Rugby (video game)

2000 video game

Rugby

PlayStation 2 cover featuring English international Martin Johnson

Developer(s)| Creative Assembly
Publisher(s)| EA Sports
Composer(s)| Jeff van Dyck
Platform(s)| Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release| Microsoft Windows

* EU: 1 September 2000

PlayStation 2

* EU: 15 June 2001
* NA: 16 July 2001

Genre(s)| Sports
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Rugby (known as EA Sports Rugby, and as Rugby 2001 in the European PC version; often mislabeled as Rugby 2002)[1] is the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series. The game was developed by Creative Assembly and published by EA Sports. The game is EA Sports' first rugby union game on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2, and was succeeded by Rugby 2004. Rugby features over 20 teams, over 500 players and over 20 stadiums. The game's commentators are Bill McLaren and former England International Jamie Salmon.

The game featured the national teams who took part in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoresAggregator| Score

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PC| PS2
GameRankings| 68%[13]| 76%[14]
Metacritic| N/A| 73/100[15]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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PC| PS2
Electronic Gaming Monthly| N/A| 7/10[2]
Game Informer| N/A| 7.5/10[3]
GamePro| N/A| [4]
GamesMaster| N/A| 68%[5]
GameSpot| N/A| 6.8/10[1]
IGN| N/A| 7.3/10[6]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK| N/A| 8/10[8]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine| N/A| [7]
PC Zone| 68%[9]| N/A
PlayStation: The Official Magazine| N/A| 7/10[10]
BBC Sport| N/A| 94%[11]
FHM| N/A| [12]

The PS2 version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b MacDonald, Ryan (24 July 2001). "Rugby 2002 [sic] Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
2. ^ EGM staff (September 2001). "Rugby". Electronic Gaming Monthly. p. 145.
3. ^ "Rugby 2002 [sic]". Game Informer. No. 100\. August 2001.
4. ^ Jake The Snake (2 August 2001). "EA Sports Rugby Review for PlayStation 2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
5. ^ "Rugby". GamesMaster. 2001.
6. ^ Perry, Douglass C. (18 July 2001). "EA Sports Rugby". IGN. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
7. ^ "Rugby". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. September 2001.
8. ^ "Rugby". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. 2001.
9. ^ "PC Review: Rugby 2001". PC Zone. 2000.
10. ^ "Review: Rugby". PSM. September 2001.
11. ^ Moore, Jonathon (21 May 2001). "Let's play ... Rugby [2001] (PS2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
12. ^ "EA [Sports] Rugby". FHM. 8–14 July 2001. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
13. ^ "Rugby 2001 for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
14. ^ "Rugby for PlayStation 2 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
15. ^ a b "Rugby for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

## External links

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* Rugby at MobyGames

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Rugby Union video games

Rugby World Cup|

* Rugby World Cup '95
* World Championship Rugby
* Rugby World Cup 2011
* Rugby World Cup 2015

Rugby (EA Sports)|

* Rugby
* Rugby 2004
* Rugby 2005
* Rugby 06
* Rugby 08

Rugby (Nacon)|

* Rugby 15
* Rugby 18
* Rugby 20
* Rugby 22
* Rugby 24

Rugby Challenge|

* International Rugby Challenge
* Rugby Challenge 2006
* Rugby Challenge
* Rugby Challenge 2
* Rugby Challenge 3
* Rugby Challenge 4

Other|

* Jonah Lomu Rugby

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Creative Assembly

British headquarters and its Sofia subsidiary

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* Warhammer
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Spin-offs|

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