Last Update: 3/18/07

Rugby League 2

"Rugby League 2" is the second video game adaptation of Rugby League by New Zealand developer, Sidhe Interactive.

Rules of the sport taken from Wikipedia:


"The aim of the game is to score points by carrying an oval ball up the field towards the opposing team's in-goal where the ball is grounded to score a try (worth four points). This is to be done by the attacking team within a "set of six" tackles allowed before the ball must be handed over to the opposition. At the end of a set of six, unless the attacking team is in good field position from where they can attempt to score a try, the team with the ball will usually elect to kick the ball to the adjacent end of the field, thereby forcing the opposing team to run the ball from as far away from their own try line as possible. The opposing team attempts to prevent the attacking team from carrying out this objective by tackling the player with the ball. After scoring a try the scoring team then has the right to attempt to kick a goal (worth a further two points if successful). The kick may be taken from any point on an imaginary line parallel with the touch-line and through the point where the try was scored. The team with the most points at the end of two 40-minute halves wins."


Rugby League 2 was a much more polished game than its predecessor and was lapped up by fans. There is hope and demand from the fanbase for a next-generation update.
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Publisher: Sidhe Interactive

Features

  • Online multiplayer, allowing two players to play against each other in either a friendly match or a competitive "ranked" mode
  • More teams and players than ever before, with updated
  • statistics and team strips
  • 40 Stadiums, including revamped versions of those from NRL Rugby League
  • Brand new gameplay features, including ball-stripping and pass-to-playmaker controls
  • Multi-year franchise mode, putting the player in the manager's shoes - hire and fire players, manage team finances and stake out a multi-year plan as you strive for glory
  • Massively upgraded graphics engine, allowing for remarkable star likenesses for more than 500 players
  • Motion-captured animation from Weta Digital, the vfx-wizards behind The Lord of the Rings movies
  • Highly customizable gameplay experience, with sliders and content editors that allow for considerable adjustment
  • In addition, the Xbox version of the game includes the following enhancements:
  • Multiple save-slots available in Franchise and Competition modes
  • Shoulder-barge, fend and sidestep controls additionally on right thumbstick
  • Pause function disabled during ranked matches to prevent player exploiting this feature
  • Autosave available in Competition and Franchise modes
  • Graphical tweaks to improve the overall look and realism of the game
  • Improvements to management of custom and customized players and teams
  • Rugby League 2 Screenshots

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    System Requirements

    PIII 500 Mhz
    128MB RAM
    32MB Videocard
    850MB Hard Drive space
    Windows 98SE, 2000 or XP
    CD-ROM Drive
    DirectX 8.1a



    Playstation2
    Xbox

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