{"id":14688,"date":"2017-04-08T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14688"},"modified":"2017-05-16T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T07:32:12","slug":"rugby-challenge-3-springbok-edition-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/rugby-challenge-3-springbok-edition-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Rugby Challenge 3 \u2013 Springbok Edition \u2013 PS4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scrum, ruck, maul, drop-kick and pass your way to victory. This is the highly-anticipated 3<sup>rd<\/sup> iteration in the Rugby Challenge series! This time it has a full SANZAR license, which means that you\u2019ll be able to play official SupeRugby!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform: <\/strong>PS4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game mode: <\/strong>Single match; Competition mode; Career mode; FanHub; <em>Be a Pro<\/em> mode; online multi-player mode<\/p>\n<p>We all love to experience a good game of <em>rugga<\/em>, but the absence of official apparel really made the previous iterations feel dull \u2013 well, the final whistle has been blown and with a full SANZAR license, players will are rendered as close to reality as possible: official branding and player names are now standard.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not all, tournaments that are close to your heart such as the Currie Cup and Super Rugby and even the Rugby Sevens are available.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14692\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14692\" class=\"wp-image-14692 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rugby-Challenge-3-Springbok-Edition-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rugby-Challenge-3-Springbok-Edition-241x300.jpg 241w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rugby-Challenge-3-Springbok-Edition.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rugby Challenge 3 packaging<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, don\u2019t be too eager to jump straight into a match, if you don\u2019t know the controls, you may as well sit on the sideline \u2013 watch the detailed tutorial and have a few practice games before you start off your tournament campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The basics such as passing the ball are simple enough, but the challenge presents itself when you need to perform more complex manoeuvres such as handing off an a tackle attempt or getting out of the scrum.<\/p>\n<p>Your timing needs to be precise to ensure ball control, passing and regaining possession; make sure you master this aspect. The same can be said when it comes to tactical situations are difficult to master: tackling a player, pushing the opposing team away, stealing the ball.<\/p>\n<p>One of the game\u2019s biggest flaws is the absence of a South African commentator, which is very strange. Also, from a visual perspective, it simply is not as polished as you would expect.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is that this is definitely the best game in the series and while there are areas that need improvement, it does take things to a new level; this is a great sign of what can be achieved in future iterations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Game has a full SANZAR license; players looks are more accurate; new tournaments are available<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>No South African commentator; complex manoeurvres are difficult to perform; sub-par visuals<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/77703143\/Springbok+Rugby+Challenge+3+PS4?sst=3+challenge+edition+ps4+rugby+springbok%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=1&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=default\"><strong>Rugby Challenge 3 \u2013 Springbok Edition \u2013 PS4<\/strong> <strong>available from R935<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scrum, ruck, maul, drop-kick and pass your way to victory. This is the highly-anticipated 3rd iteration in the Rugby Challenge series! This time it has a full SANZAR license, which means that you\u2019ll be able to play official SupeRugby! Platform: PS4 Genre: Sports Game mode: Single match; Competition mode; Career mode; FanHub; Be a Pro<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/rugby-challenge-3-springbok-edition-ps4\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1799,1801,1800],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rugby-Challenge-3_20160411231439.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14688"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14688"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16162,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14688\/revisions\/16162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}