Rugby Challenge delayed for Europe

Just been looking at the Sidhe forums and it looks as though the release date has been put back to between sept 21 and oct 23 .I'm not sure if its to do with the publisher being naff or a patch being made ready for release as the game is riddled with bugs but it seems as though this could be a hude dissapointment too.

its a bit of a pain, rc looks the superior game yet it just looks as if no effort has been put in for NH people.

e.g manu tuilagi rated 62, henson being english, shane being 83 whereas phillips and byrne rated 89, adam jones rated 66, priestland rated 69. (stats out of 100) compared to aussie front row who cant scrummage rated in the 70/80s.

much more detail in SH players faces, ROG, ADAM JONES, BOD look nothing like real life.


its all bugging me big time and now this a later release date while Aussies, New zealanders and saffers are playing this game as i type. MOST IRRITATING THINK IS APART FROMA FEW MINOR FAULTS IT LOOKS A GOOD GAME AND GOOD START TO A SERIES =(

Stephen Ferris is black.

flankertye wrote:Stephen Ferris is black.

WHAT!?!?!?!?!



Also some of those player ratings bits and ridonculous!

Losing........confidence........

Pity about release date. I'm happy enough to make a few small edits when I get the game.

Sure every game you buy needs an update as soon as you put it in the console.
I won’t in the software business and software is always shipped with bugs, the hot fixes are always available before it ever reaches the shelves though.

I really want to get my hands on this game. looks very good.

Those Ratings are abit worrying, the system does let you update player ratings manually though..

But Im betting you cant use your manually created players in online play, which would suck if all your favourite teams/players have incorrect ratings.

Adam Jones rated 66,

I'd say thats spot on the guy is a blob of lard, his only got to look at food to increase his waistline.

Shane 83 again spot on.

Well I've been waiting about 4 years for this so I can wait a bit more as long as its good.

To be honest I bought RWC2011 on friday, and no word of a lie I was done with it (as far as playing as a team that interests me) by the end of Saturday. So I am awaiting Lomu as atleast there will be a range of competitions and sides to play with as opposed to just one that matters.

Really dissapointed with this release date. I think Madden is out on Friday, so will be getting that now. I originally thought that I would buy both rugby games, but RWC looks pants. I will have to wait and see about RC.

This is supposedly Saracens team stats.


1. Stevens 65
2. Brits 67
3. Nieto 66
4. Borthwick(c) 63
5. Vyvyan 60
6. Saull 63
7. Joubert 74
8. Brown 81
9. Wigglesworth 69
10. Hougaard 76
11. Wyles 70
12. Barritt 78
13. Ratuvou 71
14. Strettle 76
15. Goode 69
16. Carstens 52
17. Reynolds 51
18. Burger 71
19. De kock 61
20. Tagicakibau 65
21. Botha 50
22. Henson 68

I took this off the official rugby challenge website. Credit to a user called NZ Sam. Who is Reynolds? Henson and Hougaard? Only ones which are potentially correct is Brad Barritt and Kelly Brown.

For some seriously messed up stats for the link below:

http://forums.sidhe.co.nz/showthread.php?44630-Requests-for-squad-information-from-those-who-have-the-game


Tigers team:

Overall Rating: 75

01 - Dan Cole: 71
02 - George Chuter: 58
03 - Martin Castrogiovanni: 68
04 - Louis Deacon: 61
05 - Steve Mafi: 59
06 - Tom Croft: 86
07 - Craig Newby: 76
08 - Jordan Crane: 67
09 - Ben Youngs: 81
10 - Toby Flood: 81
11 - Alesana Tuilagi: 81
12 - Dan Hipkiss: 71
13 - Anthony Allen: 75
14 - Horacio Agulla: 78
15 - Geordan Murphey: 83

16 - George Skivington: 54
17 - Thomas Waldrom: 72
18 - Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino: 74
19 - Joe Duffey: 45
20 - Marcos Ayerza: 68
21 - James Grindal: 54
22 - Jeremy Staunton: 63




Saints team:

01 - Soane Tonga'Uiha: 52
02 - Dylan Harley: 72
03 - Euan Murray: 65
04 - Christian Day: 53
05 - Courtney Lawes: 86
06 - Tom Wood: 72
07 - Phil Dowson: 77
08 - Roger Wilson: 63
09 - Lee Dickson: 59
10 - Stephen Myler: 63
11 - Joe Ansbro: 68
12 - James Downey: 65
13 - Jon Clarke: 68
14 - Chris Ashton: 83
15 - Ben Foden: 88

16 - Adam Eustace: 61
17 - Ryan Powell: 59
18 - Shane Geraghty: 75
19 - Bruce Reihana: 80
20 - Andy Long: 51
21 - Brian Mujati: 51
22 - Calum Clark: 61


Alex Corbisierio - rating 47 is a gem!

flankertye wrote:Stephen Ferris is black.

No he isn't, his likeness is actually very good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW5GWL1-giA

See 1:35-1:42

Looking at the line-ups maybe the game is being delayed to get he NH teams re-adjusted so that the players are at the correct sides. For example the Ospreys have a team full of stars, where as now they have all left.

Yes Scarletspiderman I did see the Ospreys ratings and my eyes popped out of my head. Most of them were so high. You'd think the developers were Osprey fans. Adam Jones has a poor rating oddly enough despite being the O's best player.

Guys get a life and play the real thing, if you're playing days are behind you then get down your local club and start coaching kids and pass your knowledge on to others, instead of worrying about ratings and release dates.

You'll find it more rewarding

HERSH wrote:Guys get a life and play the real thing, if you're playing days are behind you then get down your local club and start coaching kids and pass your knowledge on to others, instead of worrying about ratings and release dates.

You'll find it more rewarding

I agree Hersh, but I like playing in real thing and the computer game. But I wont deny games have encouraged me todo stupid things, for example I play prop.. Dont ever try and kick the match winning drop goal!!! Managed to do it in the rugby 2008 game once with a prop, bit harder in real life. If the posts happened to be on the touch line I might have nailed it. Needless to say I got alot of abuse after and more fines than Id ever like to relive.

Beshocked - What I meant is they have Hook, Collins, Byrne, Phillips, Hollah, and Mitchell (if not more) who have left them over the summer. So fingers crossed that will be improved.

HERSH - i agree that playing or coaching would give a more realistic enjoyment. However to be fair there are not enough places on teams or teams to coach so that everyone with an interest in the game can actually be involved to any real level. And also I was dire as a player, and an not assertive enough to be a coach, so the playstation is about my limit.

JmD wrote:

flankertye wrote:Stephen Ferris is black.

No he isn't, his likeness is actually very good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW5GWL1-giA

See 1:35-1:42

Wait, wait, wait... BJ Botha at loosehead for Ulster? A. he's gone B. not his position anyway

Notch wrote:

JmD wrote:

flankertye wrote:Stephen Ferris is black.

No he isn't, his likeness is actually very good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW5GWL1-giA

See 1:35-1:42

Wait, wait, wait... BJ Botha at loosehead for Ulster? A. he's gone B. not his position anyway

The rosters are based on the start of last season I think, but they seemed to have got the looseheads and the tightheads mixed up for a few teams.

hersh i do play rugby and am currently playing for youth once a week and training twice, but i mean why play fifa when you can do the real thing or why play cod when you can join the army, the reason is fun, and the fact that lets be honest when in rugby am i going to beat the AB on my way to WC glory, it wont happen- we play video games to do things we couldnt do in real life, i mean i love war games but i wouldnt want to go in the army because i dont want to get shot and respect to all those serving in the armed forces

Is there a system in the game for editing players and moving them around or is it just stuck as it is?

Irish Curry wrote:Is there a system in the game for editing players and moving them around or is it just stuck as it is?

The game is very customisable.

[quote="JmD"][quote="Irish Curry"]Is there a system in the game for editing players and moving them around or is it just stuck as it is?[/quote]

The game is very customisable.[/quote]

Job!

just played the demo of rwc 2011 (now its free) and seriously the graphics are not much better than 08, the AI is shocking, two good things though- commentry seems alot more fluent than RC and i am used to the controls as it is 08 controls apart from that its POO

Apparently the game is a bit buggy but the developers are releasing patches pretty regularly. They seem to be taking note of whats being posted under the problems and issues discussion on the forum and sorting it which is good news.

I know somebody who bought it from NZ (despite being from and living in Wales) and he loves the game.

In the meantime, rugby 11 is more than bearable online. Especially as most online players choose to play as England. It's nice to give them a battering!

ruckingflanker86 have they fixed the incredibly flawed stats yet?

Leinster matchday 22:

1. Ross 58
2. Fogarty 58
3. Healy 68
4. Hines 71
5. Cullen 63
6. O'Brien 68
7. Jennings 70
8. Heaslip 81
9. Reddan 76
10. Sexton 82
11. Fitzgerald 79
12. D'Arcy 83
13. O'Driscoll 94
14. Kearney 85
15. Nacewa 73
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16. Van Der Merwe 53
17. Horgan 78
18. Strauss 46
19. Toner 55
20. Ruddock 70
21. Boss 69
22. Prescott 42

BOD = Best player in game?

They are going by September 2010 as the starting point aren't they. The ratings aren't too drastic for then. Who is Prescott??

DaDubs1 wrote:Leinster matchday 22:

1. Ross 58
2. Fogarty 58
3. Healy 68
4. Hines 71
5. Cullen 63
6. O'Brien 68
7. Jennings 70
8. Heaslip 81
9. Reddan 76
10. Sexton 82
11. Fitzgerald 79
12. D'Arcy 83
13. O'Driscoll 94
14. Kearney 85
15. Nacewa 73
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16. Van Der Merwe 53
17. Horgan 78
18. Strauss 46
19. Toner 55
20. Ruddock 70
21. Boss 69
22. Prescott 42

BOD = Best player in game?

oh dear.

Yet another review

Some problems but over all it looks good.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Rugby-Challenge-review/tabid/418/articleID/223734/Default.aspx

Not aware of any of the stats being changed, but I think most supporters are going to be unhappy with their teams. For example, Dragons have Danny Lee as first choice and he is rated higher than Wayne Evans who is on the bench, Matthew Jones is first choice and rated considerably higher than Tovey!

Just read that review Bath. There was always going to be imperfections when launching a new franchise like this. Games like FIFA have evolved and been tweaked for years. This one sounds like a very good first outing. Hopefully it sells well. Bi-annual releases in every World Cup and Lions tour year would suit me.

I hope they get these stats sorted out. Castro 68 & Tiny 52 is laughable.
I've just seen the Glaws side:
1. Doran-Jones 57
2. S. Lawson 61
3. Dickinson 67
4. Hamilton 63
5. Attwood 65
6. Strokosch 71
7. Qera 64
8. Narraway 69
9. R. Lawson 67
10. Burns 60
11. Voyce 70
12. Tindall 76
13. Simpson-Daniel 77
14. Vainikolo 77
15, Morgan 70
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16. Azam 55
17. Wood 53
18. Brown 50
19. Hazell 71
20. Lewis 53
21. Fuimaono-Sapolu 67
22. Sharples 58

PDJ, Azam & Dickinson have all left!

There is an edit function in the game, but it's going to be a right pain to have to change every team.

and Attwood, it looks about right HongKongCherry

I didn't notice Attwood, maybe I'm in denial?!

BATH_BTGOG I've just found the Bath side, but the ratings seem to be missing a decimal point...

01 - Flatman: 52
02 - Mears: 62
03 - Wilson: 59
04 - Hooper: 55
05 - Grewcock: 51
06 - Raylor: 75
07 - Moody: 81
08 - Watson: 75
09 - Claassens: 63
10 - James: 73
11 - Banahan: 82
12 - Barley: 78
13 - Hape: 74
14 - Biggs: 65
15 - Abendanon: 70

16 - Bell: 52
17 - Fernandez-Lobbe: 70
18 - on: 51
19 - Skirving: 64
20 - Mcmillan: 61
21 - Vesty: 64
22 - Cuthbert: 70

Who's ON, Barley, Raylor?

Grewcock, Hape, Watson, Lobbe and James