Swordfish Studios have today revealed their latest game in development -
Jeff Wilson's Rugby Versus Cricket 2005 . This is the official game of Kiwi Jeff Wilson who played his 6th One Day International in March 2005 for NZ against Australia and has also had 71 caps for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union side in an international career spanning 7 years and including 44 tries.
In
Jeff Wilson's Rugby versus Cricket 2005 players have the opportunity to develop careers in both rugby and cricket in the career mode. This includes the challenge of balancing playing matches in both rugby and cricket competitions, domestically and internationally as well as handling the rigors of training and keeping fit for both sports.
Can you reach the pinnacle of both sports, winning both the Rugby and Cricket World Cups with New Zealand, topping the ICC Test Championship and completing a series victory with the All Blacks against the British & Irish Lions? All this is possible in
Jeff Wilson's Rugby versus Cricket 2005 using the game engines from World Championship Rugby and Brian Lara International Cricket.
The game really comes alive though in the innovative "Cross-Sport" matches. As you gain a reputation in the both sports during the career mode, you get the chance to organise "cross sport" matches with your cricketing and rugby colleagues.
- How would Jonah Lomu do on the cricket pitch?
- Could Lara cut it in rugby?
- How well can Jonny Wilkinson play rugby with a cricket ball?
- Is Sachin as good trying to hit a rugby ball for six?
- Can rugby be played with cricket bats and no hands? Could even Welsh star Martyn Williams do that? Playing cricket with your hand must be painful with a proper cricket ball!
- Will Freddie Flintoff be able to hit the best bowlers round the ground using just his hand?
All these questions will be answered with the release of
Jeff Wilson's Rugby versus Cricket 2005 coming from Swordish Studios (publisher to be confirmed) in the 3rd quarter of this year!
Planetcricket have obtained the packshot and an early screenshot from the rugby side of the game.