James writes - "Rugby fever has spread across the globe for an event that only occurs every four years, the Rugby World Cup. Sporting occasions that happen so infrequently, tend to be the pinnacle of their sport and so, everyone wants to get involved in some way. HB Studios wanted to get in on the act by developing the Official Rugby World Cup 2015 game and releasing it prior to the tournament kicking off."
Colm Ahern: "The Six Nations Championship has just kicked off, so there was never a better reason to jump into Rugby World Cup 2015, obviously.Watch out for flying, burly men."
Player2 looks back at 2015 with the first part of their Game of the year feature.
If your favourite team has performed disappointingly at the World Cup and you want to correct that fact (mentioning no names… okay, England), or if your team has done well and you want to relive those triumphs (our grudging congratulations to Wales) then you might be thinking of picking up a copy of Rugby World Cup 2015. Unfortunately, it’s a decision you’ll quickly come to regret. This game has been rushed out to coincide with the event it shares a name with, and it really shows. With AI so poor that it can barely simulate a game of rugby, you’re better off sticking with reality this time around, even if you end up broken-hearted.
My brother bought this on sale, and before he even gave me the 2nd controller he said "tbh I wouldn't have even spent £10 on this" and I completely understand why.
The game is OK at best, but the AI run off at random times (the amount of times I was offside because one of my players decided to stroll off...), the tackling was horrible and hampered by the fact you could pretty much walk at the opposition and they wouldn't even bother to tackle you even on the hardest difficulty, and the vast majority of the teams aren't even official teams...
This is actually the first time I ever thought that EA might be able to improve something. I even sent them a tweet begging they make a rugby game lol
Could you imagine if a football (soccer) title turned out like this? There would be absolute uproar!
I really wanted to get this game, I LOVED RWC2011 on my PS3, online was poor but the fundamental gameplay was great. The more reviews I see of this game the more I am tempted to avoid it, and maybe even betray my Rugby Union roots and get the Rugby League game *shock* because it looks REALLY good!