Rugby, the sport of elegant violence, takes a beating in this lackluster sim from EA Sports. Read Review
Lead your team to victory in the fast-paced action of World Cup Rugby. Hone your skills in the Super 12 and European Domestic Leagues with an all-new control system that is intuitive and user friendly. You will be rucking, mauling, and kicking for touch like a champion in no time. An all-new game engine captures every bone-crunching tackle, scrum, and lineout. With new motion capture, animations, and character models, EA SPORTS Rugby 2004 offers the most in-your-face rugby experience ever. Strap on your boots, this is World Cup Rugby at its body-ramming, bullet-passing, try-scoring best!
Does every sport need to be assimilated by video games? From one point of view, it could be seen as commendable that EA Sports decided to cover lesser-explored territory by riffing on rugby. After all, the big bucks are on the gridiron, in the dugout, and in hockey and hoops -- so it's nice that the gaming powerhouse took a gander at the sport that evolved into modern U.S. football. Unfortunately, the intent is the only decent thing about this train wreck of a sports sim, which is even worse than the mediocre PS2 version. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 4, 2003
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Also available on: PlayStation 2
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