Rugby 2005
Rugby 2005 is a game in the Rugby series by EA Sports. The game allows players to play as many Rugby nations, both major and minor, and includes many tournaments, such as the Rugby World Cup, the Tri Nations, the Six Nations, and the Super 12. The newer version of this game is Rugby 06, also by EA Sports.
Rugby 2005
- Date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Genre
- sports video game
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It also includes a fictional "World League" where teams from the Guinness Premiership, Celtic League, Top 14, Super 12, and other domestic leagues compete against each other in a three-stage promotion and regulation structure with a knock out cup also contested. Commentary is provided by Ian Robertson and Murray Mexted. The first EA Rugby title for Xbox, while the Windows version was canceled in the US.
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Key facts
• Title — Rugby 2005 • Developer — EA Canada • Publisher — EA • Genre — Sports • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
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Rugby 2005 published.
2005
Rugby 2005 is associated with Canada.
2005
Rugby 2005 is recorded as published in 2005.
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Rugby 2005 is associated with Canada.
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Reception
The PC and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Rugby 2005, revision 1353952645 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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- 1.Adams, David. Rugby 2005 Hits the Pitch. IGN. March 11, 2005.
- 2.Atomic Dawg. Rugby 2005 (PS2, Xbox). GamePro. March 25, 2005.
- 3.Ekberg, Brian. Rugby 2005 Review (PS2, Xbox). GameSpot. March 22, 2005.
- 4.Zuniga, Todd. GameSpy: Rugby 2005 (PS2, Xbox). GameSpy. March 30, 2005.
- 5.Lafferty, Michael. EA SPORTS Rugby 2005 - PS2 - Review. GameZone. April 7, 2005.
- 6.Valentino, Nick. EA SPORTS Rugby 2005 - XB - Review. GameZone. March 31, 2005.
- 7.Carle, Chris. Rugby 2005 (PS2, Xbox). IGN. March 7, 2005.
- 8.Rugby 2005. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. April 2005.
- 9.Rugby 2005. Official Xbox Magazine. 88. April 2005.
- 10.Rugby 2005. PC Gamer UK. April 2005.
- 11.Review: Rugby 2005. PSM. 76. April 2005.
- 12.Fischer, Russ. Rugby 2005 Review (PS2, Xbox) [Incomplete]. X-Play. April 28, 2005.
- 13.Moore, Jonathon. Let's play: Rugby 2005. BBC Sport. March 15, 2005.
- 14.Hill, Jason. Charming romp. The Sydney Morning Herald. March 31, 2005.
- 15.Rugby 2005 for PlayStation 2 Reviews. Metacritic.
- 16.Rugby 2005 for Xbox Reviews. Metacritic.
- 17.Rugby 2005 (pc: 2005): Reviews. Metacritic.
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