{{Short description|2004 video game}} {{Use British English|date=February 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox video game | title = World Championship Rugby | image = File:World_Championship_Rugby_PlayStation_2_Cover_Art.jpg | developer = [[Swordfish Studios]] | publisher = [[Acclaim Entertainment]] | designer = | engine = | released = '''PlayStation 2''', '''Xbox'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|8 April 2004<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-04-08 |title=What's New? |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-080404 |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref>}}'''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|30 April 2004<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-04-30 |title=What's New? |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-300404 |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref>}} | genre = [[Sports game|Rugby union]] | modes = [[Single-player video game|Single player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] | platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] }} '''''World Championship Rugby''''' is a [[Video game|computer and video game]] developed after the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]]. It was developed by [[Swordfish Studios]] and published by [[Acclaim Entertainment]].
As well as all the teams and games from the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]], the game includes a number of other tournaments, such as [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]], [[Tri Nations (rugby union)|Tri Nations]], custom leagues and cups, classic matches and tour games. There is also a feature to beat the all- stars with every team in the game and a survival game. The only licensed teams in the game are England and Wales, however, included is a name editor that allows the fake player names to be changed.
==Development== Following [[England national rugby union team|England Rugby]]'s success at the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] in Australia, Acclaim Entertainment International announced in November 2003 that they would be releasing ''World Championship Rugby'' for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC in Europe the following year.<ref name=GSann>{{cite web |last=Calvert |first=Justin |date=21 November 2003 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/world-championship-rugby-announced/1100-6084136/ |title=World Championship Rugby announced [date mislabeled as "November 24, 2003"] |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref> It is a fast-paced rugby game, with the emphasis on scoring many tries. Commentary was provided by [[Miles Harrison]] and [[Stuart Barnes]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} The game was developed at the United Kingdom-based Swordfish Studios, by a team which included several staff who had worked on ''[[Jonah Lomu Rugby]]''.<ref name=GSann/>
==See also== * [[Jonah Lomu Rugby]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Rugby Union video games}}
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