Stages are also alive with moving boats in the background, hippos yawning, seagulls soaring above and a billion other minute details that bring more life to each stage then I would expect. Even going into 1st person mode reveals some slightly blurred textures, but once again, the detail, even up close, along with just how smooth everything looks makes the game pop in the headset no matter how you look at it.

From afar, all the stages look heavily detailed and very clear in the headset, to a point where I question the lack of this kind of fidelity in other VR titles. All the tracks and cars are inspired by real locations in the world, minus the Fruit Ninja car and course, and take you through a variety of courses like farm lands, cityscapes, ocean sides and a bunch more with the total track count in this game capping out a commendable 52. Money earned from each race can be spent on vehicle upgrades, which will be necessary to get through all the Championship stages.Ībove anything else in this game, the visual are striking no matter which way you view the game. Cameras are set up all around the tracks and even in the blimp circling the tracks and while some offer better views of certain parts of the tracks, I found the default camera was the best one to use if you prefer 3rd person action, but if you can handle 1st person, you can clumsily select that view by controlling your car from its roof, allowing for more control and tighter turns than playing from a distance and for those that need them, blinder options are available for that view. Additionally, there is also a Bumper Ball mode which is a 2 v 2 Rocket League clone that tasks each team with bumping a huge soccer ball into the opposing teams net. Both modes offer the same career path but must be played separately to unlock the individual tracks for each, meaning you’ll have to play through each track at least twice to unlock the same courses. There is the standard career modes and ‘X’ mode which adds weapons to the mix for some slightly different gameplay. Each course is typically very small and has 4 or 5 laps. With the Move options, you are forced to let go of a the wheel or controllers to active your power-ups unless you hold them in a specific and awkward way, though if you are committed enough, you can get used to either method, but for myself, neither ever felt as comfortable as the DS4. Moves give you the option of grabbing a virtual wheel and steering or actually using an in-game slot car controller to drive your car with either method working quite well save for if you need to activate nitro’s or use weapons. DS4 or Moves are supported with the DS4 using thumb sticks to steer and triggers to accelerate and plays perfectly fine. I did liken this to slot-cars but this does play a lot more like the games Off-Road or Micro machines with you having a birds eye view of the race track below as you race your tiny cars around small tracks.

The quality in the visuals is very noticeable.

Mini motor racing controls