Rugby 06

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  • Summary: Taste the tension and take the big hits as EA Sports Rugby 06 slams you back into the scrum for the most realistic and intense rugby experience yet.Keep the match flowing with new off-load passing and quick set plays and get as close as you can get to the mud, sweat and tears of the realTaste the tension and take the big hits as EA Sports Rugby 06 slams you back into the scrum for the most realistic and intense rugby experience yet.Keep the match flowing with new off-load passing and quick set plays and get as close as you can get to the mud, sweat and tears of the real thing with faster, more realistic and responsive gameplay. Drive your team to victory with effective use of your impact players whose innovation, inspiration and discipline can mean the difference between a humiliating defeat and a spectacular win.When the pressure is really on and the game is on the line, resort to tough tactics to neutralise your opposition's impact players. Used at the right time, laying a high hit on an opponent can turn the game in your favour. But remember, it's just as likely to hand the advantage to your rivals – and land your player in the dreaded sin bin. Over 25 tactical set plays can be mapped to the controller – choose the most effective or those which best suit your playing style. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    86
    An enjoyable rugby game. Tutorial and practice mode are helpful for beginners, but scrums, rucks and mauls are still pretty hard to play. Passing game is done extremely well. [Feb 2006]
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  2. Times Online
    80
    Rugby, with its elaborate set-pieces and impenetrable laws, is a hard game to render on computer, but this is an extremely good try.
  3. Total Video Games
    70
    If Rugby 06 is anything to go by, then future iterations of the franchise will only continue to get stronger and better, since this is by far the best rugby game to date. The flow of the game is more realistic than ever before, with the introduction of offloads, and quick penalties/line-outs working together to bring the game closer to the modern sport of rugby.
  4. PC Format
    67
    Accurate rugby, but re-mapping controllers requires fiendish text file editing. [Mar 2006, p.101]
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  5. IncGamers
    50
    Until someone can come up with better controls, more interaction at key gameplay points and still keep a rugby game playable, rugby fans will have to struggle through with what's available. The only other option is to make rugby like football, so simple that anyone can pick it up in 2 seconds, but I hope that day never comes, you have to separate the men from the boys right ;).
  6. AceGamez
    50
    I came into Rugby 06 with an open mind, I was hoping for the FIFA engine with rugby elements and I was let down.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. MusaM.
    Feb 23, 2007
    10
    This is the best rugby game ever ,I have a problem with the cameras though, but hey I play high school rugby in the southern hemisphere{south This is the best rugby game ever ,I have a problem with the cameras though, but hey I play high school rugby in the southern hemisphere{south africa} I also enjoyed playing with my favourite team the Blue Bulls in the Super 14,the Tri-nations are good and the Six -nations are quite enjoyable but maybe in rugby 07 they will put Loftus Versfeld{SA},Christchurch{NZ} these are stadiums… Expand
  2. Ryan
    Feb 21, 2006
    10
    Great game. Don't waste money on Rugby Challenge, this is the best rugby game by far!
  4. Obliviondevestator
    Aug 4, 2006
    10
    I thought this game was very good as you can use impact players to your advantage and use many illegal moves. it is also great because you canI thought this game was very good as you can use impact players to your advantage and use many illegal moves. it is also great because you can do offload passes and there are many new set plays.overall i thought it was a very good game and as a very big rugby fan i recommend this game strongly.… Expand
  5. Number8
    Feb 27, 2006
    8
    An improvement on last year definitely. Offload passing is great, and passing in general has improved. Impact players are nice too. Could use An improvement on last year definitely. Offload passing is great, and passing in general has improved. Impact players are nice too. Could use a few minor improvements ((AI defence) but overall the closest video game rugby will get to real world rugby. How about a 7's mini game in next year's version?… Expand
  6. IslanderS.
    Aug 13, 2006
    8
    i thought the game was good but the defence was too easy to break through,even on elite difficulty i played new zealand once you know how i thought the game was good but the defence was too easy to break through,even on elite difficulty i played new zealand once you know how score tries winning by 100 points.the only real challenge is tryin to beat new zealand with geogia..but hopefully they make rugby 07 game much harder including more stats n more tournaments like 7's ,pacific cup etc. i own all the rugby games and my biggest annoyance its that they all too easy! but other than that rugby06 is cool. so hopefully rugby07 can make a better change.… Expand
  7. JordanP.
    Apr 11, 2006
    8
    good for big rugby fans, general sports fans and people with an open mind. quick and easy to learn and play. cant fault the licences, it is good for big rugby fans, general sports fans and people with an open mind. quick and easy to learn and play. cant fault the licences, it is an EA game. scores can get a little unrealistic, me and a freind had a 77-49 final scoreline once! defence is also a bit random.… Expand
  8. Mark
    Mar 25, 2007
    1
    Buggy and totally unlike rugby. Some players run at 2 or 3 times the speed of everyone else. We need a Pro Evolution Rugby but I don't Buggy and totally unlike rugby. Some players run at 2 or 3 times the speed of everyone else. We need a Pro Evolution Rugby but I don't think the Japanese are much interested in it.… Expand

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