![]() ![]() You never quite know if you'll get cleated in the face. Console-based encounters tend to suffer in translation and accessibility. American audiences - for the most part unfamiliar with the sport - are often thrown straight into solidly built ruggers without any means of achieving a base level of enjoyment. For the few wise enough to wear scrum caps, rugby games often gloss over nuances with clunky controls. ![]() In preparation for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, EA Sports put forth a good effort with Rugby 08. Men+in+blackwill+always+destroy+men+in+yellow.Īlthough it is the only option for rugby fans looking to psych themselves up for the tournament or to play as licensed teams, Rugby 08 is solid, fun, and easy. They have a knack for impossibly scoring with drop kicks, quickly adapting to the touted on-the-fly defensive formations, and forming solid walls on the goal line that force you to perform some creative maneuvers (or to simply bully your way to a try). Its controls allow for both variety in skill and familiarity with the sport. For ruggers seeking depth, EA included a light playbook, wheeling scrums and mauls, and an arsenal of grubbers and up and unders. If you don't know what this means, don't fret. A painless tutorial preps you for jumping into the action with simple, arcade-like control. With a few touches, you'll be scoring tries. If you're still at a loss, a practice pitch will help settle newcomers. The tutorial does skip the finer points of how one actually plays Rugby, so those wholly unfamiliar with the sport best sit down with a rulebook. For the most part, running the field is pure joy as your forwards stiff-arm defenders prior to face planting for a try. This is particularly true playing at club or pro difficulty - you'll dominate possession and often end up with lopsided scores against weaker teams. A few well-timed passes will send players rocketing through the opposing team's defense. Solo runs are easy to execute at mid-field where the defense is usually spread thin. But if you manage to recycle the ball after a tackle in enemy territory, you'll often face a solid wall and a likely turnover. The closer to the goal line, the harder it is to gain any ground. When not worried about a computer-controlled threat, you'll occasionally wrestle with controls. The triggers sensibly swing the ball to the left or right. ![]()
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