EA posted some new screens today from the Xbox 360 version of Tiger Woods 08. The graphics are on par, if not slightly better than last year's title.
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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!
Sensible Golf on the Amiga sold very badly and was considered a commercial failure, I believe; but, I thought it was an excellent title.
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.
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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 wonder why MS has never brought Links golf to the Xbox 360? This is truly a injustice! I have always been a fan of Links golf since the days of the Amiga.
John Daly powerstroke golf was to come out this past holiday season, but after getting lousy reviews,it has been pushed back to late spring 2011. The BIG question is will the release delay make it any better?
Like the author of this story,I was a big fan of TWG for many years with my favorite edition being in 2004 with the "Tiger Vision" feature. The "Tiger vision" feature made it easy for non-console golfers to enjoy the challange of putting.
After TWG 2009,I decided that that was it for me and the TWG games. They have become so hard to play( driving,putting ) that playing it to the point of enjoyment was just not there and spent my gaming $$$ elsewhere.
This year though, I may break down and buy "the Masters" as I miss a good console golf 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.
not 500, I'm a big golf nut so I follow this stuff, but yeah everything you said is dead on. She was a nanny before she met Tiger. that does not pay that well.
i hope they bring the sasquatch back like in tiger 05 on the 17th of the wooded course
Am I the only one that's disappointed in the graphics for this game? For games that are suppost to take advantage of next gen systems I don't really see any kind of major jump in graphics for this game compared to what was on the Xbox and PS2. I am glad to see EA moved this to a different studio to maybe give it some fresh legs but still I just feel that for being on the 360 and PS3 we should see better graphics then we are. Compared to other games designed to take advantage of the next gen hardware this game just doesn't do it for me.
this is the worst looking graphics I've seen in 5 years of any game on any console. is this for a nintendo DS? certainly that's not for the 360...
Are you kidding me .. I got TW '07 and the graphics were the same as the PS2 to be honest... everything seemed very flat in graphics... if it's only slightly better then most likely this game will not be on my plate for the '08 version...
***Edit*** I do want to say it did not detract me from having fun with the game.. just the statement irked me a bit .. that's all
Hell it could be in black in white for all I care. They just better not drop the ball on the online portion AGAIN! I have been a top 25 ranked player for the past two years and quit playing 07' 2 months after it came out because the online was horrible and pretty much unplayable. Stats broken, team play didn't work, 3 and 4 player matches froze and didn't score right, etc., etc. I gave them 06' since it was a launch title but 07' was unforgivable. Hopefully this new studio will actually care, but I have given up hope for EA and pray someone picks up Links again or makes a game like it.
EA = Garbage Re-hashed Games...