Ultrawings is a supremely chilled out VR flight sim. Set in an oceanic archipelago, you must undergo various Pilotwings-y style tasks: flying through rings, landing on targets, shooting balloons and so on. Completing these gives you cash, cash allows you to unlock new islands and aircraft, which in turn unlocks more tasks. Rinse and repeat.
It’s a blissfully summery game, full of equally blue skies and oceans, serene environments (love the distant ringing of church bells from the island villages) and a flight model that errs on the side of fun rather than realism. It never got boring flicking the various planes’ virtual switches and levers, and navigating with the Move controllers makes for a surprisingly tactile experience.
I unlocked all the planes and islands, but I don’t think I finished the game (though I’m not sure if this game even has a traditional roll credits ending). I think I stopped playing the moment before it stopped being fun – as much as I love dreamy bucolic flying games there are only so much floating rings I can fly through. But if I ever want to relax up and tootle around in a plane in a lovely virtual environment I know where to go.
Pixel Hunted 