#Bigben interactive rugby software#
#Bigben interactive rugby series#

I appreciate what’s included in here, but I’d rather have the best league in world than the French second division.

#Bigben interactive rugby software#

It clearly showed that Eko Software didn’t have a big enough budget to cover all the necessary licenses, instead focusing on European leagues. The game doesn’t feature the Super Rugby championship, arguably the best league in the world, with the best teams from South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and Argentina. If you’re used to games like Madden or NBA 2K, that’s not exactly a bad thing, but the few absences in here are too noticeable and unforgivable for me to ignore. The All Blacks, Wallabies, Springboks, and the English national team aren’t licensed, for instance, featuring hideous fake uniforms.Īll in all, there are around 100-ish teams to choose from. All of the national teams that took part on the 2019 Rugby World Cup are also present, although only half of them are licensed. The following leagues are available: the French first and second divisions, the English Premiership and the Pro14, comprised of teams from Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and two South African intruders. I then noticed the amount of teams included in Rugby 20. With the gameplay out of the way, I was ready to play a few quick matches in order to get used to the AI and the overall pacing of the game. The only really underwhelming gameplay feature is how confusing and imprecise it is when you’re trying to take a conversion. The game’s AI presents you with lots of different set pieces and substitution suggestions on the fly, allowing for you to change the outcome of the game without ever needing to pause it. Both scrums and line-outs are presented as “mini minigames” of their own, with fun button prompts that manage to spice things up a bit.

#Bigben interactive rugby series#

The game allows for a series of different set pieces right after pick the ball, like passing it directly to someone next to you or kicking it away in order to gain more territory.

Retaining and/or stealing the ball when in a ruck is very intuitive. It was easy to notice the improvements in the gameplay department the moment I jumped into the training mode in order to get acquainted with the controls. It’s not licensed, but you can clearly notice this is meant to be Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.