I know Im going to fall.

The Climb 2is not for those afraid of heights.

The scenery is stunning and enough to keep you distracted from your pounding heart rate.

Cover Art for the Climb 2.

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The answer is not very well if you are looking to replicate any kind of realistic climbing.

The only motions are jumping, gripping, and swinging.

The games premise is easy to understand.

A Cityscape screenshot from The Climb 2.

I grabbed ledges and other holds and pulled myself up to the next one.

Avoiding a fall was a real challenge.

Instead of an avatar, you are presented with two disembodied hands.

A canyon screenshot from The Climb 2.

Each hand had a certain amount of stamina.

To monitor the stamina, you watch gauges on your disembodied wrists.

you’re able to run out of energy and fall if you hold on with just one hand.

The Climb 2offers many different climbing walls through the 15 levels of the game.

The levels contain five biomes: Alps, Bay, Canyon, City, and North.

But the game never was so repetitive as to get boring.

Each level boasts a different backdrop and style.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself, admiring the scenery as I tried to overcome the various obstacles the game presented.

While playing the mountainous scenes, I constantly was reminded that the mountains just didnt look very realistic.

Exercise While You Climb

I was surprised at how good a workout the game proved to be.

Even better would be integrating the game with adedicated workout machine like the VersaClimber.

The Climb 2shows great promise, but ultimately is held back by the limitations of the Oculus Quest 2.

The headset is bulky and tends to slide off during the motions needed for this game.