With any sport’s World Cup, its gaming policy to develop a title around all the fanfare and hype, and the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2011 is no different. Taking place in New Zealand this year, 505 Games and HB Studios came together to develop the official game to accompany all the drama, sweat and glory.
The game consists of the full World Cup, single International Tests, a Warm-up Tour and a Penalty Kick Challenge. With the full World Cup, up to four players will be able to take control of any team and steer them through the group stages, the quarter finals, semis and then on to the big final match.
International Tests are just what they imply – single matches between two nations, while the Warm-Up Tour will allow players to experiment with positions, players and tactics before entering into the tournament.
Although the controls are fairly simple to figure out and the graphics are good enough for the intended purpose, there are a couple of niggles that need to be ironed out for the next release. For example, most of the players all have the same running speed. If a wing is able to side-step his way around the last defender, there is no way that they will be able to catch up, as they all run at the same pace.
Actually, no game can ever be perfect, but there are a couple of niggles in RWC 2011 that just make it a bit frustrating. But before we get to that, the title sure does have its own merits as it tries to carve out a place in history.
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