Rugby 2004

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  • Summary: Choose from 20 international, all Super 12, and other domestic teams, then take your team to victory in the World Cup, Tri nations, Super 12 Series, Domestic, Master League and Friendly matches. Strap on your boots, this is World Cup Rugby at its body-ramming, bullet-passing, try-scoringChoose from 20 international, all Super 12, and other domestic teams, then take your team to victory in the World Cup, Tri nations, Super 12 Series, Domestic, Master League and Friendly matches. Strap on your boots, this is World Cup Rugby at its body-ramming, bullet-passing, try-scoring best! More than 60 Teams From Around the World: Featuring every Rugby World Cup qualifying team plus international teams that did not qualify for the tournament, and every Super 12, and European Cup team. Over 1,500 Players Ready to Scrum: All the top players in the world, from Jonah Lomu to Jonny Wilkinson. With the revamped player editor, change every element of your players including height, weight, look, and playing attributes. Make a run for the cup with a wide variety of game and tournament modes including: Training Pitch, World Cup, Tri Nations, Bledisloe Cup, Super 12, European Cup, British Lions Tour, and Master League, the flagship tournament that lets you fully trade and customize your player, team, and tournament, and play through a career-style game mode. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Maxim Online
    80
    After a thorough training mode on the finer points on scrums, tries, and lineouts, one (or two players cooperatively) can take the controls and realistically injure opponents on soggy, mud-rutted pitches. Think "Madden NFL Football" minus the pads, steroids, and senile announcer, mate.
  2. IGN
    73
    Sure, the graphics aren't top-notch, and there are some missing elements, but the bottom line is that fans of rugby will look past the little things and rejoice that the game provides an exciting and mostly realistic representation of the sport.
  3. PSM Magazine
    70
    Controls are fairly snappy, the AI is competent, and the playbooks offer some variety. However, if you're not already a fan, the choppy commentary, average graphics, and lack of a useful tutorial will keep you away. [Nov 2003, p.48]
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  4. Game Informer
    60
    These graphics look like they missed the PS2 boat entirely. What this game lacks in fun it doesn't even make up for in novelty. [Oct 2003, p.123]
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  5. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    60
    As with early "FIFAs", I couldn't help feeling that my players were doing a hell of a lot better when I didn't get in the way by, y'know, pressing any buttons or anything. [Oct 2003, p.126]
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  6. GameBiz
    56
    You can't ruin a sport game for the fans of the game but HB Studios along with EA sports really put a lot of effort into achieving this.
  7. Eurogamer
    40
    We've also come to take EA's high presentation values and their sports titles' accessibility for granted, and Rugby 2004 has neither. In essence, it feels like a cynical attempt to steal cash from dazzled armchair Wilkinsons, and we're yanking a point off for that alone.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 46
  3. Negative: 17 out of 46
  1. TomF.
    Sep 17, 2003
    10
    It has great Gameplay and deserves every mark 10/10!
  2. ZachForce
    Oct 13, 2003
    10
    This game is truly spectacular utterly amazing! rugby fans will love it i promise. the people that rate this bad have something wrong withThis game is truly spectacular utterly amazing! rugby fans will love it i promise. the people that rate this bad have something wrong with them its probably cos you suck at it 10/10! buy it now i highly reccomend ea rocks!… Expand
  4. Maximus
    Jun 11, 2005
    10
    It is such a good game, i could'nt stop playing.
  5. D
    Mar 16, 2004
    7
    This may lack a few points and the season mode is a real load of sh.t but besides these points it's a good game and a game not to miss This may lack a few points and the season mode is a real load of sh.t but besides these points it's a good game and a game not to miss for true fans of the game I give it a 7/10.… Expand
  6. Stephen
    Oct 31, 2003
    5
    Game is way too easy ! graphics not comparable to say Fifa 2004. also seems out of players control whether you can retain a loose ball once a Game is way too easy ! graphics not comparable to say Fifa 2004. also seems out of players control whether you can retain a loose ball once a ruck forms. Also almost impossible to pick up a loose ball. Very disappointing.… Expand
  7. MG.
    Sep 25, 2003
    3
    This game is a joke.how can you do that in 2003. the gameplay is poor, the control awfull. jonah lomu was 6 years ago and is 100 timesThis game is a joke.how can you do that in 2003. the gameplay is poor, the control awfull. jonah lomu was 6 years ago and is 100 times better.When we will get a proper rugby game?… Expand
  8. TomD.
    Sep 19, 2003
    0
    Anyone who praises this game is a ringer who worked on the development. It is truly, truly pathetic. If you are a hardened Lomu's fan, Anyone who praises this game is a ringer who worked on the development. It is truly, truly pathetic. If you are a hardened Lomu's fan, and thought Rugby 2001 was bad(which it is), this is 10x worse.… Expand

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#33 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003