than five times in an effort to make it work in play. Commentary for the game was supplied by Bill McLaren and Bill Beaumont. Rage Software purchased the audio rights to the 1995 Five Nations match between England and France to assist in producing realistic sounds for match play. The Saturn version was slated for release in June 1997, but the date was pushed back to September. The game was ready by the June date, but Codemasters held it back to coincide with the release of the PC version and the start of the new rugby season. Reception Matt Yeo gave a rave review in Sega Saturn Magazine, saying it has "one of the most innovative and easy to use game play systems ever utilised in a sports game". He particularly noted the use of on-screen menus during pauses in the game's action, saying they enable newcomers to more easily come to grips with the game by presenting rugby's complicated rules in a simplified, leisurely form. He also praised the four-player support, audio commentary, and dramatic weather conditions, and gave the game a score of 91%. Computer and Video Games gave a positive review of the PlayStation version, noting the "brilliantly realistic graphics and a logical control system are the stars here" and awarding the game 4/5. In 2015, a retrospective review in The Telegraph described Jonah Lomu Rugby as "the greatest computer game the sport has ever seen". The Irish Independent similarly described it as "the best rugby game ever made". Legacy A copy of the PlayStation version of the game is included in the Pacific Cultures collection of Te Papa (the national museum of New Zealand). References External links Jonah Lomu Rugby at GameSpot Jonah Lomu Rugby at IGN 1997 video games DOS games PlayStation (console) games Rugby union video games Sega Saturn games Windows games Video games set in New Zealand Codemasters games Rage Games games Video games based on real people Lomu Lomu Black people in art Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom