Overview
- Estimated trophy difficulty: 5/10 (as per the platinum difficulty thread)
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Breakdown: 26 ( 12 , 5 , 8 , 1 )
- Offline: 23 ( 12 , 4 , 7 )
- Online: 3 ( 1 , 1 , 1 )
- Approximate amount of time to : 10-15+ hours (dependent on skill and whether you simulate or play the offline games)
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 Training, 1 Career Mode, 4 Competition Modes, online
- Number of missable trophies: none (each Training session, Competition, Career mode, and Single Match can be replayed)
- Glitched trophies: none, as of update 2.00 for the PS3 (pre-this update, Lack of Discipline and Played for Our Sins may be unobtainable)
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: no cheats known
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: yes, Conversion Point Pro can only be achieved on Pro difficulty
Introduction
Titled All Blacks Rugby Challenge in New Zealand, Wallabies Rugby Challenge in Australia, and Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge in the rest of the world, Rugby Challenge game builds on the emotion and adrenaline of world class rugby union from club rugby through to international competition. Developed by Sidhe and published by Tru Blu Entertainment, it features 98 teams, 31 stadia, and 11 competitions, as well as 7 domestic competitions, and 5 international competitions. Commentary is provided by former All Blacks Justin Marshall and Grant Nisbett.
If you are new to rugby, the game has a Rules Video which can be found under Training in the main menu.
Trophy-wise, getting the offline trophies does not take very long, approximately 6 hours at most if you decide to simulate all the matches. If you do decide to play through the matches, they can be played through on any difficulty. Needless to say, it will be much quicker playing on Very Easy than on Pro, but the choice is ultimately yours. Obtaining the online trophies is more time-consuming, however. It is necessary to play out 50 matches in full, which can take approximately 4-5 hours.
Walkthrough
Step 1: Training
Earning gold medals in each training run will give you a significant boost towards Bank of Toulon. If you are new to rugby in general, it is recommended you watch the Rules Video. Even if you are new to this specific game, it is recommended you do the tutorials to make it easier in obtaining specific match-related trophies.
By the end of getting gold in each training run, you should unlock the following trophy:
Step 2: Competitions
As previously mentioned, it is quickest if you simulate the matches as opposed to actually playing them. If you do decide to play through manually, consider attempting to unlock some of the trophies from Step 5: Miscellaneous trophies / Cleanup play. You need to win all the matches in World Rugby Championship, playing as high-ranked team will make it more likely for you to win the competition. You only need to complete Rugby 15, Quad Nations, ITM Cup, and Top 14 Orange (Rabodirect Pro12, Tri Nations, Euro Nations, Euro Club Championship, Aviva Premiership Rugby, and Bledisloe Cup Series are not necessary).
By the end of playing through the necessary Competitions, you should unlock the following trophies:
Super, Thanks For Asking
There's No Forfeiting This One
Working On My Quads
World Champ Domination
Step 3: Career Mode
Like in Step 2: Competitions, it is recommended you simulate the matches as opposed to actually playing them. If you play through manually, consider trying to obtain trophies from Step 5: Miscellaneous trophies / Cleanup play. Playing as a low-ranked team and selecting to play international games only will make the playthrough quicker for two reasons: they are less likely to progress past the group stages in the World Rugby Championship, and are not likely to play in competitions outside the World Rugby Championship.
By the end of career, you should unlock the following trophy:
Step 4: Online
You will need to complete at least 50 matches online to obtain the online trophies. It is possible that you will unlock some of the trophies from Step 5: Miscellaneous trophies / Cleanup play whilst completing the online matches.
After completing the required number of matches, you should unlock the following trophies:
Online Captain
Step 5: Miscellaneous trophies / Cleanup play
If you have not previously unlocked these trophies, you will need to play matches and perform the specific in-match tasks required to unlock most of them. Conversion Point Pro can only be achieved on Pro difficulty, and the other in-match tasks are recommended to play on Very Easy. By the end of playing online, you should have enough money to unlock Bank of Toulon and Tribute. You will also need to perform specific game tasks.
By the end of cleaning up the remaining trophies you should unlock:
That’s No Oil Painting, But OK
Tall As Metcalfe
Possessed
This is My House
Lack of Discipline
Oh The Memories!
Played for Our Sins
The Catt Memorial Service
A Gentleman’s Game
Tribute
Bank of Toulon
End-To-End
Conversion Point Pro
Team Player
Rugby Challenge Accepted
[PST Would Like to Thank prozendaal for this Roadmap]