Buy one at Lenovo : (affiliate link) - Lenovo has a new Star Wars lightsaber experience that brings augmented reality Star Wars battles into your home. Is it worth the $200 price point? See more VR: and subscribe!
VIDEO INDEX:
00:53 - Hardware overview
01:04 - Price
01:27 - Lightsaber overview
03:28 - Headset overview
03:59 - Attaching smartphone to the headset
05:10 - Headset fit and comfort
06:11 - Gameplay: Battle droid lightsaber battle
07:52 - Gameplay: Realtime strategy battle
09:37 - Gameplay: lightsaber duel
13:04 - Why is Disney not investing in VR ?
13:25 - Conclusion and final thoughts
Overall I thought this was a well constructed set from a hardware perspective but it's not enough fun to justify the $200 price tag. It requires a compatible smartphone to operate which adds a bit of clunkiness to the overall setup.
Still it's fun for a little while. The lightsaber tracks fairly nicely in AR, with the virtual blade lining up well with the top of the physical lightsaber most of the time. But the headset feels front heavy and will get uncomfortable over long stretches of gameplay.
The game itself has some depth to it but it's not all hack and slash. There's a virtual chess mode along with a realtime strategy mode as well. Unfortunately some of these less than fun game modes are required to progress through the rest of the game.
Ultimately those looking for a VR experience should invest in a VR headset that will run more than just one game. Lenovo is not promising there will be any other software made available for this hardware.
This might be something to wait until after the holidays to purchase as the price may come down by then.
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