Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Platform: Wii

Category: Sports

Rating Info

Release Date: 31/08/2007

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Number of Players: 1-4

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 Description

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the green...there's a Tiger about. It would, of course, be remiss of EA to let a golfing season slip by without getting Tiger Woods' name onto a video game, and this year's no different. This year there are upwards of 20 big name professional golfers lending their name to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08. Trying out their swing are Tiger Woods (in case you hadn't guessed), Camilo Villegas, Vijay Singh, Annika Sorenstam, Christie Kerr and Morgan Pressel. There are, as ever, a wealth of courses for you to stretch your slacks-clad legs on, including luxury locations such as Westchester Country Club, TPC Boston, Cog Hill and East Lake. You'll be able to live the golfing dream, rising through the ranks from amateur level through to bumping clubs with the best of the best on the PGA Tour. For the more hard-headed golfers picking up the game, there's a feature EA is calling 'shot confidence'. You'll be able to analyse every hole, tracking your performance through every shot to see where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Exclusive to the Wii version of the game is the opportunity to to throw your mates off their swing using four new taunting mechanisms. It seems a tad unprofessional to us, but who are we to comment on an otherwise civilised game like golf?

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Reviewed by: DaveBanton	Date: 02/03/2008	Rating:
A great game for golfers and non-golfers, the graphics are really good (although the blocky squirrels & deer aren't necessary), sound and game play are brilliant, and there's tons of content in the game to keep you busy for a very long time. The frustrating side of the game comes from the controls, for example when putting make sure you're ready to take the shot when holding the B button down, as the slightest of movement will take the shot for you resulting in a wasted shot. Occasionally too when driving or making a shot from the fairway if you over-swing the game will misinterpret the Wii-mote and you'll end up with a shot of 40% ish when you weren't expecting it. However once you get used to the game and have spent 30 minutes making your player there's plenty of items to unlock, stats to increase and mini-games to play. Also renting it and then hitting the keep it button was (at the time of writing this) one of the cheapest and quickest ways to buy the game, so sign up for those rentals now.

Features

The all-new Shot Confidence feature uses factors from your previous rounds - including club selection, lie, hole, and more - to determine your confidence heading into each shot.
Build a golfer from the ground up in the most in-depth Career mode ever. Go from an inexperienced rookie to a crafty TOUR veteran on your way to becoming the world�s most dominant golfer.
Experience the all-new FedEx Cup championship format by playing a dream round at Westchester Country Club, TPC Boston, Cog Hill, and East Lake.
Featuring the greatest PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour pros, including Tiger Woods, John Daly, and Vijay Singh, plus Annika Sorenstam, Natalie Gulbis, Christie Kerr, and Morgan Pressel.

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