Kick Off For Pro Rugby Demo

DJ’s and Cyanide Studios release brand new demo.

Posted 11 Mar 2004 by Staff

Britsoft publisher Digital Jesters and French developer Cyanide Studios have announced today the release of the definitive Pro Rugby Manager playable demo. The demo covers three weeks of play at the start of the season and gamers will get the chance to play the colourful NEC Harlequins in two fabulous 3D stadiums.

"Following on from the groundbreaking seal of approval from Premier Rugby this latest demo will give all gamers and rugby fans a piece of the action in glorious 3D before game launch on 26th March - the day before the finale of the Six Nations." said Leo Zullo, Marketing Director for Digital Jesters.

Pro Rugby Manager is being published by Digital Jesters and developed by Cyanide Studios will be available on PC on March 26th 2004, priced Ł34.99.

Pro Rugby Manager 2004 Features:

Major Competition: Participate in all the major competitions

Choose from over 100 Clubs and 50 National teams (France, UK, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, and many more)

14 Stadiums: Experience 14 different 3D stadiums

Management Aspects: Feel the intense real-life pressures of a manager with key decisions such as the hiring and firing of players to improve the status of your team.

Train, hone and develop key individuals with rigorous set-up training programs and unleash their full potential on the pitch.

Give instructions as the game progresses in real-time such as substitutions to tired, injured or under performing players that will affect the outcome of the game.

Manage staff and balance the books for the board to maximise profits for your team.

Realistic tactics and strategies: Select your starting 15, assign tactics and strategies and watch them carry it out. Delve further and come up with your own advanced strategies that promise to deliver limitless tactical gameplay possibilities.

Weather Effects: Weather will affect match conditions throwing curve balls into your tactics, strategies and crowd turn out that will affect profits and the way your game will played out.

Realistic and fluid animations: Motion captured players allow for realistic animations and immersion into the bone-crushing thrills of Rugby.

Multiplayer functions: Play with up to 2 players in real-time Online (Gamespy) or LAN. Set up leagues Online or LAN over multiple seasons for up to 100 players and watch your progress unfold in style with a Worldwide Online ladder system.