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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Intuitive new control system
- Easy to pick up and play but with greater depth for experts
- New co-op multiplayer mode
- Improved player AI
- Buy/sell/trade players to build an all-star team
- Over 67 detailed stadia with realistic pitch types and conditions
- 62 teams and 1500 licensed players from the World Cup to the European Domestic League teams
- Commentary from John Inverdale and Gordon Bray
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Product Description
GamesMaster Magazine
"The best way to play rugby on your console."
Manufacturer's Description
For true sports fans looking for the unique thrill of rugby, Rugby 2004 is the most complete and authentic rugby game available. Building on the success of EA Sports' previous Rugby titles, this is world rugby at its body-ramming, bullet-passing, try-scoring best.
Rugby 2004 features an all-new intuitive control system, as well as all new motion capture, animations and character models. Hone your skills in the Super 12 and European Domestic Leagues and then take your team to victory in the fast-paced action of World Cup Rugby. With a significantly enhanced career-building mode, the addition of 67 stadia from around the world, and all-new audio commentary and camera angles, Rugby 2004 puts you on the field for authentic rugby competition.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
I can't quite see why EA sports chooses to short change us Europeans on our top Sports. If you look at the Sports the Yanks play and the corresponding EA sports Video Games, they're jam packed with top notch graphics and a wide range of realism scenes to really glitz up the package. Then you look at Rugby 2004...
The game merits its 3 stars on the actual play, fast, furious and fun. You have to play on normal (otherwise you'll get bored of the endless easy overlaps and general schoolboy errors perpetrated by the opposition.) All the technical considerations and stategy options are great. Make no Mistake as a rugby fan this game is everything i'd hoped for, for the first time you can control and plan your game to a huge degee.
The disappointment is that no the graphics are deplorable. All the players look like they have had their heads inflated, the only difference between Johnny Wilkinson and Jason Robinson is that one is a darker shade other than that they look the same. the wide angle shots resemple World Cup '94 on the Megadrive at times and every try scored is followed by the same commentary phrase and the same celebration by the player ( he waves and walks back to the line,). The real Kicker is that you play a FIFA game (EA sports as well) and you see what they are capable of, why is it that even during a World Cup year Fans of any Sport except Football and those strange rituals they play across the pond have to put up with second rate products because EA can't be arsed. I dread Cricket 2004... they'll peddle us the same rubbish because they have a monoploy over all us fans who can't go anywhere else. The Ea Sports tagline 'it is the game!' seems rather empty when you consider this offering perhaps 'it's all about the benjamins!' would be more appropriate!
The game merits its 3 stars on the actual play, fast, furious and fun. You have to play on normal (otherwise you'll get bored of the endless easy overlaps and general schoolboy errors perpetrated by the opposition.) All the technical considerations and stategy options are great. Make no Mistake as a rugby fan this game is everything i'd hoped for, for the first time you can control and plan your game to a huge degee.
The disappointment is that no the graphics are deplorable. All the players look like they have had their heads inflated, the only difference between Johnny Wilkinson and Jason Robinson is that one is a darker shade other than that they look the same. the wide angle shots resemple World Cup '94 on the Megadrive at times and every try scored is followed by the same commentary phrase and the same celebration by the player ( he waves and walks back to the line,). The real Kicker is that you play a FIFA game (EA sports as well) and you see what they are capable of, why is it that even during a World Cup year Fans of any Sport except Football and those strange rituals they play across the pond have to put up with second rate products because EA can't be arsed. I dread Cricket 2004... they'll peddle us the same rubbish because they have a monoploy over all us fans who can't go anywhere else. The Ea Sports tagline 'it is the game!' seems rather empty when you consider this offering perhaps 'it's all about the benjamins!' would be more appropriate!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
I must say that I was really looking forward to this game, but was slightly pt off by the reviews. After playing it for a week, I do like it. There are some bad points, and these are major points that EA must rectify for the next release. The graphics are awful, the players are in no way realistic and the gameplay takes a little to get used to. The rucks and mauls seem utterly arbitary, the line outs are still a mystery to me and the scrums seem overcomplicated. The referee is infuriating and the opposition can range from stupid to world beaters at the drop of a hat. BUT it is more realistic than the last version. It's so satisfying to throw a miss pass and then to put the afterburners on and speed through the space you've created. If all teams could play like this game encourages you to, the world would be a better place. Because of the rucking and mauling deficiencies, you can no longer afford to take it up through the forwards, but spin it wide and make supported breaks. Oh, one last thing, the commentary is awful, John Inverdale shouting Coh-En at the top of his voice when ever the big man touches the ball! As for the game, Try it, you might like it! (Excuse the pun)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
Rugby 2004. I love rugby and i bought this game because i loved 2001, but this version is not as cracked up to be as you think.
I find it all to easy, evn on hard mode england wipe the floor with every team, the attacking plays are very realistic and the lineouts are top class. Kicking has improved dramatically and ruck and and crash ball for the forwards is so realistic. Takling is top class if you time it right with a spear tackle on every occasion!
The bad points are the comentary and the slow loading time, but if you love rugby then buy this game the controls take a few days to get used to and then you will be scoring trys in the corner from your own 22.
Stadiums are amazing and mud and weather works well.
Basically if you love rugby all year round buy this game if you dont just give it a try.
I am a pro at it.
I find it all to easy, evn on hard mode england wipe the floor with every team, the attacking plays are very realistic and the lineouts are top class. Kicking has improved dramatically and ruck and and crash ball for the forwards is so realistic. Takling is top class if you time it right with a spear tackle on every occasion!
The bad points are the comentary and the slow loading time, but if you love rugby then buy this game the controls take a few days to get used to and then you will be scoring trys in the corner from your own 22.
Stadiums are amazing and mud and weather works well.
Basically if you love rugby all year round buy this game if you dont just give it a try.
I am a pro at it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
WOW!
I bought this game because it was cheap and wasn't expecting it to be any good but when it actually arrived,WOW! It is an amzing game. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2007 by Mr. I. A. Noble
.....
Not bad but not great either. The graphics are pretty poor but from a distance don't look too bad. The gameplay is good and simple to use. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2006 by David
Great Game - 9/10
This rugby game is an extreme improvement on the first one! The occasionial gliches have been repaired and the graphics have improved even though they are still quite low... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2005
RUGBY 2004
Rugby is a great sport, but even more greater on PS2. Rugby 2004 is another great sports games crafted and concocted by EA SPORTS (It's in the game!). Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2005 by Calum Fairweather
Good Rugby Game
This Game took a little time to get into, as the controlls are hard to master. But once you do you have a very accurate and playable rugby simulation, which is far superior to its... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2004 by Mr. J. Leigh
A typical EA Game
Rugby 2004 is a game tpical of the EA Sports genre, it is immensly playable and is easily the most accurate rugby simulation I have yet played. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2004 by Jonathan Howlett
Not pleased
This game is actually worse than Rugby 2002 (which I enjoyed). It doesn't look as good or feel as good. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2004 by Mr. S. Hammond
Too easy and so unrealistic!
At first this game seems as though it's going to be stupidly difficult(you get your first scrum as England and lose the feed against Wales, nota promising start) but after a few... Read more
Published on 29 April 2004 by Jason
waste of time and money
Finally I thought; after the world cup; games will flood out on allformats just for all the new rugby fans that would flock to the shops tobuy them; after the original 'rugby' ; a... Read more
Published on 21 April 2004
World Championship Rugby
I read some of the reviews of this game Rugby 2004. And it really sounds bad . Ive seen the graphics and they look awful. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2004 by "bobbamber8"
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