The first shoot of release striving to get ahead of the autumn rush has seen the likes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Summer Challenge: Athletics Tournament and Tropico 4 all making their way to retail stores throughout the UK, and now 505 Games has announced that the highly-anticipated Rugby World Cup 2011 has joined them.
Amazon has released it's video game deals of the day for Sunday. Today Amazon are offering 40% off Rugby World Cup for the Xbox 360.
Skirting around the end of summer and quickly approaching the mad autumn rush, a few select publishers made the wise decision to release some of their hottest properties a little earlier. Deus Ex: Human Revolution would Electronic Theatre Imagearguably have received plenty of attention whenever it launched, but for a franchise appealing to an audience that has long since been governed by the likes of Gears of War, Uncharted et al, launching a little earlier than the latest instalments in those series was surely a smart move.
We know that there haven’t been many Rugby games which have captured the imagination of gamers. Even horse racing games have had a more successful run than egg-chasing. For a time, it seemed like development houses had given up on them altogether, as they’ve been notably lacking this gen. It’s been four years since the last Rugby Union game, after all.
Got my copy of rwc11 yesterday and I really like it makes a nice change from playing FIFA and NHL sports games. This is a must have game if you like rugby. I don't expect it to sell millions but I hope alot of people do pick this game up as its fun easy to pickup and can't wait for the world cup to start now.