<s>
Rugby	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
2015	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rugby	O
union	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HB	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
Rugby	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
4	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
England	O
team	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
unlicensed	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
likeness	O
already	O
appearing	O
on	O
rival	O
game	O
Rugby	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rugby	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
2015	I-Application
was	O
universally	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
reviews	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
few	O
improvements	O
over	O
HB	O
Studios	O
 '	O
similarly-criticized	O
Rugby	B-Application
15	I-Application
—	O
and	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rushed	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
tournament	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
1.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
noting	O
major	O
bugs	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	O
was	O
still	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
still	O
used	O
pre-determined	O
outcomes	O
for	O
tackles	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
while	O
less	O
buggy	O
than	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
in	O
Rugby	B-Application
15	I-Application
,	O
the	O
ruck	O
implementation	O
had	O
an	O
"	O
emphasis	O
on	O
speediness	O
 [ that ] 	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
frustration	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
lack	O
of	O
control.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
essentially	O
a	O
re-branded	O
version	O
of	O
Rugby	B-Application
15	I-Application
rushed	O
out	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
actual	O
World	O
Cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamesradar	O
was	O
somewhat	O
more	O
positive	O
on	O
Rugby	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
2015	I-Application
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Rugby	B-Application
15	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
some	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mechanics	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
actual	O
rugby	O
union	O
,	O
including	O
television-styled	O
instant	O
replays	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
rugby	O
title	O
in	O
years	O
which	O
rewards	O
running	O
hard	O
and	O
straight	O
,	O
rather	O
prancing	O
sideways	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
glitch	O
past	O
defences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
otherwise	O
criticized	O
for	O
otherwise	O
only	O
featuring	O
minor	O
improvements	O
over	O
Rugby	B-Application
15	I-Application
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
here	O
that	O
suggests	O
an	O
understanding	O
of	O
scrums	O
—	O
which	O
is	O
forgivable	O
,	O
since	O
most	O
international	O
referees	O
do	O
n't	O
either	O
—	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
certainly	O
no	O
attempt	O
to	O
twist	O
the	O
complex	O
battle	O
of	O
binding	O
,	O
shoving	O
and	O
probably-biting	O
into	O
something	O
that	O
belongs	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
Rugby	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
2015	I-Application
2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
what	O
improvements	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
considered	O
"	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
fig	O
leaf	O
which	O
barely	O
covers	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
otherwise	O
gruesome	O
nudity.	O
"	O
</s>
