World Class Rugby, also marketed as Action Sports Rugby, was programmed by Denton Designs and released by Audiogenic in the early nineties. It was released to coincide with the 1991 World Cup, which was taken by a competent New Zealand team over England in the final game.
All of the teams of the 1991 Rugby World Cup are presented in the game. It includes sixteen World Cup squads and the Five Nations Tournament. It can be played against the computer’s artificial intelligence or against a human opponent.
World Class Rugby, also marketed as Action Sports Rugby, was programmed by Denton Designs and released by Audiogenic in the early nineties. It was released to coincide with the 1991 World Cup, which was taken by a competent New Zealand team over England in the final game.
All of the teams of the 1991 Rugby World Cup are presented in the game. It includes sixteen World Cup squads and the Five Nations Tournament. It can be played against the computer’s artificial intelligence or against a human opponent. User has a choice of recreating the entire sixteen team cup event, playing a friendly single match, or playing in a league.
There are many other customizable options to the game. There is a wide variety of difficulties
ranging from the easy level of zero, to an expert level of 6. The user can choose the length of each game, setting the time frame between two and forty minutes. The number of points needed to win can be changed from four to five. The player can choose the colour of the pitch, as well as his team’s shirts and colours. The games can take place on hard green fields, or ones completely covered in snow. Sound can be toggled on or off, depending on the user’s preference, but turning off the music also turns off all the sound, and the user will not be able to hear the referees, or the cheers (or jeers) of the crowd. Technically speaking, the user can also configure the keyboard to use the keys he is most comfortable with.
World Class Rugby features smooth action on the field. The interface is very easy to interpret. There is a small spot of radar in the bottom corner to help the user determine the positioning of his players. The opening kick uses a very familiar power meter to control the speed, strength and direction of the kick. The player can toggle the view between players at any time, providing a great deal of detail and action during each game. The accurate rules of rugby are included in the game, but some can be toggled off to increase the speed of the play. While it decreases the realism, it also adds a rougher and more interesting element for some gamers.
In short, World Class Rugby is a nice action rugby game and has a lot of in-depth features as well as statistical accuracy. It is greatly recommended for download. Fans of this Commonwealth sport will be duly impressed with its detail and ease of game play.
