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