Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Wii) (Video Game)

Tiger Woods 08 I wanted to upgrade from wii sports like most others.I read the reveiws and decided to gamble and buy it, and my first impressions was OH i might of made a mistake buying this game.But after about 5 - 10 mins I was really glad I took the gamble and brought this game.Don't buy this game thinking it will be like wii sports golf because it isn't and I think this is more for grown up children and adults. Unlike some reveiws state you can't save this game halfway through a round of golf,THEY ARE WRONG BECAUSE YOU CAN! I really would recommend this game but have only gave it 4 stars as there is room for improvment like the graphics.But don't be put off this is really a very good game and worth buying!

Bad user interface and no tournament save Same as everyone else - we wanted to upgrade from Wii Sports golf and this had the best reviews.I guess if you like playing by yourself it could be fine but we want to play against each other once in a while and that's where the problems start. Firstly creating your own character is a pig and counter intuitive. We lost ours twice before we'd worked it out. Finally we get around to play and thought we'd do one hole of a tournament before bed - no can do. You can't save a tournament half way, all or nothing. E-mailed EA games to check and they've confirmed it which makes the game next to useless for us. Anyone wanna buy it?

Tiger 08 Wii Got bored with the Wii sports golf very quickly, moved on to Tiger - i had played it a couple of versions ago on the PS2. Tiger 08 gets a little getting used to, had to be patient with the tutorial, getting hand positions right, but nailed it about 10mins later. Graphics are average, no crowd but still crowd noises. Began my own career on it and now find it extremely addictive. Well worth the buy, as it looks and feels a bit more upmarket than current Wii games which are more cartoony.

A Hate-Love Relationship.... I hate golf. I find it boring, long-winded and pointless. Its only redeeming features are the open air and the occasional murmur of nearby fauna. So imagine my surprise when, having acquired a shiny new Nintendo Wii, I became profoundly addicted to the Wii Sports golf game! As other reviewers have mentioned, playing the same 9 holes over again is not so much boring as frustratingly limited, and I soon felt the urge to take my living-room golfing career to a new level. Bratz and Barbies are not exactly my cup of tea, so Panya Golf was of course out of the question, and I sought a more realistic, professional style of game. The most obvious option (and most likely the safest bet) was Tiger Woods 08. Fortunately I was not disappointed... The first thing that struck me was of course the graphical realism compared Wii Sports. Ahh... I can almost smell that country air and freshly-mown grass. These highly-detailed graphics do tend to cause juddery images all too frequently, but that is more down to hardware than software. This also accounts for the lack of visible spectators (they cheer a lot, but are nowhere to be seen) but I don't wanna be looking at people anyway. The second thing that struck me was the rather unintuitive menu system, which uses the "-" button to backtrack through the options, whereas "B" would seem the obvious choice, and a cumbersome zig-zag layout of the icons. Still, it doesn't take long to get used to. Only Nintendo can make 100% user-friendly user interfaces, so EA can be forgiven for not quite hitting the mark here. Gameplay-wise, EA have come up with ALMOST exactly what I was looking for. Sure, the Wiimote does not always respond as intended, you can't feel the club hitting the ball like in Wii Sports, and the ball seems preprogrammed to stop 6mm short of the hole on every putt (this effect diminishes as your "Luck" increases), but with eighteen full 18-hole courses and dozens of different championships, game modes and customization options, and even the occasional murmur of nearby fauna, TW'08 is sure to keep me engrossed for many, many months to come. The learning curve is fairly steep, but highly rewarding after a while as you win money and experience points that can be spent on improving skills and equipment. The courses are beautifully recreated (I imagine) as are the picturesque landscapes (I suppose) and the real-life players (I guess - the only one I know is Tiger Woods. Wot no Sevvy Ballesteros?!?) The commentators' remarks are poignant to the point of clairvoyance and often dryly humorous, which makes for a more lighthearted feel to it all, but in no way detracts from the constant feeling of striving for professional perfection. I really feel compelled to improve my swings, pitches and putts, and after only a few days am already feeling that yearning to get on the links of an evening and work my way to the top! Pro golfers would probably scoff at the tacked-on frivolities such as taunts, post-tee-off spin control, RPG-style levelling-up system and $1000 blue rinses, but for links-virgins like me the sheer enormity, variety and well-roundedness of this game are enough to justify spending 40 quid on the in-home green fees. So did I mention I love golf? It's one of the most challenging, frustrating and satisfying sports in the world, and certainly the most addictive. And it's all recreated here in Tiger Woods '08, in the comfort of your own home. All, that is, except REAL open air and nearby fauna....

Playing golf in your living room I had played Tiger on PC, PS3 and PSP before and found them very relaistic in gameplay and wondered if the Wii could match this. Having read a number of reviews that said the putting was difficult and needed to use the analouge stick I became sceptical. I still took the plunge and have not looked back as the game is very quick to set up and get to a reasonable level of play. The swing action and it's sensitivivity is as close as possible to playing real golf and the putting I am pleased to say is likewise. You are rewarded by having a smooth slow pendulum action with the correct strength and reading teh burrows of the green. The graphics are not yet to PS3 levels but the speed of gameplay makes up for missing having a crowd and realistic water. A round played well can take half the time of the PS3 game as the loading between holes is much quicker. Congrats to EA for prodcuing what was required for a Wii player in being able to use the full functionaliity of the remote in gameplaying.