Rugby
About the Game
As the first Rugby title on the PlayStation 2, EA Sports Rugby is a full on simulation of the sport (played mainly in Europe, Australasia and Africa). All of the major nations of rugby are represented, including Australia (the current World Cup champions), New Zealand, England, France and South Africa. The game is also fully licensed with every player of every team rendered into the game. There are many trophies to be won, here's a quick run down:
Standout Features
- World Cup: much the same as the football variety, the best in the world fight to become world champions 6 Nations: only 6 nations are represented in this European tournament to play as: Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy Tri-Nations: Australia, New Zealand and South Africa play in this tournament Bledisloe Cup: it's Australia vs New Zealand, in a best of three tournament Calcutta Cup: much like the above, except it's England and Scotland that fight it out
Modes & Ways to Play
Player support includes Same/Split-Screen and Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS).
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Rugby | PlayStation 2 | PS2.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | The Creative Assembly Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Sports | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | The Creative Assembly Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Sports | United States | MobyGames |
| Media Type | CD-ROM | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Controller Types Supported | Digital Controller | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Input Device Features Supported | Vibration | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Same/Split-Screen | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | External Storage | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-06-15 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2001-07-17 | United States | MobyGames |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony PN | SLES-50220 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030930026790 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1002938227 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPS-20262 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 014633143829 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00005N9CP | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 7785 | United States | MobyGames |
Data by MobyGames.com
