Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, 2007)

The Good:
More courses and golfers than last year; Game face is a lot of fun, when it works; New draw and fade mechanic works well;


The Bad:
Analog swing is too touchy; Many features don't work well, if at all; Doesn't play as well as last year


The Tiger Woods series has long stood atop the charts as the best-selling golf franchise year in and year out. There's typically very little to distinguish one year's version from the next, but the games have always played well, and, judging by the sales numbers, people have been happy with the incremental upgrades. But even those expecting minimal improvements are likely to be disappointed with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08. There are some new features, but many of them don't work. Also, there are a fair amount of frustrating bugs that give the game a rushed feel. Even the game's most noteworthy feature, the analog swing, doesn't work as well as in previous years.

TW 08's game modes are almost exactly the same as last year's. New to the PS3 and 360 is bingo, bango, bongo, a head-to-head mode where you are awarded "bingo" for being the first on the green, "bango" for being the closest to the pin when you reach the green, and "bongo" for having the best score. It's OK, but as the lone new play mode it's underwhelming. Online play is largely unchanged--even the lag issues and glitches are back for another go. Career mode hasn't seen a whole lot of change, but what is different is better. You can now choose how long you want standard and major tournaments to be, which is nice for anyone who doesn't want to go through four rounds on the same course for one tournament. Thanks to the addition of Westchester, TPC Boston, Cog Hill, and East Lake, all FedEx Cup courses are in the game. Throw in Harbour Town and there are now 16 courses--a healthy amount, but still far fewer than in the last-gen versions. There are 21 professional golfers in the game.
Once again you start your career as either a rookie Tiger Woods or a created golfer with limited skills. You can improve your skills a little by performing well in events, but you'll want to take the skills challenges, which are largely unchanged, to improve them quickly. The idea is to simulate a golfer getting better by practicing and gaining experience, but it feels artificial thanks to the level caps, which are the same for each skill and go up only when you beat certain tasks in the Tiger challenge. Not only do all golfers end up playing the same (because you tend to level their skills up evenly), but the process is cumbersome--especially if you play the series every year. Because your golfer will stink to start off, you won't stand a chance at winning a tournament event. Making you play with such a lousy golfer feels like a contrived, last-ditch effort to make the game challenging. Speaking of artificial challenges, the CPU's tendency to go from making miracle shots to blowing absurdly short putts depending on how close the match is seems more pronounced than ever.

People who worry about yearly releases diluting the quality of games have plenty of ammo in the form of Tiger Woods 08. The changes to the gameplay are minimal, and some of them make the game worse. There are only five new courses, and many new features don't feel fleshed out, don't work well, or flat-out don't work.

Ya Tiger Woods 08 is a good game, but i wanted more. I wanted more than just an update from 07. The thing with putting your face on your charcter is cool but i have yet to be able to do it because the server is so busy. also i think my friends and i have only been able to complete 3 rounds of golf when playing on line. we just keep getting disconnected during play or it will not let us play at all. EA really needs to get there act together with there on line stuff. it is better than 07 but i just was expecting more i guess.

Overall this game was amazing. The graphics are the best in years and the all new three click swing makes it easier than 07. I thought EA Sports made a huge upgrade on this game and th fedex cup is tight too.

The gave overall was great, but the fact that you can't play 2 players when in career mode on the pga tours was a major downfall for me. The previous versions you have always been able to have a second player, or guest in on the tournament. So I am sticking with 07.

Game has a lock up on two different characters when playing the Tiger Challange. The work around that was given does not always work, so you cannot finish the Tiger Challange. Good luck if you proceed.

My husband has been wanting this game for a while, so I bought it for Christmas for him. Came fast and is in great condition.

my son love's the game he got it for his birthday and loves playing it the condition was wonderful i would order from you again

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This game is fun and has very few problems. I bought it to play on Xbox live with my friends. If you just kinda like sports games this one is easy to learn.

Plays for a few minutes and reaches a certain point a few minutes into the game where a disk error is displayed that indicates CD is unreadable. First and only game I have had this happen with.

Attempted to contact seller regarding this defective game with 2 emails over the last 2 weeks but have yet received any response. I have not choice but to rated this poor... I am the not so proud winner of a completely worthless game that was either intentionally misrepresented by the seller or unwilling to do the right thing and take care of his buyers when a defect is discovered.

I have always been a fan of the Tiger Woods series from EA Sports. This game is great. They have continued to progress things outside of an already great gameplay. I really enjoy the live updates in sports from the Tour and other sports as well.

Everything came on time and was in great shape....great transaction time! The seller gave all the correct information and even when the item would arrive.

this is a great game, however it dosent have much playing time....i got tired of it after the first week....but other than that it is a great game. good graphics, loading time are above normal.....

Quick Shipment. Overall excellent transaction! Received the item in 3 days and it was exactly what I wanted.

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Great i love this product and will enjoy it as long as the system is in use. I would recommend this product to anyone who wants a game that they can play with friends or just to challenge themselves.

Its a fun game that is unlike most sports games that don't require rostor changes. The game has a great selection of golf courses. However, for the intense golf fan it may need to add some more courses. I will say the game face maker wasn't as great as I had anticipated. Overall, i'll be happy to play this game for a while before wanting to upgrade to the most recent TW golf.

This game is in my opinion one of the best Tiger games that they have made so far. The graphics are amazing and you can even upload your own face to your player on the game! Pretty cool if you ask me! Tons of different features and you can customize almost anything that has to do with your character on here!

i bought the game so i could learn to golf. i have played a couple hours and it is challenging. it seems realistic and i look forward to playing all the holes. there are many different gaming modes to explore. happy to have bought it.

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This is a wonderful game that I am enjoying very much. If any off you are looking for a golf game thats fun this is one to buy.