Equally, it's unlikely a Tiger Woods game is going to attract the kind of support enjoyed by a Pokémon or Mario Kart. ![]() This could just be down to the fact that the game is rather new. ![]() Finding a competitor and joining a game is relatively pain-free but we did notice there aren't many players online at present. Good performance is rewarded with cold, hard cash and this in turn can be splashed on new kit, such as better balls and superior clubs.īut the most exciting facet is undoubtedly the multiplayer mode, which makes use of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to link you with PGA fans around the globe. It's effectively a career mode where you start off a relative rookie and attempt to work your way up the ranks of the golfing world around eight 18-hole courses. The core of the game is represented by PGA Tour, however. As you progress through this section, further events are unlocked, with the eventual aim of topping Tiger himself, hence the title. Tiger Challenge, meanwhile, is packed to the rafters with a wide range of mini-games – from putting exercises to hitting certain targets on the green to score points. Play Now enables you to jump right into a game, and if you're playing for the first time will offer various hints to make the learning curve a little smoother. Once you've finished moulding your digital alter ego, you'll be faced with a dazzling array of different play modes in which to send them into. You can tinker with all kinds of different features, from body type to the brand of shorts you wish to clad your avatar in. The 'Create a golfer' system is refreshingly comprehensive. Once you've mastered the controls, it's time to dive into the game proper. Like all good control methods, it takes moments to learn but several hours to successfully reach the standard of the Tiger himself. Speed of movement is registered with impressive accuracy and curling your stylus motion as you complete the swing adds directional spin to the ball. Simply tapping the end of the club with the stylus and pulling back to the required power level primes the swing skimming the stylus forward activates the shot. Simple to use, it grants an astonishingly complete degree of control over your irons and woods. ![]() Its replacement is a joy to behold, though. It was clear the developer of the maiden DS installment was finding its feet when it came to making convincing use of the touchscreen. The method used in the 2005 edition was clunky and unsatisfying. The first thing to go was the control system. Ignoring the traditional EA plan of building a game engine and then tweaking it year after year, developer Exient has instead thrown out the old template and started afresh, constructing every element of the game from the ground up. So after the first DS title, the noticeably rough-around-the-edges Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005, was released, EA sensibly decided to make sure its follow-up would be more in keeping with the professionalism associated with the Woods' ethos.įor that reason, it skipped the potential 06 and 07 editions a decision that's paid dividends when it comes to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, seeing as it's a vast improvement in almost every respect. Thankfully though, hooking up with the Tiger Woods brand has forced EA to take the rest of the game more seriously. ![]() If nothing else, Tiger's provided the company with the perfect excuse to include the same irritating hip R&B styles within its golf games that incongruously infect its other sports titles. EA was in quick with the sponsorship dollars, too. Small wonder that he's since become the world's most marketable athlete, with deals from the likes of American Express, TAG Heuer and Nike. Woods gave them the kick in the pants their baggy chequered trousers deserved. Before the youthfully exuberant American came along the sport had become hopelessly uncool, populated either by capable yet criminally unfashionable types or poorly dressed also-rans. The impact of Tiger Woods on the world of golf is hard to overestimate.
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