Western Bank VR Reviews

Game is awesome. Great for all ages.

Fun, but short wearing.

I haven't 'panicked in a bank' like this, since the '80's. Classic implementation. A must for any video gaming fan.

This is a pretty simple game, but I'm enjoying it. It takes a few tries to figure out how to throw the money bags, and the gun doesn't shoot the way you'd expect, but once you figure out how to compensate, it's fun. I prefer casual gaming, so I like a less intense game once in a while.

This is a 3D VR take on an old arcade game from the '80s called Bank Panic. It appears that it was designed to be a family friendly game, it isn't scary or violent (except for shooting cartoons). The basic idea is that customers or robbers will come through one of several doors and your job is to collect and throw bags of money into a safe or shoot the bad guys. In between levels, there are one of three different challenges: Shoot the right bad guy coming through a door, survive a bomb thrower that can’t be killed, or bottle shooting. The graphics are cartoonish, but that really doesn’t hurt the game. The sounds are pretty well done, although the music gets repetitive. For new players, some of the level changes and understanding what is supposed to be done has proven to be a bit of a problem. I had no trouble figuring it out, but had to explain things to several guests before they understood things like not shooting every man that walks through the door because he looks like he’s a bad guy. Holstering the guns takes a little practice and confused several people. The concept for the game play is pretty good, but more variety would have been welcome. It does get very repetitive and eventually the games turns into so many customers/robbers coming through the doors that the challenge becomes how fast you can turn around. There are some glitches: If you shoot wildly between rounds, hitting the Options panel and closing it immediately (due to wild shooting), you can end up is a state where the game stays at the same score but resets the level back to 1. You can simply duck low in many situations to avoid getting shot or avoid 90% of the bombs. Overall, this is a worthy VR game, especially for kids and guests that may never have tried a VR game before. It takes a bit of explaining and has a few glitches but it is fun. I’d love to see something like a remake of a game like Cheyenne where the scenes would change. Western themed VR games are a big hole waiting to be filled at this point.