Rugby Challenge 2 includes the highly anticipated British and Irish Lions 2013 Tour of Australia as well as myriad new features, improvements and fresh content.
Game Features
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.
Revamped Sound and commentary systems, with real-time commentary from Grant Nisbett and former All Black Justin Marshall, along with French language commentary from Eric Bayle and Thomas Lombard.
Game modes including Match Mode, Multi-team, Competition, expanded multi year Career Mode, 110+ teams and 50+ stadia from around the world featured including official team, competition, and special match licenses.
More options to create or customise players, teams, and competitions, also change game rules and behaviour to shape game play.
Rugby Challenge 2 builds on the tremendous success of the original game with brand new features, fresh content, more options, expanded and refined game play, plus additional licenses that will certainly make this new game the definitive Rugby Union videogame experience.
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 game play with the addition of quick taps, quick lineout's, mauls from lineout's, 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 defense
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, Rabo Direct PRO12, ITM Cup, and Ranfurly Shield
More options to create or customize players, teams, and competitions, and change game rules and behavior to shape the game to how the player wants to play their games, and keep the game fresh year after year
Revamped sound and commentary systems, with real-time commentary from seasoned rugby commentators Grant Nesbit and former All Black turned commentator Justin Marshall, and French language commentary from Eric Bayle and Thomas Lombard
Tighter controls, smoother animation, and smarter AI improve this new title even more, while additions such as the significant new Northern Hemisphere content create a more global and well-rounded game.
The final Lions Squad consists of;
Full-backs: L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues and Wales), S Hogg (Glasgow and Scotland), R Kearney (Leinster and Ireland).
Wings: T Bowe (Ulster and Ireland), A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues and Wales), S Maitland (Glasgow and Scotland), G North (Scarlets and Wales).
Centres: J Davies (Scarlets and Wales), B O'Driscoll (Leinster and Ireland), J Roberts (Cardiff Blues and Wales), M Tuilagi (Leicester and England).
Fly-halves: O Farrell (Saracens and England), J Sexton (Leinster and Ireland).
Scrum-halves: C Murray (Munster and Ireland), M Phillips (Bayonne and Wales), B Youngs (Leicester and England).
Props: D Cole (Leicester and England), C Healy (Leinster and Ireland), G Jenkins (Toulon and Wales), A Jones (Ospreys and Wales), M Stevens (Saracens and England), M Vunipola (Saracens and England).
Hookers: D Hartley (Northampton and England), R Hibbard (Ospreys and Wales), T Youngs (Leicester and England).
Second-row: I Evans (Ospreys and Wales), R Gray (Sale and Scotland), A Wyn Jones (Ospreys and Wales), P O'Connell (Munster and Ireland), G Parling (Leicester and England).
Back-row: T Croft (Leicester and England), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons and Wales), J Heaslip (Leinster and Ireland), D Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons and Wales), S O'Brien (Leinster and Ireland), J Tipuric (Ospreys and Wales), S Warburton (capt, Cardiff Blues and Wales).
