Any Rugby Video Game Soon?

thomond2006

Anyone know of any upcoming rugby video game release i.e. EA Rugby 09?

Would love a game with the Heineken Cup fully licensed.

Stev_o

thomond2006 wrote: »

Anyone know of any upcoming rugby video game release i.e. EA Rugby 09?

Would love a game with the Heineken Cup fully licensed.

Nope no chance, maybe 2011. No other game developer will be interested in it anyway as its the hardest sports game to configure.

big dan

No word from EA about it even being thought of or in production.

Bryan Habana

Pity really. Rugby '06 was good craic. I wonder do these games have much/any appeal outside the main rugby playing nations?

Crash

I'm still playing 08 from time to time because its still great fun- and with a good team it actually plays like a (****) rugby game. Pity that its an over complicated game to design around.

Sabre0001

Was just thinking the other night that a new rugby game is needed...But not from EA. Preferably from a British company.....then we may get proper rules if nothing else (licensed names would be nice too but as long as the gameplay is good).

Bring back Jonah!

IronLifter

I've been hoping a game would come out but it doesn't seem very likely
It usually goes by what is top rated in america , and rugby isn't that popular in the U.S. So their game developers would not really think about making a game if there is no demand for it. They'd prob c it as a potential loss in money.

Sux ..

Cool_CM

Stev_o wrote: »

Nope no chance, maybe 2011. No other game developer will be interested in it anyway as its the hardest sports game to configure.

Introduction of ELV's means that EA might have to get up off their ass and change their game template, either that or wait in the hope that they phase them out so they can use the same one as 2006 and 2008 yet again.

anonymous_joe

Video games industry is now bigger than the film industry - and making games costs more and more.

There's going to be f all demand for a rugby game outside of the dozen or so rugby playing nations. And in all of those bar Wales and New Zealand (yeah - real important) rugby's a minority sport. There's sadly nowhere near enough demand.

Timothy Bryce

Jonah Lomu Rugby on the playstation (I think?) was quality - bring that back!

twinytwo

Bryan Habana wrote: »

Pity really. Rugby '06 was good craic. I wonder do these games have much/any appeal outside the main rugby playing nations?

What a game.. Drico running through enitre defences over and over again
and wilko kicking from one try line to the other with ease...:p loved that game

Stev_o

Going Waterforward wrote: »

I'm still playing 08 from time to time because its still great fun- and with a good team it actually plays like a (****) rugby game. Pity that its an over complicated game to design around.

You using TRF's updates to the game btw? They are the only thing that make the game playable and the guys there have done a fantastic job to update what ever can be updated.

Crash

The new ones a bit dodgy actually - kinda disappointed with it. Might wipe it all off and start fresh.

Sparky14

Timothy Bryce wrote: »

Jonah Lomu Rugby on the playstation (I think?) was quality - bring that back!

I'd buy that even for a slight update of graphics & adding knock-ons. Wud be so good playing online.

yogidc26

Timothy Bryce wrote: »

Jonah Lomu Rugby on the playstation (I think?) was quality - bring that back!

Best rugby game ever I wish i still had it

anonymous_joe

I've lost mine.

Doesn't work on Xp though, let alone Vista. :pac:

pmurphy00

lomu was sum game the commentary was just unreal..used to love playing as france thay had some demons playing for em..it was all gameplay no graphics god i wish games we're still a bit like that..

Sparky14

Deylaud was frightningly fast, Grayson might have been even faster (not the most realistic).

Codemasters and Rage also had great teams as well, what ever happened to little Mather he was an absolute flyer.

Hazys

Played it about a month ago after a couple of year's hiatus...i still had the magic, great ability to offload in the tackle and an unbelievable knack to win scrums that weren't mine.

I loved that game. Easily the best gameplay ever for a computer game.

Any1 ever score a dropgoal from the halfway line with ur man Mather on the Rage allstars team?

toomevara

Check out Super League Rugby 2 on the PS...yes its based on the superior thirteen man code;) a good laugh

crisco10

Hazys wrote: »

Played it about a month ago after a couple of year's hiatus...i still had the magic, great ability to offload in the tackle and an unbelievable knack to win scrums that weren't mine.

I loved that game. Easily the best gameplay ever for a computer game.

Any1 ever score a dropgoal from the halfway line with ur man Mather on the Rage allstars team?

No, but I did score a conversion from my own try line with the out-half (mccabe?) on the rage team. So much craic with Rage. There was the huge fullback (williams) , the "nippy" winger...could score all manner of crazy scores!