Gaelic Games: Hurling
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Gaelic Games: Hurling is a video game developed by IR Gurus and published by Sony Computer Entertainment
. The game was released on November 17, 2007. It was simultaneously released with Gaelic Games: Football 2
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game released where the player takes control in the game. It has been officially endorsed by the Gaelic Athletic Association
but not by the Gaelic Players Association
meaning the jerseys and stadiums would be a photo realistic but the player's names and faces would not be real. However, the names and appearances of the players can be changed in edit mode. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
provides commentary during the matches.
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is a major video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products & Services Group of Sony...
. The game was released on November 17, 2007. It was simultaneously released with Gaelic Games: Football 2
Gaelic Games: Football 2
Gaelic Games: Football 2 is a video game developed by IR Gurus and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game was released on November 17, 2007. It was the second NFL game produced...
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Gameplay
It is the first HurlingHurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
game released where the player takes control in the game. It has been officially endorsed by the Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
but not by the Gaelic Players Association
Gaelic Players Association
The Gaelic Players Association The GPA was formed in 1999 when former IMG employee Donal O'Neill and a number of high profile inter-county players including Tyrone's Fergal Logan and Peter Canavan, Derry's Fergal McCusker and Dublin's Dessie Farrell were instrumental in the birth of the organisation...
meaning the jerseys and stadiums would be a photo realistic but the player's names and faces would not be real. However, the names and appearances of the players can be changed in edit mode. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh is an Irish Gaelic games commentator for the Irish national radio and television, RTÉ. In a career that has spanned six decades he has come to be regarded as the "voice of Gaelic games." His prolific career has earned him a place in Guinness World Records.-Early...
provides commentary during the matches.