GAA game: “disrespectful” – players group
An in-game action still of from a TV advertisement for Gaelic Games: Football.
- Advert video back online, still no screen shots
The Gaelic Players Association,
who have 1,400 members, have called the GAA-backed ‘Gaelic Football
2005′ PlayStation 2 game “disrespectful” and “deceitful”,
because of the way the makers have not included the images of GPA
members.
“They told us they haven’t violated image rights with the game”,
Dessie Farrell, GPA chief executive, told the GAA news website hoganstand.com,
“But to go ahead and skirt round them in another way by using players’
names is grossly deceitful”. Adding “players won’t take kindly to it”.
In 2003, when the game was officially announced by Sony and GAA, the
GPA were working on their own title with a Longford-based software
company, Multi Media Instructional Designs Ltd (MMID). That game was
understood not to have taken shape like a so-called ‘AAA’ soccer title,
unlike the Sony game that will take form similar to popular soccer
games such as EA’s FIFA, and Konami’s critically acclaimed Pro
Evolution Soccer.
At the time, there was a large focus from the GPA, and some others,
that foreign companies were making the game when MMID led by former
Longford player, Frank McNamee, were also trying to make a game.
However, the GAA licence was from 1998 to 2003 in the hands of the
Irish start-up developer Pooka Games, who failed to get the project out of the funding stages. The Australia developer Irgurus
were then brought in presumably because their experience with Australia
football games, and their game engine which could be adapted for Gaelic
football.
Meanwhile, the TV advertisement for Gaelic Football 2005 is once again online, it is available on this GAA club’s site, or directly by clicking here.
We have received no update on when screen shots will be released, if
ever, for the game which Sony says will be in shops in under four weeks
time, on Friday, November 11.
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sean t. guinan on Wed, 26th Oct 2005 6:10 pm
bring out a hurling game. are sony not able to produce one?
sean t. guinan on Wed, 26th Oct 2005 6:11 pm
bring out a hurling game. are sony not able to produce one? by the way offaly rule!!!!!!!!!
Timmy MCCOOLE on Wed, 2nd Nov 2005 9:31 pm
Disrespectful? The players were looking for money off a low budget
company! What did they have to lose by allowing their names to be used
on (if the sceenshots and the AFL game are to go by) a smashing game.
Offaly don’t rule Dublin do!
Jimmy McDermott (aka Timmy MCCOOLE) on Wed, 2nd Nov 2005 10:52 pm
Conor Hayes (not the Galway Manager) is one of the typical GAA sceptics balming the organisation on the GPAs hungry attitude
ishca12 on Wed, 9th Nov 2005 10:29 pm
this is a rubbish game,the game plays like the notorious DAVID
BECKHAM SOCCER !!!! This would be a good game ten years ago it looks
like a playstation 1 game and a bad one at that. Just got a copy from
the video shop and iam warning you NOT to buy this heap!!! BRUTAL. The
GPA were lucky not to be involved in this disaster!!!! It will do more
harm than good for the game
chigleaf on Mon, 21st Nov 2005 7:35 pm
this is a very poor game a huge let down. The game itself was first
mooted is it almost 10 years ago and the graphics certainly look like
they come from there. the lack of a shot button that will target the
posts is very annoying with just a “kick” function which could go
anywhere. and the lack of naming positions for the subs is very
annoying,only thing going for it is the novelty of it all