The best VR boxing game, and my favorite VR game in general, is getting a sequel with multiplayer soon
The Thrill of the Fight 2 will release in early access this November.
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I've tried several VR boxing games, and none are better than The Thrill of the Fight. I could use some more variety in the AI opponents' fighting styles, but it feels much more like actual boxing (a hobby of mine) than any of the other games I tried, and I really like the passthrough option, which lets me see the room I'm in so I'm not worried about weaving into my filing cabinet.
It's my favorite VR game in general (I still haven't finished Half-Life: Alyx, I admit), or at least the one I've gotten the most enjoyment and exercise out of. Good news for me, then: There's a sequel in development, and it's coming to early access in November.
Unlike the first game, The Thrill of the Fight 2 will have multiplayer support. I'm a little disappointed that the early access release will only feature multiplayer, but it will get a singleplayer mode later. After the early access launch, creator Ian Fitz—who's working with Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick Studios on the sequel—says the dev team plans to start work on "an AI that has more capabilities and combat smarts" than the first game's.
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