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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £19.73
You Save: £0.26 (1%)
New (2) Used (10) from £7.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 683
Platform: Playstation2
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930057619
ASIN: B000RE80Y2
Release Date: July 25, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Awesome! February 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't know what you people who say this is rubbish is on about! This is an awesome game and I really like it. Maybe it does get a bit boring I think it is brill!
 The best rugby game, but still not good enough February 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Rugby 2006, despite being an initially playable game, had one glaring flaw which pretty much ruined it. The culprit - the turnover system. Unfortunately, Rugby 08 is the same.
Turnovers are decided, seemingly randomly, at the instant the tackle is made. The decision appears to be completely independent of field location or player numbers, and it is phenomenally frustrating to see a forward losing the ball when surrounded by several players of his own team, then seconds later see a winger hold on to the ball when he is on his own and totally isolated.
The result is a criminal lack of depth to the gameplay. You can't, for example, go through the phases gaining the hard yards, because within a couple you can absolutely guarantee you'll be turned over. You can't have the forwards bashing away at the tryline. It renders your defence a joke, because you can commit five forwards to rucking the ball away from a single isolated opponent without success, and so leave a 5-man hole in your mid-field for the opposition to run through.
This means there is only one way to play the game, which is to hoof it upfield into touch, wait for the inevitable turnover to regain possesion, then run it in with a couple of sidesteps from your star backs when you think you're close enough. This is initially quite good fun, and doubtless appeals greatly to those who don't know the sport. For those of us who realise that it has much greater depth, it is a failure.
Rugby 08 addresses NONE of the flaws of 06. With the exception of some minor changes, many of which detrimental (loss of classic camera angle?!), it is essentially the same game.
Until EA or anybody sorts out a decent way of representing how possesion, turnovers and defence work in rugby, my advice (as both a keen gamer, rugby fan and player) is to not waste your money, and stick to watching it on the box instead!
Great Game January 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is very similar to Rugby 06 but still very good. The only things that they have changed is the line outs, which are now easier adn they have added a challenge mode which is now the best bit of the game.
 It's quite interesting January 19, 2008
The new Rugby 08 is briliant!
The positives about the game are:
It has very good grafics.
It has realistic tackles.
It's got nice flowing gamplay.
The Negetivs of the game are:
There is no real manager/carrer mode.
Most of the player (Cipriarny for EX.) are out of date and not what there stats should be.
The biggest negitive about the game is if you are a real rugby player or just know all the rules DON'T buy and play this game. There are lots of small but important rules that are missing like: If you carge down a kick all players are onside but on the game players that are offside stay offside.
Overall this is a great game I rate it 4 out of 5
Excellent game December 31, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is very good,the graphics are brilliant, the gameplay is fantastic and the sound is great. Overall a good game,but there are some things you should know.1.The game is still quite difficult even on the easiest level of difficulty.2.Some of the kickers and choices for different teams are a bit weird e.g For England, Jonny Wilkinson is not on the team,so you assume that the replacement fly-half will be taking the kicks but it is actually Mike Catt. Now Mike Catt is not a bad kicker but it seems a bit unusual to have him kicking.3.The ratings for teams are a bit strange. e.g France are rated 92 while England and South Africa 89.The Australians are also rated 90. On the whole this game is excellent but for a new comer to these rugby games,the manual needs to be read throughly.
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