Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 (PC)

It's inevitable after the recent success of Tiger Woods that he would be feature in a computer game. It can sometimes be a warning sign when a so called star is featured in such a product as it can mean the game is weak so they use a big name to try to sell the wares. This game is wholly unoriginal, but it is a golf game so what do you expect really? You start by creating your player, choosing what he or she looks like, basic playing style and then take on the world at the game of golf. To start with you need to prove yourself and so have to win a qualifying tournament in order to progress to the PGA tour proper, where the money can be won! ...

When I visited a friend of mine last night for a few ‘Orange Juices’ he proudly showed me his new purchase a Playstation 2 and along with it had come Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001. The graphics struck me as very crisp and clear much better than any golf game that I have seen on the old PS1. The resolution was more like a PC game with very impressive rendering of textures. Even Tiger Woods himself looks the part and I don’t think we will get much better. Gone is the old ‘swingometer’ that we see on the old golf games and you use the left analogue stick to control the stroke, which makes it a lot easier to control. I know it ...

I've been ignoring EA's sports brands for years, FIFA, NBA Live, F1, and Tiger Woods (there are others), for one reason, they are supposedly crap! While FIFA offers players with more options than you could possibly need (and want) the game also lacks in the playability stakes, unless your one of those who are easily pleased (playstation owners). Tiger Woods PGA Tour follows in this mould, endless options, refinements and styles of play. The difference with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 (TW2001) is that it does have some depth to it's gameplay and is a clear improvement over the last effort. TW20001 has the official license of the PGA Tour and so has ...