Eleven: Table Tennis VR

From Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Information icon1.png This page is a stub, please expand it if you have more information.
Eleven: Table Tennis VR
Eleven table tennis vr1.jpg
Information
VR/AR VR
Developer For Fun Labs
Publisher For Fun Labs
Platform SteamVR
Device HTC Vive
Operating System Windows
Type Full Game
Genre Casual, Simulation, Sports, VR
Input Device Tracked motion controllers
Play Area Standing, Room-Scale
Game Mode Single Player, Online Multiplayer
Language English
Review Very Positive
Release Date Jun 20, 2016
Price $9.99
App Store Steam
Website http://elevenvr.com
Infobox Updated 10/20/2016
Eleven: Table Tennis VR is a VR App.

Review

With the presumption that you can read, it’s quite obvious in the mere title of the game what you’ll be gaining with this very purchase: table tennis! While the game is a little more in-depth than “table tennis in VR”, for the most part that’s exactly what this game boils down to, so being a fan of the sport; casual or otherwise will definitely carry over into the game.

As already stated, the game is Table Tennis in VR, but instead of going in the arcade direction or the serious direction, the game has a nice middle game that players on both sides of the spectrum will appreciate. What I mean by all this is that while you can play the game perfectly normal as you would in a proper game of table tennis, with the first to match point receiving the win; you can also throw your own sort of spin on things. For instance, when you’re serving you need to bounce the ball at least once on your opponent's side of the table for it to count as a valid serve; what the game doesn’t state is how you can go about that. If you’d prefer to bounce the ball off the hanging lightbulb up on the ceiling; providing it hits your opponent's side of the table, rather than yours or missing it completely, it will count as a valid move. This means for you as the player is that you can effectively bounce the ball off of any surface you find spread throughout your virtual environment to add a lot more flair or challenge to your games.

Now, while all of this might be a lot of fun, without some company it might get a little stale every now and again. Thankfully, to avoid this the developers have implemented both a single player and multiplayer game mode for the players to get lost in for a little while. As far as both modes go, they’re fairly self-explanatory; with the single player mode having you tackle an AI, whereas multiplayer has you test out your table tennis related skills on a real person in VR. It doesn’t matter whether you prefer to go up against complete strangers or your friends, as you’re given the option to play against either one of them; although I will admit being online with a friend as you talk trash, show off your skills, and have a bloody good laugh is an experience you won’t find so easily online without a friend.

Looking at the game from a graphical perspective, it does its very best to try and immerse the player in an environment that they could mistake for their own. Everything in the room around you is designed to be as close to the realistic version as possible, while giving it that added extra to keep things interesting. I very much enjoy the art style the developers have gone for - it’s just at times I do wish the game wasn’t quite as dark as it is.

When it comes down to it, though, that is probably the only gripe I’ve found with the game in the few hours that I’ve spent on it. There’s a whole lot to love here and regardless whether or not you’ve played hours upon hours of table tennis in real life, the game simply has so much going for it that both the casual and veteran fans alike will be in love with this game for so many of the same reasons; along with a few differences as well.

Overall, it’s really difficult to not recommend this game, since there’s just so much right with it. Aesthetically it looks great, but can appear a tad dark at times; but as I’ve already mentioned that’s my only real gripe with the game. Everything else inside Eleven: Table Tennis VR makes recommending this game incredibly easy for HTC Vive owners.

Description

Virtual reality ping pong! Play Single and Multi player for a 1 vs. 1 regulation match or take the Waves challenge and face serves of all difficulty to rack up points for accurate returns.

Simulation Details
The details of regulation ping pong were closely adhered to and the game accurately models the masses and restitution coefficients of the ball, paddle, and table as well as the magnus force and air resistance which give the players the ability to place spins of the ball that cause arced trajectories.

Features

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX970, or AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or greater
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Setup Instructions

Images and Videos