| Tiger Woods seems to have the perfect lifestyle. A | | | | have been because of the lack of challenge with |
| drop dead gorgeous Swedish supermodel wife, an | | | | hitting the golf ball with the analog stick. The new |
| enormous mansion, fame, money, on Forbes list of | | | | way to make contact with the ball is to press the |
| celebrities, an adorable daughter, close friends with | | | | button three times (ala Madden kicking field goals). |
| Charles Barkley, thirteen major championships under | | | | Once to start your swing, twice to start your |
| his belt, and his very own video game. | | | | downswing, and a third time for accuracy. If it seems |
| Tiger Woods 2008 is the next iteration in the fairly | | | | too intricate, it really is fairly intuitive. Madden fans |
| long series of Tiger Woods video games. If you are | | | | can easily make a smooth transition with this |
| an avid fan of the Tiger Wood games, you will feel | | | | gameplay mechanic. Photo face is yet another new |
| very much at home with the latest installment. | | | | feature of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008. It gives |
| Electronic Arts have been notorious for making | | | | gamers the opportunity to generate their own face |
| arcade Tiger Woods golf video games to appeal to | | | | and put it in the game. This feature appears to be |
| the casual gamers, but his year seems different. | | | | exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. |
| Unrealistic scores (like 50 under par) are virtually | | | | Electronics Arts has not corroborated a Photo face |
| impossible to achieve this time around. The gameplay | | | | feature for the Nintendo Wii. Sorry Nintendo Wii |
| is similar to the previous games in that it keeps the | | | | owners. The create a golfer aspect is back, and it |
| player immersed in the golf course. One new feature | | | | has the usual things you would expect. You can |
| is a revamped putting system which allows you to | | | | create a golfer as skeleton-like as Nicole Richie, or as |
| anticipate the line of trajectory that your golf ball will | | | | putrid as Rosie O'Donnell. It is all up to the gamer. All |
| travel on the green. Even though it is not as useful as | | | | of the mini-games remain intact in Tiger Woods PGA |
| Tiger Vision, (which was introduced in Tiger Woods | | | | Tour 2008. The visuals in the game are brilliant. |
| 2005) it still helps to line up the putt. There is a limit | | | | Everything from the beautiful golf courses to Tiger |
| to how many times you can utilize this feature, so | | | | Woods' millions dollar smile will appease anyone. Shot |
| players should not expect to abuse other players | | | | Confidence is another original aspect of the game. In |
| with their putting. Your skill level and difficulty will | | | | a nutshell, playing well gives you confidence. Playing |
| determine how many times you can use the putt | | | | poorly lowers your confidence. Many will be |
| preview. | | | | dissatisfied with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008, but |
| Another element of the game that might turn a few | | | | other will be elated. Overall, Tiger Woods PGA Tour |
| players off is the golf swing mechanic. The analog | | | | 2008 is a solid improvement over Tiger Woods PGA |
| sticks are no longer used to hit the golf ball; | | | | Tour 2007. |
| however, the buttons are used. This alteration may | | | | |