Rugby 2004 screenshots

The game's title screen follows the optional animated introduction

The game starts with an optional animated introduction showing all the teams in action, this precedes the title screen

All these national leagues licence the game

The main menu

The 'Hall of Fame' records the player's achievements in tournaments and in special in-game achievements

The 'Hall of Fame' records the player's achievements in tournaments and in special in-game achievements. Tournaments are played using one of three difficulty settings

The 'Hall of Fame' records the player's achievements in tournaments and in special in-game achievements> There are many, many individual challenges to achieve under three difficulty settings

The player creation screen

Game configuration allows the player to adjust sound, centre the display on screen and make these adjustments to gameplay

When the player elects to play they are given the choice of tournament play, training, or loading an existing game. This is the training menu

Practicing the scrum The player holds CROSS and the ball goes into the scrum when CROSS is released. Other buttons hook, drive, and wheel the scrum

The L1/R1 buttons cycle through the different camera angles

Playing a match against an AI team. The L1/R1 buttons select the player's team and the opponents

When playing in a tournament the venue is fixed. When playing a 'normal' game the player can choose any venue and conditions. Each half can be from 5 min to 40 min long

A match is about to start, last chance to select a team and change game configuration

Before the game starts the player can change the team's tactics, line-up, and the team's kicker. This is the tactics screen

Prior to a match the team is presented to the crowd. An announcer runs through the players names while the scene is shown from different angles

Prior to kickoff there's a warm up period during which the announcer identifies key players from both teams

Wales to kick off

A match in progress

The Bulls have been awarded a 'knock on'. Here the player is being shown a choice of defensive options

A try has been awarded As with football games it is shown replayed from other angles Unlike football games it is not shown endlessly from other angles

Following their try the Bulls are going for a goal kick

Rugby 2004

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