Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash!

Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash!

February 25, 2020

Action PlayStation VR

Dance is your power to protect the earth against invading aliens. SEGA’s legendary Dreamcast rhythm game “Space Channel 5 ” is coming to virtual reality as ”Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash!&s;. Heroine Ulala will navigate you through the world of “Space Channel 5”. Your task is to …

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Critic Reviews (15)

Alan Wen GameSpot Feb 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

72.0

Story

63.0

"A delightful albeit brief return for Ulala in VR, which while hardly game-changing for the tech, brings back the simple joy of dance for space cats everywhere."

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Anthony Mann ZTGD Feb 2020
40.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

25.0

"I mean there really isn’t much to say about Space Channel 5 VR other than there is not enough game here for the price they are asking, and more salt is poured into the wound because what is here is …"

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David Poole GotGame Feb 2020
85.0 /100

"While it may not be a long experience, with a story lasting roughly a half an hour, Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! is still a groovin’ good time. The music and dancing is addictive fun, and it …"

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Eric Hauter Gaming Nexus Feb 2020
65.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! is an absolute delight—for the entire 27 minutes of its play time. While the music, swirling lights, and dancing are all accessible and fun, the price for this game is incredibly out …"

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Eric Layman Feb 2020
75.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

60.0

"Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! presents an opportunity to inhabit 1999&s;s idyllic vision of 1960&s;s culture through 2020&s;s virtual reality. Delivering this extremely specific hallucinatory novelty required an alarming price tag and the notice of a brisk …"

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Francis DiPersio Hey Poor Player Feb 2020
40.0 /100

"Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash makes a good first impression with its nostalgic visuals, funky tunes, and easy to pick up gameplay. It’s just a shame that once you’ve wrapped up its five-minute intro chapter, you’ve already …"

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Justin Oneil ThisGenGaming Feb 2020
50.0 /100

"The game is fun to play, there just isn’t enough of it"

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Leah McDonald oprainfall Feb 2020
60.0 /100

Graphics

62.0

Gameplay

71.0

Story

58.0

"There’s a lot to like about SC5VR, but it’s definitely geared toward fans of the series. Newcomers to VR will find an easy rhythm game with a low barrier of entry and style oozing from every pore, but rhythm players …"

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Luke Hemming Cubed3 Feb 2020
60.0 /100

Graphics

58.0

Gameplay

62.0

Story

38.0

"Having Ulala back is a welcome return and, Space Channel 5 VR manages to capture the world perfectly, and tug at all the correct nostalgia related heartstrings. It would be great to get lost in the cosy bosom of that …"

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Michael Spadafore CFG Games Feb 2020
60.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

50.0

"Has a lot of styles that lives up to the series name; however, its lack of content prevents the game from living up to its true potential as a great VR rhythm game."

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Nick Gillett Metro GameCentral Feb 2020
30.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

25.0

"Space Channel 5&s;s dancing aliens and high camp work well in VR, but with only around half an hour of gameplay this represents astoundingly poor value for money."

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Rob Pitt GamePitt Feb 2020
75.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

60.0

"Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! was much more hands-on and immersive than I originally thought it would be. Although I know I must have looked very stupid in real life, in the virtual world I was a …"

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Ron Burke GamingTrend Feb 2020
65.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

40.0

"Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! is an ode to its Dreamcast roots. While it is as short as the original, it translates perfectly to the PSVR. The game&s;s got style, and it&s;s great to see the shiny …"

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Ryan Bradshaw Movies Games and Tech Feb 2020
30.0 /100

Graphics

25.0

Gameplay

28.0

Story

22.0

"There isn’t much I can recommend within SC5. The few positives were all brought from twenty years ago and haven’t been improved upon. There was a lot that could’ve been done, but it seems like a cash grab on the …"

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Thomas Knight NookGaming Feb 2020
50.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

45.0

Story

50.0

"Overall I certainly enjoyed this game. It was full of personality and it was a nice change to be making dance poses instead of attacking or defending like in some other popular VR rhythm games. I did feel like it …"

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