'Marvel Powers United' is unlike any other VR game you've played before

The tutorial-style prologue takes place in New York City, and after walking through a crumbling virtual street at the foot of Avengers Tower, I joked to the attendant helping me that I wished I could take a break from vigilante justice to go for a site-seeing stroll down 5th Avenue.

The character movements in virtual reality games are famously clunky and awkward, but "Marvel Powers United" managed to maintain the illusion that I had become my playable character almost seamlessly.

Being able to cast spells out of my hand, fly through the air, and stare down famous Marvel villains in VR was an incredibly fun and immersive experience unlike any I've had in a VR game before, and I would recommend it to both VR newcomers and enthusiasts alike.

It may seem like an obvious thing to include, but in so many VR games, the player is represented only by a floating head and disembodied hands that cut off about half way up the forearm.

Whereas in Marvel Powers United, when I chose to play as Captain Marvel, I was able to look down at my virtual torso, arms and legs, all outfitted in her patriotic super suit.

The matches, which last about 15 minutes, are played across an exciting list of stages based on famous Marvel locations, like Wakanda and Asgard.

The formula is not a particularly inventive one, but it offers endless hours of entertainment for players who want to focus their efforts on what superheroes do best: fighting bad guys.

After you manage to defeat every boss in the game, you'll get a chance to square up with Thanos, the main antagonist from Marvel's recent summer blockbuster, "Avengers: Infinity War."

Because the game does not offer a full-room VR experience, players use a joystick to push their character forward. This can create the sensation that your body is moving forward, without actually going anywhere.

Because each person's sensitivity to balance and motion is different than the next, people naturally react to VR differently. Motion sickness is a common side effect from being in VR too long, but usually is something that the average person can get used to with practice.

With that said, as someone who is not at all new to VR games and who has personally never experienced this side effect before, the disorientation became so bad it prevented me from fully enjoying the game.

More than once, that sensation caused me to lurch forward in the real world, or briefly lose my balance while standing with both feet planted on the floor.

After a solid 30 minutes of play, I really wished I had chosen to play in a chair. By the end of the session, I left the demonstration feeling nauseous.

The ability to completely immerse oneself in the Marvel world, and fight alongside one's favorite super heroes with the help of virtual reality is — in my opinion— unparalleled and completely worth the quirks that come with the territory.