Rugby 06 (PS2)

As a rugby fan, and previously a player, i have always enjoyed playing EA Sports' rugby games, and this was no exception. The best new feature is easily the offload passing controls, which allows more free flowing and real rugby. The big-hits and crunching takles allow players to take out their anger on other players. The controls are intuitive (R1 to pass right, L1 to pass left etc) and easy to pick up even if you haven't palyed this sort of game (or even any sports game) before. The training feature allows players that are new to the game to learn the rules in an easy environment. The downsides to this game are few and far between, but the graphics are not exactly ...  Read the complete review

Rugby 2006 was the first time I had played this game either on a gamestation or in real life so I must admit my limited knowledge of the rules was a bit of a disadvantage at first however the game does feature a master class on the rules which was very helpful. As to the actual playing of this game it was certainly a lot more action packed and enjoyable than I had expected when deciding to rent it. The big plus is the amount of bone crunching tackling that you can indulge in when playing the game. The conrols are pretty easy to master however one annoying feature of the training mode is that the camera angle is fixed to a sidline view which makes ...  Read the complete review