It’s been years since gamers have had a decent rugby game and now with the actual Rugby World Cup 2011 nearly upon us, there are two rugby titles vying for attention. It was recently confirmed that Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge will eventually be hitting SA consoles in Q3 2011, with no news on a PC launch.
Beating it to the store shelves will be the official Rugby World Cup 2011 game, launching on 26 August 2011. Publisher 505 Games and developer HB Studios has announced that gamers can now check out a demo of the game as of today (2 August 2011) on Xbox LIVE. As is the way of things, the PSN demo version will follow on 3 August.
The demo features England vs South Africa with the match set in Auckland.
In the full version of the game, players will be able to customise the difficulty setting as they are challenged to pick from the 20 participating teams and attempt to lead their team through the pool phase, and progress to the final with the opportunity to lift the prestigious Webb Ellis Cup. Players can game with up to three others in local multiplayer matches. Online, using Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network, players can challenge others to one-on-one matches.
505 Games and HB studios have secured a partnership with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) granting use of the Rugby World Cup 2011 South African team strip, emblem, and many players’ likenesses within the game.
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