We know that there haven’t been many Rugby games which have captured the imagination of gamers. Even horse racing games have had a more successful run than egg-chasing. For a time, it seemed like development houses had given up on them altogether, as they’ve been notably lacking this gen. It’s been four years since the last Rugby Union game, after all.
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Skirting around the end of summer and quickly approaching the mad autumn rush, a few select publishers made the wise decision to release some of their hottest properties a little earlier. Deus Ex: Human Revolution would Electronic Theatre Imagearguably have received plenty of attention whenever it launched, but for a franchise appealing to an audience that has long since been governed by the likes of Gears of War, Uncharted et al, launching a little earlier than the latest instalments in those series was surely a smart move.
Liam Pritchard of Brash Games writes "It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a rugby game on the shelves and an even longer time since we last saw a genuinely entertaining attempt at recreating the sport in all of its egg chasing glory".
