Got mine yesterday.
It's one of those games where on your first few plays you think WTF is this crap but if you take the time to get used to controls and their timings, there is a lot of depth to the gameplay. Especially using the side view.
I had a match online yesterday which ended up 18-6 and there were tries from a grubber kick to the corner, a bomb which was fumbled by the defender in the air, a wrapped up attacker near the try line reaching out and putting it down over the line and a 30 metre break with a pass to a supporting player when the fullback tried to tackle him.
When you kick the ball, you can hold down X, (on the Xbox), and the player nearest to where the ball is going runs straight to it, which makes great tries from kicks possible. At the same time goal line defence is a lot better. Every tackle near the try line is either an attempt to shove them back away from the try line, hold them up or pull them into touch. No longer do you tackle them into the in goal area for a try.
I would honestly recommend this game but don't just play 3 matches, think "This is garbage," and stop playing. There is a steep learning curve but when you have got to grips with it, the basic gameplay of rugby league has been nailed. That isn't just me wishing it to be good because I'm a RL fan, my housemate who isn't into RL is enjoying it too. I can't reiterate enough though that side view is the view to use.
