'Pacific Rim' Oculus Rift SDCC 2014 [VIDEO]: Fans At San Diego Comic-Con Can Pilot Jaeger, Fight Kaiju In Virtual Reality Game Experience

This year's Comic-Con will offers one of the coolest opportunities for fans thanks to Legendary Pictures and Oculus Rift. Lucky ticketholders get to experience the Pacific Rim Jaeger Combat Simulator, which uses virtual reality gaming to put people in control of massive robots fighting the movie monsters, the Kaiju.

This new virtual reality simulator "is the next evolution of the thrilling universe Legendary is creating with director Guillermo del Toro," a statement accompanying this news said. "Created by the leading pioneers of virtual reality, Oculus VR, the attraction delivers a new benchmark in virtual reality experiences as fans will step into a fully-realized Jaeger Combat Simulator and experience what it feels like to pilot a 250-foot robot. Created with original film assets from Industrial Light & Magic and developed within Unreal Engine 4, Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot provides a thrilling first-person battle between Gipsy Danger and the kaiju codenamed Knifehead."

From the looks of the promotional video that announced this simulator, players can actually use the Oculus Rift to fight "Knifehead," which is certainly enough of a reason to get tickets to this if you're attending Comic-Con this year.

According to Legendary's Facebook page, "you can get your tickets at the Legendary booth (#3920) from 9AM-9:45AM daily. Tickets are passed out on a first come, first-served basis."

Are you at the 2014 SDCC and trying to get your tickets to this event? We hope it works out for you because this looks like an incredibly fun experience from Oculus Rift and Pacific Rim!