Now that PlayStation VR has launched, there’s the question of what its killer apps are. Which games are must haves — replayable and long term experiences that could sell the headset — and which are little more than short term technical showcases that hardly justify the expense. RIGS has been present very prominently whenever Sony showcased VR, being a unique online multiplayer experience, and one of the fastest paced games in virtual reality. Developed by Guerrilla Cambridge, one of Sony’s first-party studios, it’s clear they are hedging their bets on this competitive multiplayer as a core part of not only the PlayStation VR launch lineup, but far into its life cycle.
Remember when Rocket League hit the scene" The surprising hit that fell in our laps as a PlayStation Plus title, combining racing RC cars around with soccer (and later a few other sports via DLC and updates). You could look at RIGS in the same way, a mash up of first-person mech combat and sports like basketball and football. Three versus three matches last five minutes at a time, with a variety of mech classes taking the field to compete across three game types in both single-player and online multiplayer modes. Each of the four classes of mech — or RIGS, as they are called in the game — controls quite distinctly from the next. Speed, shields, and even momentary flight are just some of the choices going in to each match, and that doesn’t even get to the...