Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
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Video Game Reviews of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Customer Review: I have never watched him play but I have watched myself play AS him.
Summary: 3 Stars
Ahhh Tiger Woods, I have never watched him play but I have watched myself play AS him. My grandfather and I started playing this game in 97 I think. The game has gotten a lot bigger and a lot better looking since then. I really like 08 but there are some things I hate. These few things are big enough to bother a lot of people. I will tell you everything I like and everything I did not.
Pros
This game a great looking. While graphics don't mean that much to me, it is still nice to have a good playing game look so great. The controls are very clean. I was worried about the putting because I didn't like 06 mainly for the putting controls. They put back the line showing you how the ball will go. Putting will take a little bit to get used to but when you do it will be very easy and you will probably like it a lot more than 07. There are a lot of different things to do in this game. I have not even gotten to do them all yet. I have been spending time playing the career mode. It is very fun and actually challenging when you first start playing with the player you make. If you liked previous Tiger woods games, you will more than likely enjoy this years as well. You may even like this game if you did not like the ones before it. This game also has a new thing called Photo Game Face. This is a really cool new thing that allows you to take a picture of your face in front and side view, then you upload the pictures to the internet. EA Sports World dot com. You then download the picture onto your Xbox 360 and put it on a golfer. After this is done you can make your golfer look however you want. You can change the body size and shape., the hair, the clothes and everything else. It makes doing well with your character that much better being you. You can make like 10 characters. You can not play with them all during the same game which is something I will talk about later in the cons. As I said I have not done everything on this game yet but being as the first thing I did was this much fun I can only guess the rest will be just as fun.
Cons
Now for the few things I did not like about the game. Again these few things bothered me enough to almost make me sell the game. First let me talk about making this game personal. Well there are a lot of things you can do to make it just the way you like it. For example you can change the swing or the stance of your golfer. The big thing I like to change is the controls. I can not, for the life of me, use the left analog stick to hit. I have been using the right stick since I can remember. Now your probably saying "well how is this a con?" The problem is that you can only change any and all of the personal things, when your online! This isn't bad at all for me because I have a wireless adapter and a wireless router in my home. The problem with this though is my grandfather has fiber optic. I have not been able to set up a connection at his house. I think I finally got it working one day but then he (who has always used the left analog stick as compared to my using the right) had to use the right stick. Since I had my character set up to use the right. Everyone that played with me at his house, had to use the control scheme I set for my own golfer. This made it hard for my grandfather and uncle to enjoy or even play the game. Don't let this miss lead you. They can make there own golfer and set up the controls which ever way they choose but there is only one way to do so. They must play with there own character. As you read before in my pros, you can set up more than one golfer. You can not play with more than one at the same time however. The only way for each person to play with there own, personal, self made character. Is for each person to have there own xbox live account. My uncle wouldn't pay for it because he doesn't own an xbox. My grandfather is retired and likes to save his and my grandmothers money for important things. So unless all the people who wish to make the game personal, and play together with you, wish to pay 50 dollars for an online account. They can not make the game the way they want. It is like you buy the game, but unless you buy xbox live your just renting it. This reminded me of the iPhone and AT&T. Apple makes you use them even though they are like the loest ranked service around. When I found this out it made me so angry. Now even if he picks his golfer from the roster that is in the game. I have to either struggle to play with a control scheme I have never been able to do, or if somehow I finally get online and can get the controls the way I like. He has to play with my control scheme. Which he can not do.
So what it all comes down to is this. Tiger woods is a great game in many important ways. I is a blast to play and seeing your character build up his stats and get better makes you feel great. The online factor is very fun and it makes you feel good winning against another person. But there are things that should be looked at before the next Woods game is released. The way I see it is. If you have already payed for xbox live. You should be able to have as many people play with you at a time as you wish. Let Microsoft not let anyone play online whom doesn't have there own xbox live account. But don't stop people from playing with there friends and family in there own home.
Customer Review: GREAT GOLF GAME!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I waited until today to write this because yesterday EA Sports finally released a patch that fixes the freeze glitch in this game. Now that the game is playable, Tiger Woods 08 is an excellent game of golf. The addition of the 3 click shot system is cool. I never really liked the analog swing that much, it seemed too easy to me. The graphics on the 5 new FedEx courses are awesome. Unfortunately the old courses from last year look the same. The Tiger challenge is much better then last year. The only problem I have with the game is that during a tournament the AI adjusts to your score so you are never really out of it. If you have a bad round then everyone else shoots bad. All in all Tiger Woods 08 is an improvement over last years game. If you like golf then this is a must have.Customer Review: Rushed Tigerwood
Summary: 2 Stars
This game was rushed out by EA. It has many bugs.
I am a Tigerwoods golf game since it was first market but now I might have to rethink about that.
Don't buy or you will regret
Customer Review: Game has bugs!!!! Warning!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
You will never be able to finish the Tiger Chalange because two of the events have bugs in them that will cause the loading screen to freeze up.
This is such a huge mistake and one that I hope can be corrected at some point or they will really have to think about a refund or recall of some sort.
Other then that issue its your same basic Tiger game only slightly better looking. Same feel, same events, same people. EA is really damn lazy.
If you liked it before, you'll like it again... but nothing will suprize you. Please, someone else make a rival golf game!!!
Customer Review: Its amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I downloaded the demo and i was surprised at the gameplay. The control stick was a lot more sensitive making it harder for me (us) to 20 under par. I think thats great. You also have to give props on the graphics its almost like you were playing there at the course. THe game face looks pretty ballin with photo insert thing. And i also love the shots that you can post online. Thats like going over the expected by 500 miles. I reccomend that you buy it and that you give it try because this is the best El Tigre game ive played. (i have 04 05 06 07) And this the best ever.