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/   \ |  \ |__|   '96   TEAM FAQ

                   by SolidSam

This FAQ is found only at www.GAMEFAQS.com

Version 0.1 10/9/00- This is JUST a starter version. When I get used to 
doing the format
(and I get the cd back from my friend), I will them put in the PLAYER NAMES 
for some BIG TEAMS.
In the game and more details in the team.
Version 0.2 15/10/00  - I've reviewed more of the teams, it's still not 
completed.
I'm getting back the game very soon.

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Requirements
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211MB free hard drive space
2D Card or better
32MB RAM
Windows 95/98/98'millienium/
Pentium (possibly 2 or better)
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Contact Me
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My email is: ranaldo@hotmail.com
ICQ number: 102669415
Yahoo: ranaldo_69
Please, no pranks cause I don't want my time wasted for nothing.

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Table Of contents
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1. About this FAQ
2. THE TEAMS
3. Team WoRk
4. TEAM STATS
5. Conclusion
6. Special thanks
7. Finishing Up

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About this FAQ
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This FAQ is an Add-on to my other one. It will be better to make a sperate 
one instead to
put this into the first one (thus making the size bigger, and harder 
information navigation).
For easier reading, just head over to the team you reguarly choose to know 
how to get better
with them. Eventually I'll have all the teams....but only WHEN i get the 
game back.
I'll keep updating.

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THE TEAMS
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There are a variety of teams to choose from in Arl '96.
I'll finish the list here real soon. ( " " = Same as above)

Parramatta Eels
Cronulla Sharks
Canterbery Bulldogs
Manly Sea-Eagles      *Now the NORTHERN Eagles*
North Sydney Bears     * " " *
Balmain Tigers      *Now West Tigers*
Western Suburbs      * " " *
Brisbane Broncos
Newcastle Knights
Canberra Raiders
Illawarra Stealers    * Now St. George Illawarra *
St George Dragons      * " " *
Sounth Sydney Rabbitohs (coming back to NRL in 2002)
Sydney CIty Roosters

STATE OF ORIGIN
New South Wales (cockroaches)
Queensland (Kain toads)

INTERNATIONAL
Australia
Western Samoa
Fiji
Britain
New Zealand

ENGLAND
Wigan
Bradford


** DEFINATELEY MORE TO COME SOON **

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Team work
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TEAM WORK is the best thing you can use to win ANY game. In Arl '96, without 
cheating or
changing a team's or player's stats. It's impossible to win the game just by 
using one man.
By passing and kicking you'll win ALMOST any game.
However...sometimes no matter how much effort youput in, you're just going 
to lose
(eg. Parramatta vs. Australia)
Check my Other Faq for passing tips and tricks to regaining the ball very 
quick after you've
lost it. I'll put a brief description up here:

PASSING - By passing to one other while you've JUST been tackled is called 
OFFLOADING. This is
THE most helpful thing. When you offload right, the player coming to tackle 
you will TACKLE and
stay down on you, allowing the reciever of the ball to run past.
This is really helpful when used on the last 2 men right near the side line.

KICKING - Usually on the last tackle you'll be tempted to Kick the ball out 
of range to the
other team to begin a new set of 6. The best way to score is to KICK through 
the gaps you
see in the formation of the opposite team for success. BOMBING the ball (the 
ball makes BIG AIR)
Is not really good at all, the other team always has enough time to get 
around you, and if you get
the ball you are tackled IMMEDIATELEY. GRUBBERS (small bouncy kicks) are 
very good for speedy
runners.


* Well that's it for now, now onto the teams *


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TEAM STATS
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This section contains the teams in the game, and their ratings I've given 
them. The teams i support
do not earn any extra points (in other words I do it fairly).
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Australia
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Parramatta Eels - 3.5/10
* The eels were very bad that year. Not a good choice to pick from for 
starters, I use them for
challenges though, like against harder teams. Try them if you wanna suffer 
to get better.
A good pick for players that want to get better.

Cronulla Sharks - 5.5/10
* The sharks are a really good team. They're an ALL ROUNDER team. Ok speed, 
Ok tackling, pretty
good for starters.

Canterbery Bulldogs - 5.3/10
* The Bulldogs are another good team to play with. Some players are 
acceptionally fast and good
tacklers.

Brisbane Broncos - 5.6/10
* The Broncos are a good team handle. They have good defense and a really 
good player is Blackstone.
I didn't notice until I kept getting tries from him.

Manly Sea-Eagles - 6/10
* Manly were a VERY good team in 1996. They hold good speed and excellent 
defense. A really
good pick (they won the Grand Final that year).

North Sydney Bears - 4.1/10
* The Bears are an average team. They lack some running skills, but a good 
choice for starters.
They have an overall of just about average.

Sydney City Roosters - 5.1/10
* The roosters are a team above average. They're good all around. Brad 
Fittler is an excellent
*star* player to play around with. They have good tackling aswell, and most 
players are light.

Canberra Raiders - 5.2/10
* The Canberra Raiders are a strong team. They posess good charging and 
tackling abilities.
It's best to use them against weaker teams. They don't have very light 
playes, most are a bit
heavy, so most wins might not be high scoring (but a win is a win).

Western Suburbs - 3.4
* Like Parramatta, the western suburbs (magpies) aren't a strong team. They 
do have a bit better
than Parramatta, however it's easier to win against The magpies than most 
teams. Not a BAD pick
but an 80% chance of losing one.

Illawarra Steelers - 4.1
* The steelers are a tick off the average mark. They can be fustrating to 
play as sometimes.
Mostly it's because some runners are the only ones that can run. They don't 
exist anymore.

St. George Dragons - 4.2
* The Dragons, like the STeelers don't exist anymore. They are now ST. 
GEORGE ILLAWARRA, but fans
still call them The Dragons. Their flag has a knight and Dragon on it 
though. The team is a bit
off steady in tackling. Their running is great. They have good kicking 
aswell.

Auckland Warriors - 4.1
* The Warriors have not emerged with any team but are now called NEW ZEALAND 
WARRIORS. They have
heavy men in their team. They don't run very well, but their tackling is 
good. They get hard to
put doqwn mostly with heaps of teams as some are big and have good stamina.

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STATE OF ORIGIN
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New South Wales - 7.5/10
* Both State if Origin are VERY strong teams. They have the best players 
from the the Rugby league
teams. N.S.W and Queensland and both equally good. N.S.W has a really good 
running scheme and pattern.
They're faster than Queensland, but lack the tackling ability that 
Queensland are superior for.
They still can tackle, but again Queensland have the better defense.

Queensland - 7.5/10
* Queensland are a bigger bunch. They have the almighty defense of the two 
teams. Their speed however
is a bit slower than N.S.W. Beware though, New south wales can easiely run 
around you then you can do
so around them. I think on Kick off, with both teams you should quikly tap 
the kick button twice very
fast so it goes close. Then speed after the ball straight away and you'll 
hopefully get it. This is
easier done than said! N.S.W do this easier, as they posess more speed.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Australia - 9.9/10
* Australia I think is the BEST team in Rugby League TODAY and in the game. 
However, they could've
got a 10/10, except that they aren't impossible to beat. They have VERY 
strong defense and PERFECT
running. ^_^

New Zealand - 9.5/10
* New Zealand are another good bunch of blokes that have good skills. They 
aren't as strong as
Australia, They're still pretty good. They have god speed and EXCELLENT 
defense. However Australia
still beats them. They aren't a bad team, they're GOOD. It's in the top 3 
teams of the game.

Great Britain - 9.4/10
* Great Britain and England are mostly the same teams. They both have good 
defense, but like many
big teams they like running abilities. They have good kickers aswell, but 
the Aussie's still beat them.
A good international Team.

England - 9.4/10
* Like Great Britain, They both have good defense. They have a big bunch of 
forwards which pose
threats to most teams! It's easiest to run around and charge down rather 
than run head on against them.
They're big, which means less speed.

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EUROPE
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Wigan - 5.9/10
* Wigan is a very good team. They're pretty big, and good running 
capabilities. They are the best
in Europe. They're good runners. Again just run around them in a challenge, 
it's the best for
most teams. Some players are slow though, because they're too heavy.


* MORE COMING SOON *


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Conclusion
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All I can really say now is HAVE FUN. Well I'm waiting for an NRL game on 
the Ps2. Maybe sometime EA
will make another GOOD GAME. I think ARL was good because it was original. 
If some other company like
Konami or Capcom made it then we'd have much more.


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Special thanks
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I'd like to thank:
Jess- Cause without him, I'd never play the game!
Cuong-Who gave the game to Jess
Cuung's cousin- Who gave the game to Cuong
Michael my brother-For letting me use the Computer and take control (Ha!)
EA-for finally deciding to release a Rugby league game.
Gamefaqs-For putting my FAQ on their site (the number 1 site EVER, and no
I'm not sucking up!
THANKS

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8.Finishing Up
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Well, I hope you learned something from this FAQ. Never give up, just keep
trying. Eventually, I had to suffer HORRIBLE first time defeats....and then
I got the hang of it. Now I'm invincible!
I hope to write more FAQS and get more ideas for many games. However, I'm
still going to write FAQS for Gamefaqs.
Anyway, it's been as much fun writing as it's been .........well you get the 
idea.
Thanks for reading.








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