C-Smash VRS review: art and arcade collide on PSVR 2

Serving up a cult classic, but is it balls?

C-Smash VRS review; a sci-fi court
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Our Verdict

C-Smash VRS is a creative and bold take on a future sport. It looks and plays like a game 90s kids imagined the future of VR would look like, and I love this art direction. Thankfully, this latest PSVR 2 smash plays as good as it looks. C-Smash VRS is the best Sega game not made by Sega. Wonderful.

For

  • Striking, graphic visual design
  • Simple but technical gameplay
  • Multiplayer is a hoot

Against

  • Some occasional randomness

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If we’re talking about video gaming with style and immersion at the core then C-Smash VRS and a PSVR 2 feel like a match made in digital heaven. Sony's PlayStation VR 2 has just earned a Red Dot Design Award, while C-Smash VRS is the kind of game my 1980s brian demanded the moment the TRON VHS tape was rewinding.

There’s a curious retro attachment to a lot of what makes C-Smash VRS so engaging, and it's why this game made my list of best upcoming PSVR 2 games. C-Smash VRS is a remake of a cult Sega Dreamcast game, now played in VR. It features the kind of simple arcade gameplay championed by Sega's beloved old console, which mixes Arkanoid with squash and a bold, clean visual design that apes how 90s kids thought virtual reality will look.

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The Verdict
8

out of 10

C-Smash VRS review: art and arcade collide on PSVR 2

C-Smash VRS is a creative and bold take on a future sport. It looks and plays like a game 90s kids imagined the future of VR would look like, and I love this art direction. Thankfully, this latest PSVR 2 smash plays as good as it looks. C-Smash VRS is the best Sega game not made by Sega. Wonderful.

Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.