What the Bat?

What the Bat?

November 17, 2022

Simulation HTC ViveMeta QuestPCPlayStation 5

A wise man once said: If all you have are bats for hands, everything feels like a baseball. From the creators of WHAT THE GOLF? comes a silly VR game about navigating life with baseball bats for hands. Swing your way through over 100 levels of batting, cooking, shooting, smashing, …

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73.6

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Critic Reviews (8)

A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums Nov 2022
75.0 /100

"I thoroughly enjoyed my time with WHAT THE BAT? and will likely play through it again in the future seeing as it&s;s such a funny and unique experience while also being surprisingly heartfelt. ❤️"

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Clement Goh CGMagazine Nov 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

40.0

"Don’t let What the Bat’s absurd premise stop your baseball bat for hands move through hours of hilarious puzzles - and recapturing simple childhood fun - that hits a home run over the new PSVR 2 console."

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David Carcasole Wccftech Nov 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

40.0

Story

30.0

"What The Bat? doesn&s;t really do a whole lot to make it an essential experience among the PlayStation VR2 launch window of titles, but if PSVR2 is your first VR headset ever, then you&s;d only be doing yourself a favour …"

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Eric Hauter Gaming Nexus Nov 2022
74.0 /100

Graphics

72.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

80.0

"What the Bat? isn&s;t going to set the VR world on fire with it&s;s ground-breaking use of VR tech, but it is going to make VR fans looking for a simple, fun game smile and laugh for a few hours. …"

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Mick Fraser God is a Geek Nov 2022
70.0 /100

"What the Bat is fun if you just want to kill half an hour, and its humour and variety make it colourful and unpredictable every time."

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Stefan L TheSixthAxis Nov 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

70.0

"With a positively batty sense of humour, What The Bat? is a thoroughly daft VR successor to What The Golf? and the best baseball game I&s;ve played in years – also the only baseball game I&s;ve played."

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Stephen Tailby Push Square Nov 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

65.0

"You will need some space to play; the game requires a roomscale environment, owing to all the arm-swinging. You won&s;t need to move from your standing position, so the requirement feels a touch restrictive. Still, if you&s;re able to meet …"

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Todd Eggleston WayTooManyGames Nov 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

20.0

"I get that this review, when taking the pure scoreboard statistics out of context, sounds overly harsh. Please allow me, then, to add the context. When you take simple toy avatars, drop them in a child’s playset, introduce catchy music …"

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