<s>
Jonah	B-Application
Lomu	I-Application
Rugby	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rugby	O
union	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
rugby	O
union	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
2003	O
closure	O
of	O
Rage	O
Software	O
,	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
World	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Rugby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonah	B-Application
Lomu	I-Application
Rugby	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
real-life	O
national	O
rugby	O
union	O
teams	O
from	O
the	O
1995	O
Rugby	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
16	O
finalists	O
and	O
16	O
other	O
teams	O
that	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
qualifying	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonah	B-Application
Lomu	I-Application
Rugby	I-Application
has	O
five	O
modes	O
:	O
Friendly	O
,	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
Tournament	O
,	O
Territories	O
Cup	O
and	O
Classic	O
Matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
work	O
had	O
concluded	O
on	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
football	O
title	O
Striker	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
he	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
could	O
see	O
the	O
potential	O
in	O
the	O
engine	O
in	O
a	O
sprite-based	O
rugby	O
simulation	O
could	O
both	O
look	O
good	O
and	O
run	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
pace	O
"	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
using	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
would	O
slow	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
much	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
June	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
date	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Yeo	O
gave	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
innovative	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
game	O
play	O
systems	O
ever	O
utilised	O
in	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
"	O
brilliantly	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
logical	O
control	O
system	O
are	O
the	O
stars	O
here	O
"	O
and	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
4/5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
in	O
The	O
Telegraph	O
described	O
Jonah	B-Application
Lomu	I-Application
Rugby	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
computer	O
game	O
the	O
sport	O
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Cultures	O
collection	O
of	O
Te	O
Papa	O
(	O
the	O
national	O
museum	O
of	O
New	O
Zealand	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
