playing it, and with the online experience being far-and-away the biggest selling point here, that's a problem. If you can convince your friends to pick it up then there's fun to be had, but with very little single player content it's a risk entering this minefield on your own.

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