Rugby World Cup 2011 Official Game

[Gay-Guy]

Agree, very stupid; EA's loss is 505 games' gain...very confident it will be a proper, proper simulation of rugby(HB'S GAME) ; got a feeling Sidhe's game won't come close in terms of Visuals/graphics and realistic gameplay. HB...u guys rock!!!

I am confident HB will do a great job with it for two reasons.

1. Gratitude towards 505
2. Showing EA they made a STUPID decision to stop funding them.

 

[countys111]

They will not release a game just with world cup teams.

Expect there to be more.. Over on sidhe's forum we asked the question about the super 15 licencing on this game and they said this game will be not have the super rugby licence or ITM Cup licences but did not say they will not have it in the game so hope is still alive.

 

[candybum]

Perhaps, Sidhe's rugby game will have S15 and itm cup licenses, and HB's game will have Heineken Cup and top 14 etc?

 

[JJR]

As a South African i am hoping for Currie Cup...The French tournament would also be cool. Hope there is like a world league thing...were we can transfer players and stuff, that was cool in 08'. Like a fifa manager mode.

 

[James B91]

This is a let down the a game on the RWC will not sell as well at best will have RWC 6 nations and tri nations
the people who are likely to buy rugby games are Rugby fans who support CLUBS!!

I know from my own experiences with Football games i just buy FIFA and dont no many who by the World Cup or Euro games
big mistake by HB IMO

 

[TRF_Cymro]

This is a let down the a game on the RWC will not sell as well at best will have RWC 6 nations and tri nations
the people who are likely to buy rugby games are Rugby fans who support CLUBS!!

I know from my own experiences with Football games i just buy FIFA and dont no many who by the World Cup or Euro games
big mistake by HB IMO

Unless your Dr Who, you can't see into the future and see how well or not this game will sell. This game will sell regardless. Said it earlier and ill say it again, more information is to come so be patient.

 

[best_fullback]

This is a let down the a game on the RWC will not sell as well at best will have RWC 6 nations and tri nations
the people who are likely to buy rugby games are Rugby fans who support CLUBS!!

I know from my own experiences with Football games i just buy FIFA and dont no many who by the World Cup or Euro games
big mistake by HB IMO

2 reasons why your last statement doesn't apply equally to Rugby as Football:

1) Club football has a HUGE reaching fan base such as teams like Man United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Liverpool being supported all over the world. The coverage of their leagues is MASSIVE so consequently games like FIFA have a lot of interest.

In Rugby however, the RWC has a much higher global audience than the worldwide support for the domestic leagues. Many more people worldwide would know about the RWC than people who know about the Heineken Cup or the ITM Cup. Look at America for instance - HUGE market for gaming but many people don't have a clue what Rugby is. From my experience over there; there is very little club rugby shown on TV either but the RWC is shown and known by the people who have heard of Rugby, so an officially licensed RWC game is likely to sell better in a world cup year than a club game called 'Aviva Premiership 2011' etc that people in regions such as this won't have a clue what it is.

2) Many people don't choose to buy the FIFA international competition games because it is just a money spinning ploy by EA. Bar the last international game they released (FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa) that had very much improved gameplay over FIFA 10, these game released are literally just the previously FIFA game with international teams, different commentators and a few more game modes, released purely to cash in on the global recognition for the World Cup, European Championship etc, so there really isn't much point in buying them if you already have the FIFA game. But, the fact that they release a game for the international competitions at all should indicate your statement is wrong, as it shows releasing an separate game is profitable enough to be a viable and a continued venture.

Also regardless of both of those points; HB would know themselves whether releasing a game in a World Cup year is more profitable than a non-World Cup year as they have done it before, and also gameplay is going to be the real deal-breaker for either game that is being released, not the amount of teams that it includes. If HB nail the gameplay, and therefore gain respect in the global Rugby community then it will pave the way for more games to be released in a successful series with expanded teams/comps. Ideally everyone would want all the teams under the sun, but HB have decided for one reason or another they don't want to (but that isn't even confirmed yet!) and we should trust their judgement on this. I for one would prefer excellent gameplay than a rubbish game with lots of teams.

 

[Gay-Guy]

2 reasons why your last statement doesn't apply equally to Rugby as Football:

1) Club football has a HUGE reaching fan base such as teams like Man United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Liverpool being supported all over the world. The coverage of their leagues is MASSIVE so consequently games like FIFA have a lot of interest.

In Rugby however, the RWC has a much higher global audience than the worldwide support for the domestic leagues. Many more people worldwide would know about the RWC than people who know about the Heineken Cup or the ITM Cup. Look at America for instance - HUGE market for gaming but many people don't have a clue what Rugby is. From my experience over there; there is very little club rugby shown on TV either but the RWC is shown and known by the people who have heard of Rugby, so an officially licensed RWC game is likely to sell better in a world cup year than a club game called 'Aviva Premiership 2011' etc that people in regions such as this won't have a clue what it is.

2) Many people don't choose to buy the FIFA international competition games because it is just a money spinning ploy by EA. Bar the last international game they released (FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa) that had very much improved gameplay over FIFA 10, these game released are literally just the previously FIFA game with international teams, different commentators and a few more game modes, released purely to cash in on the global recognition for the World Cup, European Championship etc, so there really isn't much point in buying them if you already have the FIFA game. But, the fact that they release a game for the international competitions at all should indicate your statement is wrong, as it shows releasing an separate game is profitable enough to be a viable and a continued venture.

Also regardless of both of those points; HB would know themselves whether releasing a game in a World Cup year is more profitable than a non-World Cup year as they have done it before, and also gameplay is going to be the real deal-breaker for either game that is being released, not the amount of teams that it includes. If HB nail the gameplay, and therefore gain respect in the global Rugby community then it will pave the way for more games to be released in a successful series with expanded teams/comps. Ideally everyone would want all the teams under the sun, but HB have decided for one reason or another they don't want to (but that isn't even confirmed yet!) and we should trust their judgement on this. I for one would prefer excellent gameplay than a rubbish game with lots of teams.

That must be the best post of this thread.

 

[davepraz]

That must be the best post of this thread.

amen to dat...

 

[D-Dog]

i think the main point to draw from that post is that this is a start up game to develop the game play, hopefully the next game they will refine the play and introduce clubs and other comps.

 

[Luke Johnston]

I would rather the game came out next August if they had club teams and modes to add longevity

 

[Luke Johnston]

great point

 

[James B91]

when you put it like that my concerns seemed to disappear very quickly

 

[Gay-Guy]

I would rather the game came out next August if they had club teams and modes to add longevity

You would rather wait another year just cos they had no club teams or other modes?????

Just give us something to play with ASAP...who cares who is in the game

 

[markshaw]

You would rather wait another year just cos they had no club teams or other modes?????

Just give us something to play with ASAP...who cares who is in the game

hard still playing JLR even though its only international teams and they are 14 years old!

 

[JJR]

Keen to see some actual realistic animations in this game...the passing was so robotic/mechanic in the last game...also a torpedo pass even with a very quick pass...not very realistic. After about inside centre we should be expecting more normal flick passes (End over End)...i hope we do see something like that. Just need to get some rugby guys in the suits and do the animations...best to get a blindside flank for the Bounce animation and a wing to do the stepping and stuff; don't know what they did in 08'...everything was so robotic and not realistically fluid.

 

[Gay-Guy]

hard still playing JLR even though its only international teams and they are 14 years old!

Haha I still have that game...but I can't get past the graphics now.

 

[TVH11]

Jonah Lomu rugby is even more fun when you play it on the go on your phone
I love my new phone Just cant wait to play union on my ps3 now

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Jonah Lomu rugby is even more fun when you play it on the go on your phone
I love my new phone Just cant wait to play union on my ps3 now

If thats an iPhone you have got and playing it on it, I want in.

 

[big-hits]

Is this definitely a replacement of Rugby 2012 or will both still be released?