Throttle Powah VR, ein interessantes Konzept, dem es leider noch an Inhalten mangelt. (getestet mit der HTC Vive)
In diesem Spiel dienen unsere Controller als Räder unseres Motorrads. Sprich wir haben 2 Räder vor uns, mit denen wir die Richtung vorgeben. Mit der Trigger-Taste beschleunigen wir, durch druck auf das Touchpad können wir einen Boost auslösen. Insgesammt stehen uns 5 Boosts zur Verfügung, die sich nach kurzer Zeit automatisch wieder aufladen. Zusätzlich dienen die Gripbuttons zum Auslösen von Tricks während wir springen. Die Art der Steuerung kannte ich so noch nicht, funktioniert aber gut und macht auch richtig fun.
Wir selbst bewegen uns auf einem von 3 Open-World-Servern (Amerika/Asien/Europa) und können dort alles frei erkunden. Es gibt verschiedene Strecken zu befahren und einiges zu entdecken, unter anderem ein Fußballspiel, nur leider scheint es noch nicht implementiert zu sein, oder wir waren zu blöd es zu starten.
Ein Pfeil vor uns zeigt uns die Richtung des nächsten Rennens an. Allerdings fahren wir lediglich auf Zeit durch Tore, einen "echten" Start gibt es nicht. Wir waren zu zweit auf dem europäischen Server, leider waren keine anderen Spieler vorhanden.
Von der Grundidee her macht Thottle Powah vieles richtig. Die Steuerung ist wirklich gut umgesetzt, die Welt ist ziemlich umfangreich und macht einen ganz hübschen Eindruck. Einfach ein wenig durch die Gegend heizen, ein paar Strecken abzufahren und ein wenig wild mit dem Motorrad rumhüpfen macht schon spaß. Allerdings fehlt im Moment noch ein wenig die Herausforderung. Punkte für Stunts, besser organisierte Rennen und das Fußballspiel sollten schnell hinzugefügt werden, sonst ist der Spielspaß doch recht beschränkt.
Zur Zeit sind die Entwickler wieder dabei, einiges zu überarbeiten und neue Minispiele einzufügen. Daher gebe ich mal eine eingeschränkte Kaufempfehlung ab mit Hoffnung auf die Zukunft.
Gruß Ziffi
Ziffi´s Spieletipps als Kurator: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/5837414/

Throttle Powah lets you control two wheels with your motion controllers which is a nice concept. It's refreshing and a lot of fun when you try it for the first time.

Anyway there is only one quite small open world map with different circuts. Not a lot of replay value after half an hour of exploring the map...

The game also looks and feels very unpolished in it's current state and since it was released about two months ago there were no huge updates or anything that would have been mentionable.

It's just not worth the current price tag of 9,99€ if you'd ask me.

I recommend to wait for a sale of at least -50% or wait if there going to be some huge updates because for me this feels like one of the many EA games that will never be completed...

Pretty original game. While driving through the green hilly terrain I suddenly remembered the stunt quarry from Motocross Madness. Even if you have a strong stomach for motion, be wary of the grip which I thought was the "fall down and roll around" button but after watching the video more closely it's for doing tricks. I haven't tried out the soccer multiplayer yet, but it's the closest thing I've seen to rocket league vr.

I made it through most of the terrain in the map, but I've still got a ways to go before I have the controls mastered so that will keep it fun for a while.

edit: after a long time, this got an update! Feels even more like Motorcross Madness now that is has some courses to race through. Jet Moto is another good comparison, especially when spiralling up a ramp that's circling a 200 foot tall animal horn sticking out of the ground. I'm not optimistic about ever playing multiplayer but has some pretty good tracks to cruise along, and not too many blind drops that send you flying off the track.

If you enjoy SSX or the Tony Hawk series, it is safe to say you will enjoy this too.
Although your VR legs need to be big and muscly, because it is a wild ride.

The controls are tight. The freedom you have in the air is amazing.
Holding the grip buttons unlocks the direction of the floor, making you able to do backflips and stuff in the air.

Not a lot of content yet, but enough to warrant the price.
One big map with tons of platformer tracks you can try in both directions.
Plus the dev is a cool guy who seems like he won't abandon this game any time soon.

I can't not speak highly enough for the originality and the promise of this game and the immediate fun of it. There is alot of unfinished garbage seemingly thrown together in VR to make a quick buck. This ain't one of those games. Give it 15 minutes and you'll immediately see what I mean.

The first time I booted it up, I had a smile on my face for a good 10 minutes. The overworld is huge and fun to explore. Just that alone is worth the current asking price.

The recent update makes the overworld huge and even more fun to explore.

Also, if you have a friend or two with VR or can form a group online, that's where the real fun begins. It's just a great relaxing game. All it needs is a bit more structure.

The mechanics are brilliant and very, very well executed. Give it a chance. You'll likely be very surprised.

Things I've love to see:

1. A trick mode that starts a timer and you can see who can get the most collective air time in a certain amount of time.
2. An "elimination" mode, especially if they could add some power ups like Twisted Metal or Mario Kart.
3. A button/menu option to automatically teleport to the start of the current race.


Overall, though this is an excellent start.

The game is original, and made me clench my butt more than a few times, its fast, easy to get the hang of, and has great performance.

I really liked the method to move around, it "feels natural"? like the physics are very well done, i loved exploring the racetracks and just following it to see where it took me...

But other than a big racetrack, and a rocket league arena, there is nothing to do...

I get the game is a multiplayer racing game but... there are no other players, it could be turned into a single player exploration game, give me random, go there, grab that, bring it over here, add upgrades to the boost or whatever and id love it.

Right now its an empty desolate land, but great agile movement the map while empty really was worth "exploring" as in doing the full lap... its really big and challenging at parts. The races would be great if i could find other people to race.

Im recommending this because i got it on sale like 90% off iirc, and i consider that that price was too low. But at the same time the full price feels too high.

This is the kind of thing I like to experience in VR. The gameplay is inovative and works very well.
Played about 1h at first try: fooling around in the environment and in the soccer field, then did a few races.
Hope this will be well polished, because the potential is huge.

I actually got this game on sale for $2.99 USD and thought that was a great deal in the Steam Summer Sale 2018. Little did I know this game's price would go even further down to .89 cents in the Steam 2018 Winter sale. Well, I finally got around to playing it and yes, this is an easy recommend at .89 cents. I'm not sure there is a better paid game lower than this pricetag.

I would call this an open world racing game with very few actual goals, other than having fun and trying to get good timed scores on the tracks that do show up every so often. You basically have motorcyle hands that thrust you forward and then you get 5 boosts to propel you even faster or jet you into the sky. You get more boosts by keeping your hands on the road. You can even perform some tricks in the air by mastering or at least cajoling the pressing of the grab button, although I personally found it finnicky at best. Either that or it takes a truly skilled master to consistently do a trick.

You have a huge game map to explore and discover. This game is definiteiy the older spiritual brother of the great game, Jet Island, but nowhere near as polished or as fun. However, for .89 cents you're getting a pretty nifty game at a very discounted price. I had fun, but you should also know this game is limited by its design.

Sometimes it feels like there's nothing to do. Other times, you feel like an absolute rockstar for finding a way to jump from one course to the next seemlessly and flawlessly. Courses go sideways, up, down, with huge gaping holes in between, that you'll have to figure out how to navigate. There's even this rocket league inspired game in the middle of the map that you can play online with others ... if you can get it to work and if you can find anybody else online. Yup, you guessed it, there really isn't anybody online so your best bet is to have a friend who owns this game too.

Sale Price Rating 7/10.

7.7 out of 10

Wow what a ride, love it. Totally original and just works great in VR. As of now it's just a big sandbox stunt park with lot bits to explore, ripping around the place around is really intuitive the controls are easy and responsive. Kids will love this. Ran for 20 mintues and had a little motion sickness, but that's me and this type of locomotion, not the game the FPS is a solid 90.

Do you want motorcycle arms? Because if you play this game you get motorcycle arms.

The environments are a little plane and there only seem to be two tracks, but what's here is fun.

If you get motion sickness in VR stay away.