Creed: Rise to Glory hands-on — a fun VR boxer that needs more fan service

No one came over and cut open my swollen eye between rounds, but Creed: Rise to Glory still felt like a pretty authentic VR boxing experience when I tried it out during a Sony pre-E3 event in Santa Monica, California last week. Creed is coming out later this year

Boxing seems like a natural fit for VR, including Sony’s version on PlayStation 4. The tracking on the two motion controllers gives you a good sense of where your fists are in the virtual world, but Creed is about more than punching. I had to duck, dive, and keep my feet moving. In other words, I had to pretend I was in an actual boxing match and not just playing a game.