Rugby Challenge 2
| Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Edition | |
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| Developer(s) | Sidhe |
| Publisher(s) | Tru Blu Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| Genre(s) | Sports/Rugby Union |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Edition is a Rugby video game, developed by Sidhe and published by Tru Blu Entertainment. This game is the sequel to Rugby Challenge[1]
The game is titled All Blacks Rugby Challenge 2: Lions Edition in New Zealand, Wallabies Rugby Challenge 2: Lions Edition in Australia, Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2 in France, South Africa and in the rest of the world.
It was announced via the games official facebook account, and confirmed on the game website, that Rugby Challenge 2 will be released World wide on the 13th of June 2013 [2]
Features
The features and content of Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition include:
• Play in Single Match Mode, multi-team Competition Mode, a vastly expanded multi-year Career Mode, Tutorial Mode, or compete in online multiplayer with support up to 4v4 via PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE®, or Steam
• Refined and expanded gameplay with the addition of quick taps, quick lineouts, mauls from lineouts, interceptions, contesting ball at the breakdown, removing players from the ruck, number 8 scrum pickups, and dynamic in game team strategies on both attack and defence
• 110+ teams and 50+ stadia from around the world featured including official team, competition, and special match licenses for the All Blacks, the Qantas Wallabies, the USA Eagles, Bledisloe Cup, British and Irish Lions 2013 Tour of Australia, Barbarians FC, Combined Country, Super Rugby teams, Aviva Premiership Rugby, TOP 14 Orange, Pro D2, RaboDirect PRO12, ITM Cup, and Ranfurly Shield
• More options to create or customise players, teams, and competitions, and change game rules and behaviour to shape the game to play how you want and keep the game fresh year after year
• Revamped sound and commentary systems, with real-time commentary from seasoned rugby commentators Grant Nisbett and former All Black turned commentator Justin Marshall, and French language commentary from Eric Bayle and Thomas Lombard. [3]
Game Modes
- Tutorial
- Exhibition Match
- 2013 Lions Tour of Australia
- Competition Mode
- Customisation Mode
- Career Mode
- Online multi-player (up to four players)
Extensive customisation
As is tradition in Rugby Challenge titles, players will have the ability to extensively customise the players, teams, and competitions, using the advanced customisation tools, The player will also be able shape the game to your own preferences, adding players and teams to the game.
Rugby Store
Through out Rugby Challenge 2, players will build up funds, or Rugby Dollars, as they play matches in each game mode. Players will then be able to spend these Dollars in the 'Rugby Store', on a variety of items such as Special teams, 'how to' videos and videos on how Rugby Challenge 2 was created.
International teams
Licensed
Unlicensed/Unknown
Competitions
Licenced
- British and Irish Lions Tour of Australia 2013
- Bledisloe Cup
- Aviva Premiership
- Top 14
- Pro 12
- Pro D2
- ITM Cup
- Ranfurly Shield
Unlicenced
Note: More competitions may be included in the game.
Teams
Note: All league line-ups are based on 2012/2013 season
New South Wales Waratahs- Queensland Reds
- ACT Brumbies
- Western Force
- Melbourne Rebels
Crusaders- Blues
- Chiefs
- Hurricanes
- Highlanders
Bulls (Unlicensed)- Cheetahs (Unlicensed)
- Southern Kings (Unlicensed)
- Sharks (Unlicensed)
- Stormers (Unlicensed)
Unlicensed teams are named after their respective regions (e.g. Stormers is 'Cape Town')
Relegation replacement teams
Newcastle Falcons (RFU Championship)- Leeds Carnegie (RFU Championship)
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu (Fédérale 1)- US Montauban (Fédérale 1)
Note: These teams are based on previously licenced content, but are currently unconfirmed
Miscellaneous teams
- British and Irish Lions
- Barbarian F.C.
- Team Lomu (A whole team comprised solely of Jonah Lomu)
- Lomu All Stars (World XV selected by Jonah Lomu)
- Sidhe Staff Team 1 and Sidhe Staff Team 2 (Teams with an average 3 rating, where all players have in every ability a rating of 0 except Discipline, 100).
Stadiums
Licensed stadiums
| Stadium | Country |
|---|---|
| Eden Park |  New Zealand
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| Rotorua International Stadium | New Zealand
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| AMI Stadium | New Zealand
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| Growers Stadium | New Zealand
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| McLean Park | New Zealand
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| FMG Stadium | New Zealand
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| North Harbour Stadium | New Zealand
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| Toll Stadium | New Zealand
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| Forsyth Barr Stadium | New Zealand
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| Rugby Park Stadium | New Zealand
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| Yarrow Stadium | New Zealand
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| Trafalgar Park | New Zealand
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| Waikato Stadium | New Zealand
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| Westpac Stadium | New Zealand
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| Sydney Football Stadium |  Australia
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| ANZ Stadium | Australia
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| Docklands Stadium | Australia
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| Subiaco Oval | Australia
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| Canberra Stadium | Australia
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| Suncorp Stadium | Australia
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| AAMI Park | Australia
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| NIB Stadium | Australia
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| Hunter Stadium | Australia
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| Infinity Park |  USA
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| Aviva Stadium |  Ireland
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| Thomond Park | Ireland
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| Parc y Scarlets |  Wales
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| Liberty Stadium | Wales
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| Cardiff City Stadium | Wales
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| Murrayfield |  Scotland
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| Welford Road Stadium |  England
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| Twickenham Stoop | England
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| Madejski Stadium | England
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| Franklin's Gardens | England
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| Edgeley Park | England
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| Stadio Comunale di Monigo |  Italy
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Unlicensed stadiums
| Stadium | Unlicensed Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Park Stadium | Durban Park Stadium |  South Africa
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| Loftus Versfeld | Pretoria Stadium | South Africa
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| Ellis Park | Joburg Stadium | South Africa
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| Newlands | Cape Town Stadium | South Africa
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| Free State Stadium | Bloemfontein Stadium | South Africa
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| Estadio Gigante de Arroyito | Estadio Buenos Aires |  Argentina
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| Unknown Stadium 1 | Oceanic Park |  Samoa
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| Hong Kong Stadium | Causeway Bay Stadium |  Hong Kong
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| BMO Field | Toronto Field |  Canada
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| Stade de France | Ovalie Top 14 Stadium |  France
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| Unknown Stadium 2 | Ovalie Pro D2 Stadium | France
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| Stadio Flaminio | Stadio Colosseo | Italy
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| Twickenham Stadium | South-West London Stadium | England
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| Millennium Stadium | Castle Park | Wales
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Note: May be more stadiums included in the game