Thank you Kluge Interactive for providing us with an Early Access preview code! Also, thanks to Pimax for providing us with a loaner Crystal Light headset to review.

I’ve had a lot of fun reviewing Synth Riders and its numerous DLC packs from Kluge Interactive. Final Fury is not a rhythm game, but a first person VR fighting game. It supports numerous single-player modes and competitive online tournaments. Kluge Interactive sought input from legendary American professional fighting game player Justin Wong. Justin has over twenty years of arcade and tournament experience.

As of this review, Final Fury has three single-player modes:
Versus – If you want to do a quick match, this is the mode you want to play
Arcade – Win two of three matches against five different fighters. You can unlock the fighter Valdan and some cosmetic gear after winning this mode. You can resume progress even if you lose a battle.
Survival – Play through waves of five matches without replenishing your health until the end of the wave. You have five health hearts (retries). How many waves can you complete before you run out of lives? This mode can be resumed if you leave in between waves.

Multiplayer gameplay is a bit of a mixed bag, sadly. I haven’t been able to find a public online match during the weeknights. Private matches are possible by sharing the game code with your desired opponent. Thankfully, there are weekend events which brings MetaQuest and SteamVR players together to do battle and climb the online leaderboards. Even if you don’t place, you can unlock cosmetic gear as a participation prize.

As of this preview, there are six fighters available, and they share common stats like power, defense, mobility, and range. Each character has different moves and stats. All fighters have the ability to punch, block, grab, dash and perform reversals. Here’s a breakdown of each fighter:

Tempest – She’s an ice warrior that can launch ice attacks and cause ice crystals to shoot up from the ground from a short distance. All of her stats are three out of five bars. I played using this character the most and found her to be nicely balanced.
Glitch – This robotic fighter can drop proximity mines and fire homing missiles. Their power is 2/5, but their range is 4/5. Glitch’s mobility and defense are both 3/5.
Niko – With his bionic limbs, Niko has 5/5 for mobility, but his range is 1/5. His defense and power are both 2/5. His special attacks are proton punch and shockwave.
Gaia – She can summon a cascade of rocks from above and entangle her opponents with vines. Her defense is ranked at 4/5, and her mobility is 1/5. Gaia’s power is rated at 2/5, and her range is 3/5.
Diesel – He’s a one-eyed rocker that smashes his guitar into his enemies. Diesel also has a power chord move that pulls his enemies toward him. His power and defense levels are both 4/5, and his mobility and range are both 1/5.
Valdan – Has to be unlocked by defeating him in the arcade mode. He can ignite his foes with his ancestral flames and perform a barrage of sword strikes. His power rating is 5/5, but his defense is only 1/5. When it comes to mobility and range, they’re both 2/5.

Before participating in your first battle, it’s a good idea to go through the tutorials to learn how to do the basic moves. If you have a character preference, it’s a good idea to learn their moves as well! Most of the moves are intuitive, with punching and uppercuts being performed realistically. Blocking is done by holding both arms up and covering your face. Special moves often involve bringing both your arms up or down.

Both single-player and multiplayer battles are fast and furious, sometimes too fast to have the game register the moves properly, and your character will be losing health and knocked out before knowing what hit them (literally). My husband and I attempted to stream using PSVR2 and Pimax Crystal Light headsets. I don’t fault either headset for the performance issues as there is a FAQ about why this phenomenon is happening in the game.

I played Final Fury on my RTX 4090-powered laptop with an Intel I9 14900HX and the Pimax Crystal Light VR headset. After setting Pimax OpenXR as the default runtime, Final Fury ran great for both single player and online matches. I’m happy to report that as of this preview, I am undefeated online!

Though the Pimax Crystal Light clamps onto your head like the PSVR2 and feels secure initially, Final Fury is a VERY active game and you’ll be moving around a lot. The relatively heavy (815g) headset may shift during battle, but it stayed put for me. After several arcade battles, I did find that the Pimax Crystal does get toasty and caused me to sweat. The foam does absorb it, but you may want think twice before sharing it with someone else immediately after use!

I wear glasses, and the Pimax Crystal Light accommodates them nicely. While the visuals in Final Fury are colorful and decently detailed, it hardly showcases the 2880 x 2880 resolution per eye that the Crystal Light supports. The 105° field of view came in handy, and I was able to keep my eyes on my enemy’s movements pretty well.

During the stream our viewers and my husband were able to hear me clearly using the Pimax Crystal Light’s microphone. Final Fury does support voice chat. You online appropriateness experience may vary depending on who you play against. Thankfully, the players I've sparred with have been polite. I like the voice acting used for the characters, and some of their catch phrases are amusing.

Morally, there’s little to complain about in Final Fury. Violence is a given since this is a fighting game. Thankfully, there’s no blood. Gaia’s outfit shows off her belly. Diesel has a move called “Kiss my axe”. Lastly, Valdan has an evil aura, and his level seems to be Hell-themed.

If you don’t mind playing mostly solo, Final Fury is worth picking up. I have seen it on sale for $4.99, and at that price, it’s worth picking up. The weekend events are fun if you can find people to fight against. Playing with friends is always the best and Pimax is currently running a special where you and a friend can enjoy a free Lighthouse Faceplate upgrade for your Pimax Crystal Light if both headsets are purchased with code CCGR which offers a 2% discount.