Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom review — hats off to the new VR game

radiotimes.com:

Peaky Blinders may have finished its run on our TV screens, and the touted movie sequel feels a long way off, but the Shelby family are still going strong thanks to a new VR game launching today (9th March).

Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom comes to us from London-based developer Maze Theory, who previously created a flurry of memorable Doctor Who games (any Whovians reading should check out The Edge of Time, The Edge of Reality and The Lonely Assassins if they haven't already).

Here at RadioTimes.com, we've followed the development of this game closely, first chatting to producer Russ Harding last year. He explained that The King's Ransom explores "missing years" between seasons 4 and 5 of the show (shortly after Tommy became an MP), a point in the Peaky timeline which necessitated recasting the role of Polly.

Playing alongside returning stars Cillian Murphy and Paul Anderson, Ruth Gibson stepped into the role made famous by the late, great Helen McCrory. Gibson told us exclusively about that challenge, saying that Polly is «the heart, to me, in amongst this strength».

Now that you understand when the game is set and who is in it, the big question is, of course, is it any good? And we're pleased to report that it is! Although it may have a few rough edges, Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom feels like a brilliant extension of the brand. Fans of the show will love it, for sure.

You play as a new character, taking part in a whole new story with lots of twists and turns — but right from the start, your experience intersects really nicely with familiar faces and locations from the show. Within the first half hour or so, you'll come face to face with Cillian Murphy's Tommy Shelby in a stunning recreation of the Garrison