Carnival Games VR (2016)

I'm aware that Carnival Games doesn't need my approval, but even with an open mind, I came away disappointed. I will always think fondly of my time with Wii-era party games and mini-game collections, but the Carnival Games revival will not be my preferred method of reliving that charming and gimmicky time period. Maybe this was a series worth leaving buried.

Carnival games falls so short of achieving anything good that it’s genuinely hard to think of a reason for anyone to buy it.

Beyond the minigames there isn’t a lot here. You have a playroom to store unlocked toys and throw them around a bit should you wish. It offers about three minutes of entertainment. The overworld carnival is populated by freakish bearded women and young children with supernatural reflexes, dodging every projectile you launch their way. The carnival barker attempts to be amusing, mostly without success, and will soon be repeating himself to the point you curse that he too has supernatural reflexes.

Although, its ticket based reward system is broken and a good number of games have inconsistent star requirements.

The lack of individual user scores is a big disappointment, but there is still a whole lot of fun to be had at this carnival.