The ‘Championship Edition’ of Creed: Rise to Glory is available now for PSVR 2 and Quest 2.
Survios revealed the April 4 release date just before the release of PSVR 2 and we’ve embedded a new launch day trailer above. The Championship Edition includes “new characters and a new location from” the new Creed III film which continues with Adonis Creed taking over the Rocky franchise.
The new edition is a free upgrade for Quest 2 owners while it’s a $19.99 upgrade for original PSVR owners wanting the PS5 edition for PSVR 2. The standard release of Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition is available for $39.99 on PSVR 2 for PS5. A ‘Deluxe’ release of Championship Edition is also available for $49.99, which includes an additional 22 “glow” costumes and is available as an upgrade from the PS4 Creed release for $29.99.
According to the PlayStation blog, the ‘Championship Edition’ on PSVR 2 makes use of eye-tracked foveated rendering along with support for HDR and overall “enhanced fidelity” compared to the original release. The blog post also mentions improved haptics, implemented in both the headset and Sense controllers, alongside 3D audio support, “lightning-fast” load times and support for cross-platform online play.
This article was originally published March 19, 2023 with the Championship Edition’s release date announcement, and updated with new details with release on April 4, 2023.
You can experience Creed in virtual reality before the release of Creed III, an upcoming boxing movie that premieres in theaters on November 23 and follows blockbuster successes Creed I and Creed II, released in 2015 and 2018.
Creed: Rise to Glory is available on the Oculus Quest store for $30, and the game lets you box VR versions of characters from the Creed movies. It’s also available for Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, PlayStation 4 and 5, and HTC Vive.
You play as Adonis Creed, the main character from the movies, and you’ll have to face very real-looking opponents that get tougher and tougher as you fight your way to the top.
You can get a good glimpse of the game for free in the demo version, which lets you fight one opponent out of the 12 in the full version. Even the demo version of Creed is better than The Thrill of The Fight, another boxing game I played that you can get for $10 on the Oculus Quest store.
The full version lets you customize the gaming modes – from store-driven Career, customizable Freeplay, or minigame-based Training. There is also the option of playing online against friends where you choose your opponent and contenders, including classic characters Rocky Balboa, Ivan Drago, Viktor Drago, and more.
(Image courtesy Creed: Rise to Glory.).
The game supports full body, face, and hands tracking, and it’s room-scale, so you can walk around anywhere in the ring if you have adequate space. You can walk around your room and inside the virtual ring where you can greet and wave at staring fans in the stadium. You can also opt to press on the controller buttons and swing your hands to walk around, but it’s imperative to move around with your feet once the fighting starts. I can comfortably play the game in my living room, so you don’t necessarily need much space.
Creed: Rise to Glory isn’t just for boxing fans — it’s great for anyone who likes exercising in VR. You’ll be sweating hard after just a few rounds because the game keeps you moving as you defend yourself against heavy punches and aim your own jabs and punches at your opponent’s face and body.
This game is hard — it’s difficult for a non-professional boxer to manage even three rounds of fighting without being knocked out by an opponent. Despite the challenge, even a beginner will find it competitive and fast.
You can hear directions, insights, and guidance from your coach — in this case, Rocky — as you play on. If you want to last longer, you should follow your virtual coach’s instructions carefully to block punches from reaching your face by using your fists and arms.
You’ll need to aim your punches anywhere above the belt, and there’s a chance you’ll knock out an opponent with a good hit. Points are based on the punches you successfully deliver to an opponent and are counted as the rounds progress into the game.
The matches take place in a packed stadium so you hear cheers from your fans and those of the opponent. It’s intense, and you feel like you’re right in the action, though I suppose there may be more detailed boxing games that professional and hardcore boxers could use for their training.
Creed VR is a realistic game not just because of the life-like avatars and cinematic scenes but also because of the physics. For example, the harder you throw your fist in the air in the real world, the more impact the virtual punches leave on the opponent.
I watched Creed II a few months ago, and I think this is the game to go for if you’ve already seen and enjoyed the emotionally wrecking Creed II — and the VR experience puts you right at the center of the boxing action instead of just watching it happen.
In Creed II, Michael B Jordan plays fictional boxer Adonis Creed, who’s coached by Silvester Stallone as Rocky. Creed is now a WBC Heavyweight champion who has won six times, but this time, against the wishes and advice of Rocky, he accepts a challenge to fight Viktor, son of Ivan Drago, the former Soviet boxer who killed Creed’s own father in a boxing match in 1985.
Rocky feels that Creed isn’t ready yet and refuses to coach him. Creed gets a different coach but suffers a humiliating defeat by Drago’s son, taking heavy punches that result in a broken rib and putting him in a hospital for seven weeks.
Creed: Rise to Glory picks the story up from this point. Now healed from his wounds, Creed is fighting his way to a rematch against Drago’s son Viktor after further coaching by Rocky. Creed II ends in a glorious victory for Adonis Creed, who rises from an undiscovered underdog to a world-class fighter, and with that inspiration you too can shoot to the top, even if you’re starting from scratch with no boxing skill.
Survios announced that Creed: Rise to Glory surpassed 1 million units sold across all VR platforms this week.
Creed: Rise to Glory released in 2018 for PC VR platforms and was later a launch title for the original Oculus Quest headset in May 2019.
The game joins a number of VR applications that have seen increasing success in the last few years, likely due to the popularity of Facebook’s standalone Quest headsets. In July this year, Gorn reached the 1 million units sold milestone. Likewise, Job Simulator also reach 1 million units, but considerably earlier, back in January 2020. PSVR-exclusive Resident Evil 7 surpassed 1 million VR users in January of this year as well.
The developers of Gorn, Job Simulator and Creed did not give breakdowns of which platforms contributed the most to reaching the 1 million milestone, but there’s a pattern of games that were previously released on PC VR or PSVR seeing great success and a boost in sales on the Quest platform, even years down the line, thanks the standalone headset’s ever-growing popularity. In Gorn’s case, no doubt the Quest launch in January 2020 helped it reached the big 1 million milestone a few months later in July.
Games like Apex Construct or Red Matter, meanwhile, sold more on Quest than all other platforms combined within months of the original headset’s launch.
Survios’ latest title is Puzzle Bobble VR, which released for Quest back in May. It’s not clear what the studio is working on next in the VR space.
Survios has churned out some excellent virtual reality (VR) titles over the years from wave shooter Raw Data to the musical Electronauts. One of the studios’ biggest releases was an official tie-in with MGM’s Creed and Rocky cinematic universe with 2018’s Creed: Rise to Glory. This week Survios has revealed that the boxing title has cleared the one million unit sales mark across all platforms.
Creed: Rise to Glory on Oculus Quest
Initially brought to PlayStation VR and PC VR headsets before coming to Oculus Quest in 2019, Creed: Rise to Glory puts you in the gloves of underdog Adonis Creed. You then have to work your way through the boxing ranks, eventually becoming champion. As this was officially licensed you’ll not only receive training from the legendary Rocky Balboa, Adonis’ father, World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed makes an appearance and so does Mr. T’s character Clubber Lang.
When you’re not fighting in official bouts you need to build that strength and stamina with plenty of training or trying some of the various Endurance, Free Play, and Online PVP modes. When it comes to all those sales Survios hasn’t mentioned what the split is between the various platforms.
“When we first brought ‘Creed’ to life in VR, we knew players would become immersed in the character’s passion, determination and fighting spirit,” said Seth Gerson, CEO, Survios, in a statement. “Since releasing the game, players stepping into the virtual ring have thrown more than 500 million punches, burned more than 1 billion calories and boxed in over 50 million rounds on the road to 1 million games sold.”
Creed: Rise to Glory on Oculus Quest
“Whether we’re developing for VR, traditional consoles, physical installations with AR/VR overlays or a hybrid that combines the best of each, our mission is to design fully immersive, dynamic worlds that can be discovered in every reality where gamers exist,” continued Gerson. “Developing for cross-reality is just the beginning. We’re exploring every opportunity to captivate the broadest possible gaming audience while pushing the envelope to create the next generation of immersive technologies and interactive consumer experiences.”
One million copies might not be a lot in normal videogame terms but in VR that’s certainly a success. Survios’ most recent release is another official IP, collaborating with Taito to bring Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey to multiple VR headsets. For further updates on the studio’s latest projects, keep reading VRFocus.
The Oculus Quest version of Survios’ popular boxing game, CREED: Rise to Glory, just got an exclusive update, which removes the game’s Virtual Stamina system and lets you box at full speed for maximum physical intensity.
Aptly named ‘Endurance Mode’, Survios designed the update to be used with Quest’s Oculus Move function, which lets players track burned calories and the duration of physical activity while setting daily fitness goals.
If you haven’t played around with Oculus Move yet, it’s time to get calorie counting. Simply look for Oculus Move in your Library, and go through a short set-up experience to define your Move goals.
In addition to bringing some visual enhancements for the Quest 2 version (improved textures, render resolution, shadows), Survios says all players will be able to scale opponent difficulty to get the best workout you can handle.
CREED: Rise to Glory already offers up some pretty intense arcade action, so it’s good to see such a well-designed boxing game head more into simulation territory by truly letting you box ’til you drop. Outside of training at high intensity, you can also play the game’s fairly short campaign, freeplay, and online PvP mode.
Creed: Rise to Glory received a new update this week that adds an all-new fitness-focused ‘Endurance Mode’ on Quest that lets you go another round in the ring, providing better exercise options within the game.
The developers said that they designed the mode to be used alongside Oculus Move, Facebook’s built-in fitness tracker on the Quest, so you can see how many calories you’re burning and track your progress. The biggest change with endurance mode is that the game’s virtual stamina system has been removed entirely, so your character won’t get tired or worn out until you do.
Pull no punches in our new #CreedRTG ENDURANCE UPDATE for Oculus Quest.
Endurance Mode: No virtual stamina! Fight Settings: Tailor your play Enhanced visuals for Quest 2
This should let you keep throwing out punches for as long as you want while exercising in Creed without having to worry about the game’s systems restricting you or slowing you down. On the Survios blog, the developers claimed that research done by a company called Virtually Healthy found that players in endurance mode exerted a higher max heart rate on average than those playing in normal mode.
You can also tailor these matches to your needs with opponent difficulty scales. If you’re using a Quest 2, you might also notice some visual enhancements such as improved textures, shadows and render resolution, which were added in this update as well.
The update is entirely free for existing owners of the game on Quest. If you don’t own the game yet, it’s on sale to celebrate the new features at a 33% discount, bringing it down to just $19.99.
The Survios blog post doesn’t mention any other platforms, so for now it looks like the update may only be available for the Quest platform.
If you’re looking for a good deal on virtual reality (VR) videogames for PC VR headsets then Humble Bundle’s latest offer is hard to beat. The Humble Fall VR Bundle provides up to eight titles depending on how much you want to spend, whilst supporting charities in the process.
Continuing its practice of offering great collections of videogames at a price determined by the customer, this fall VR deal starts from less than £1 GBP, with A-Tech Cybernetic, Archangel: HellfireandKilling Floor: Incursion on offer. Increase your payment to £7.73 and you’ll unlock Survios’ Raw Data. Step that up further to £11.78 and you’ll then unlock I Expect You To Die and Creed: Rise to Glory.
Finally, going for the maximum unlock price of £13.14 and you’ll get XREAL Games’ Zero Caliber and one of the best VR experiences of 2020,Skydance Interactive’s The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Whichever tier you choose you’ll get Steam keys for those titles. All these prices are the bare minimum, you can donate more at your discretion.
As Humble Bundle also likes to give back, the supported charity this month is Movember, focusing on men’s health such as mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. You can also select other charities and tip Humble Bundle for doing a good job.
All in all that’s a decent deal by anyone’s standards and like anything that good the offer is limited, ending in a couple of weeks. Of course, by then it won’t be long until all the winter sales start on Steam and the Oculus Store although VRFocus isn’t sure the deals will be quite this tempting.
As further bundles and VR discounts are rolled out, VRFocus will let you know.
Just like all Humble Bundles, you get to choose the amount you pay and customize how much of your money goes towards Humble, how much goes towards charities, and how much goes towards the developers.
All games are provided via Steam keys, so they should work using an SteamVR headset such as a Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, or Windows MR device.
There have been lots of great VR game deals this year, but this might take the cake for sheer value. Each of the games in this bundle are quite good and worth playing, so getting them all so cheaply is a real steal. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is, without a doubt, one of the best VR games to date so it’s worth the price of the bundle alone for sure. Everything else is just gravy.
Do you plan on grabbing the Humble Fall VR Bundle? The deal is live for two weeks so you have until around November 24th to pull the trigger. Let us know down in the comments below!
So normally VRFocus would publish this kind of article at the start of the year, just as everyone has made their new years resolution to be a bit healthier, eat better and exercise a bit more. Usually, all that has come crashing down by the end of January, it’s still cold and miserable outside and the thought of going for a run or even attempting the gym seems like a herculean task. So why not take a different approach, stay inside, grab the virtual reality (VR) headset and maybe, just maybe, enjoy working up a sweat.
To help in this task without spending too much cash, VRFocus has selected the best VR titles which will move that body of yours. Some are sports videogames – no not leisurely fishing ones – while others involve shooting stuff, dancing and even causing a bit of carnage in a bid to help justify that Friday night pizza.
Pistol Whip
Here’s a videogame that certainly doesn’t fit into the category of fitness but to truly succeed standing on the spot just isn’t an option. Pistol Whipis a rhythm-action experience using guns, where you have to survive levels killing all the opponents on route, all to some thumping tunes.
These enemies shoot back so you’ll need to be light on your feet to dodge bullets as well as return fire. On the harder levels, Pistol Whip is a good full-body cardio workout because if you don’t put the effort in you’ll fail.
Supported platforms: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index and Windows Mixed Reality
BoxVR
Here’s the first proper training VR app on this list, taking the sport of boxing and combining it with rhythm action gameplay. You can choose from 45 workouts depending on how vigorous a session you want. These vary in length from short three-minute warmups to 60+ minute endurance workouts, there’s enough choice depending on how many calories you want to burn. Great for the upper body, you can even use your own tunes.
Supported platforms: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality and PlayStation VR
Beat Saber
This title is almost a de facto purchase for anyone new to VR or looking for a fun, energetic experience. There’s no denying the fact that swinging a couple of swords around to music is terribly addictive, easily making time fly for some entertaining exercise. Like a lot of these titles, it’s only on the higher difficulty levels that you’ll really burn some calories. Anything less than Expert just won’t cut it.
Supported platforms: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality and PlayStation VR
Racket: Nx
A futuristic take on squash Racket: Nxputs you inside a giant dome with hexagonal wall panels which light up according to the mode and difficulty. Some panels score points, some remove health and others replace health, offering a nice gameplay mixture which isn’t solely about smashing a ball. There are single-player and multiplayer modes helping up that competitive edge, just make sure you have plenty of space to play in.
Supported platforms: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index and Windows Mixed Reality
Thrill of the Fight
While BoxVR merely used a boxing theme to workout to, Thrill of the Fightputs you slap bang in the middle of the ring. This is one of those titles which doesn’t offer lots of flashy extras, just you and an opponent to punch it out. There are training areas with a speedball, punching bag and more to fine-tune your skills. The fights themselves are some of the best you’ll get in VR, no arms flailing here, you need to be accurate and punch with intention.
Supported platforms: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index and Windows Mixed Reality
Sprint Vector
Before getting fit in VR was really a thing if you wanted to burn some calories and get your sweat on then Survios’ Sprint Vector was one of the best ways to do it. Designed around the idea of looking for a novel way for people to move in VR without feeling nauseous, Sprint Vectorutilised arm swinging as a means of propulsion alongside gliding and climbing mechanics.
With a game show vibe and a competitive edge, Sprint Vector is ideally suited to those who want more than just a training regime.
Supported platforms: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR
Gorn
The most brutal title on this list, there’s no music here – unless for some reason blood splatter counts – as Gornis a gladiatorial combat experience. Gameplay is all about survival, using an assortment of melee weapons to decapitate, dismember, smash, stab, rip or slice opponents to bits. As such there’s plenty of effort involved, especially once the arena starts to fill up with opponents. After a few matches, you’ll soon feel the burn.
Supported platforms: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality and PlayStation VR
Synth Riders
Time for another rhythm-action videogame, this time going for a retro 80s vibe. Featuring the most Synth Wave tracks of any VR title – other genres like DubStep are included – Synth Ridersis best described as neon-drenched cheerleader gaming. The standard mode has you matching coloured orbs, while featuring more of a boxing theme, having to punch the orbs as well.
Synth Riders gets you moving to some very catchy beats – 30 to choose from – so you’ll want to rest those arms after a good session.
Supported platforms: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index and Windows Mixed Reality
Creed: Rise to Glory
Float like and butterfly and sting like a bee in one of the more realistic experiences in this fitness selection. Creed: Rise to Gloryby Survios puts you in the film, able to train with the likes of Rocky Balboa, before heading into the ring to see if you’ve got the skills to last. A high energy videogame which certainly requires effort, here you have both single-player campaign and free play modes plus online PvP matchmaking for plenty of gameplay options.
Supported platforms: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR
Dance Central
There’s no denying that you can get your dancing shoes on to any of the rhythm-action titles on this list. But to really strut that funky stuff like you mean it then you’ll want to try Dance Central. Brought back to life just for Oculus’ headsets, a 32 song soundtrack covers the 1970s the way through to today’s chart-toppers. Routines have been choreographed for each song providing a nice full-body aerobic workout.
LA-based virtual reality (VR) developer Survios has quite the lineup of videogames under its belt, being one of the earliest teams to see decent success with Raw Data back in 2016. Since then the studio has released titles covering a range of genres from sport to music and vehicular combat. This week sees Survios release a range of bundles on PlayStation VR for North American customers.
There are four bundles in total covering Survios’ back catalogue: Raw Data, Creed: Rise to Glory, Electronauts, Battlewake and Sprint Vector.
Raw Data – Survios’ first VR videogame, Raw Data adrenaline-charged, combat thriller testing your wits and endurance as you fight waves of mechanised opponents.
Creed: Rise to Glory – Take on the role of Adonis Creed as he looks to become the next world champion. Featuring iconic characters from the franchise including Rocky Balboa, Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago, Creed: Rise to Glory received a commendable 4-stars in VRFocus‘ review.
Electronauts – Become a music maestro as you build, drop, and jam on 80+ tracks from 80 world-class EDM, trap, and hip-hop artists. When reviewing ElectronautsVRFocus said the experience makes: “for a videogame that will have you playing for hours and wanting ‘just one more go.’”
Battlewake – Taking to the high seas as one of four Captains with battle-ready warships, battle fearsome pirates and unleash magical attacks in a single-player campaign as well as co-op and multiplayer PvP modes.
Sprint Vector– Mixing extreme sports with a chaotic game show, run, jump, climb, drift, and fly at extreme velocity through 14 intergalactic obstacle courses. Introducing a unique (at the time) swinging arm mechanic, Sprint Vector will have your heart pumping in no time.
Endurance Mode: No virtual stamina! 
To help in this task without spending too much cash, 
BoxVR
Beat Saber
Thrill of the Fight
Sprint Vector
Synth Riders
Creed: Rise to Glory
Dance Central
