Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs receives a mixed reality mode today on Quest and Pico.
Marking Resolution Games’ seventh title with MR support, Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs includes controller and hand tracking support, letting you manually move the stage across your living room. Compared against Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs, the studio states it’s taking advantage of room mapping, hand tracking and more powerful hardware that wasn’t previously available.
We briefly went hands-on with Angry Birds VR’s MR Mode for GDC 2024 on Quest 3, and I found the hand tracking works really well. You control the slingshot by “holding” it with your hands, using your other hand to pull back and fling the birds into these structures. The physics felt responsive across the few levels I played, gameplay remains enjoyable and MR support seems like a natural fit.
Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs—MR Mode is out today as a free update on Quest and Pico. The game is also available on PC VR, PSVR, and PSVR 2.
Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs Review – A Shooting Success
Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs released in 2019, bringing the famed franchise into VR for the first time. Since its release, the game has received a wealth of updates and new content. But does the transition to VR bode well for the birds or does it all come crumbling
Notice: This article was initially published on March 21, 2024. It was updated on March 26 to reflect the MR Mode’s launch.
