3+ First, Essential Apps for your Oculus Quest 2

Here at Prizes Drop blog we'll be covering VR more since a lot of people are purchasing an Oculus Quest 2 headset, in part since latest gaming console machines like the PS5 remain difficult to buy due to Covid-19 shortages and interruptions. 

 

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The latest headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 allow for more affordable, free-roaming, room-scale VR experiences which have been great for keeping people moving, occupied and learning new skills during lockdown. 

 

Just bought one?

 

You might be all set up now. You’ve been through the introductory app, thrown a virtual paper dart, gaped in awe at some of the better Youtube 360 videos, and adjusted the headset and lenses to suit. 

 

What will you download, to help you familiarise and experience what it has to offer in terms of immersion? Look no further than the following all-round essential apps. 
 

Vader Immortal: Part One

 

 

You don’t have to be a Star Wars addict. The game simply offers a perfect mild adventure to get you familiar with the sense of immersion and power of room-scale VR. It could be the first app you buy simply to start applying your hand-skills with some basic grab and drag puzzles, interface interaction and involvement with changing environments. Yes, you do get to hold and play with a light saber too. But as dialogue and story unfolds, you get some time to soak up scenery and understand the sheer power of the VR force. Fair enough, you'll also (finally) meet Darth Vader like you’ve never before. 

View on Oculus site and Add to Wishlist.

 

Star Wars Pinball VR

 

 

This is another, new Star Wars title but again, it’s also a not-too-intense way to enjoy a classic game in VR. You get to stand in front of a pinball table in VR, but it’s so realistic it will make you feel like it’s your own special possession. It also comes loaded with up to 8 different table designs, uniquely celebrating Star Wars but also providing interesting challenges. Achieving a high score from correctly ‘reading’ a table, unlocks collectible items you can decorate your basement with, and also cool mini-games which surprise and help enhance the thrill of mastering pinball to wizard level. 

 

View on Oculus page and Add to Wishlist. [Update: Han Solo table has now been added in the latest update.]

 

SuperHot

 

 

Ok, it’s time to play literally the hottest shooting title yet created for VR. Others will come, but for now this game shows you the Matrix-inspired gold standard. You’ll be clearing your room specially in order to enjoy the exhilaration and involvement the game arouses in you. 

 

'Time moves only when you move.' That simple phrase unlocks a world of clever scenarios which will make you think before you shoot.

You can only really experience this game, since trying to describe it really isn’t worth it.

 

View on Oculus page and Add to Wishlist.

 

More, more, more....

 

That’s it for this quick round-up of our recommended selection for fresh VR users. We should also mention the Space Explorers app, which really brings you up to the ISS space station for an amazing immersive tour and idea of what it’s like to be a real astronaut. 

 

You’ll be hooked on a variety of content in no time, but also that which suits your own personal interests.

 

Ultimately, the most memorable - or useful - VR content you might want to select (since some of the prices aren’t cheap) will be the apps which give you something you can take back into reality. Ever wanted to learn Tai Chi or Yoga for example, so you can practice some moves wherever and whenever you like? Check out our new post about these coming soon. 

 

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