4.8 /10 1 Votes4.8
7.4/10 NZGamer Initial release date 13 June 2013 | 1/5 Daily Mail Genre(s) Sports/Rugby Union Developer Sidhe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Tru Blu Entertainment games, Other games |
Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition is a Rugby video game, developed by Sidhe and published by Tru Blu Entertainment. This game is the sequel to Rugby Challenge.
Contents
The game is titled All Blacks Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition in New Zealand, Wallabies Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition in Australia, Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2 in France, and Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition for the rest of the world.

It was announced via the games official Facebook account, and confirmed on the game website, that Rugby Challenge 2 will be released worldwide on 13 June 2013.
Features
The features and content of Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition include:
New Gameplay Features

Game Modes
Extensive customisation

As a tradition in Rugby Challenge titles, players will have the ability to extensively customise the players, teams, and competitions, using the advanced customisation tools. The player will also be able shape the game to his or her own preferences, adding players and teams to the game.
Reception
Rugby Challenge 2 received mixed to negative reviews from critics. The Digital Fix gave it 6/10, with Rob Kershaw criticising the poor licensing, repetitive cutscenes and dull commentary, but singled out the Career mode as a major improvement over the first game. NZGamer gave it 7.4/10, noting that it was better than the first game, but not enough to justify the length of time between the titles. The Daily Mail gave it 1/5, criticising the graphics, poor AI and general gameplay.