Loot Ninja writes: "I love golf. One small problem: I sort of suck at it. I wasn't bad when i was younger, but good golf clubs are expensive and it's not like i can afford to join Bushwood anytime soon. So, playing real golf, outside of drunken par 3 at a pitch and putt place was put to the side. That is until Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All Play came along. This is the closest thing to real golf I have ever played and for the first time in, well, ever, my Wii is getting some much needed use.
There has to be a reason to pick this up for the Wii instead of a true next-gen consoles. Right away, you will notice some graphical consequences. Most Tiger games look fantastic. This looks good. Not bad, but not great. There are some jaggies and screen tears, but the game looks good enough for the Wii. That is the major difference outside of the controls, which I will get to in a minute. The sound is also not as sharp as the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. The play by play can get stagnant and sometimes the crowd seems like they aren't there or paying attention to the 325 yard drive you just stuck in the fairway. Outside of the obvious concessions, the Wii version is superior and this is very evident the minute you pick up the Wii Remote."
Jamie gets teed off with Tiger Woods 2009 as he tries to score an ace in the hole achievement.
David Kenson writes "Tiger Woods 12 manages to squeeze out a few more improvements on Tiger Woods 11's already full rostrum of options. Like last year, MotionPlus allows the game to capture a one-to-one backwards and forwards stroke, but now it adds the Balance board into the swing equation for the first time."
He provides a comparison of the different version of Tiger on the Wii, which highlights the up-and-down nature of the EA franchise.
That's a very thorough look at the last five titles in the series as compared to the latest. I have to say that I'm occasionally addicted to golf games, although I prefer them on the arcade-y side (I loved Sensi Golf on the Amiga!). If I take the plunge again this will be really helpful!
Not 100% sure about using the balance board. I suppose it isn't as vigorous as Raving Rabbids but the board isn't as stable as a golf course. Interesting use of the board though.
Good grief... well I guess if I played golf this could be an amazing teaching tool. As I don't Ill have to play it with features all turned off if I want any hope of success. Still good for EA to at least be trying to make use of the Wii peripherals and iterating on a franchise on a console where most developers just pump out lazy ports.
Teh at Gogaminggiant.com takes a look at the Tiger Woods franchise and its decline of quality over the years. Through the use of facts and cultural puns, Teh brings us an opinion piece that you don't want to miss out on anytime soon.
The last and best golfing game I played was Links 2004 for the Xbox. It was an absolute blast with 3 other friends or through the old XSN leagues. I miss that game.
I've always hated golf games, I just dont see the lure of golfing games since they're both so boring.
Also, yes it would be fun to have the south park tiger woods fighting game. Pre-nup power-up!
This is quite off topic but....
whats absolutely crazy, I feel bad for Tiger, sure, he is a cheating a-hole, but he had to give his wife like 500 million dollars, this is an embarrasment, think about it, his stupid wife get's 500 million for not putting out, what a stain on society.
While some guy's wife who gets the shit beat out of her by his druken worthless ass, gets half a carton of newports and some state paid reconstructive surgery.
There should be a cap for what a woman is entitled to, she does nothing and gets everything.
The limit a woman should be allowed to get in a divorce should be like $50,000
alright lady, go off on you own, heres 50 g's, shiiiiit, Tigers wife would be blowing him right now then giving him a pedicure if she knew leaving only ment 50 g's.