Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360)

A swing in the right direction! Tiger has outdone himself yet again producing another EA great. This game porvides all the technical skills required in a real game of golf with the flair and tennancity of a console game. The great thing about the game has to be the create your own character mode. You take on thhe world of golf, starting from an ameteur and slowly moving up the ranks until your as good as tiger. However this is not the only way of playing as you are able to play with the masters of the real game, such as erni els, vijay singh, colin montgomerie and many more... It is a fun game for the golfing enthuisiast although if you do not enjoy golf that much it can ...  Read the complete review

Another in the long line of EA sports games but does it have real quality or just a way to cash in using the name of arguably the greatest player to ever hit a golf ball? Well, on the Xbox 360 it has to be said that both the gameplay and graphics are solid enough. The platform and way you interact with the golfing environment is very realistic, as any qualified golfer will tell you. When taking shots you have to account for the kind of surface you are hitting out of (for example if in a bunker you may only be able to achieve a maximum of around 60% of maximum power), couple this with accounting for wind and having to keep a dead straight line when using the ...  Read the complete review

Each year Tiger Woods PGA tour has always been the best golf game available for the xbox 360 and once again it holds this title. It is, in my view, a very good sports game and one to rank up highly with other available sports games such as the football ones of Pro Evo 7 and Fifa 08. This game has also had several changes and has improved quite a lot from last year's version. There are a great variety of modes to play and if you fancy just playing a single game on your own or against your friends then you can choose from a whole variety: - Stroke play (every stroke counts, lowest score wins) - Match play (point per hole, whoever wins most holes ...  Read the complete review

EA Sports continues to improve on the previous games in the long running Tiger Woods series. The graphics are excellent, with lifelike trees and fantastic player animation. This is in stark contrast to the Wii version which features muddy looking visuals and jerky play. There are many customization options for creating your own character in the game - this is where EA Sports really shines - you can tweak the most minute details of the face and body of your avatar to create a real likeness to yourself or others. There are many gameplay modes available, ranging from the ridiculous, to the classics - e.g Strokeplay & Matchplay. I n ...  Read the complete review