Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• All-new Shot Confidence tracks your performance on every hole, round, and golf course. Based on key factors, including club selection, hole, lie, and more, dig into past performances with the Confidence Meter to identify strengths and weaknesses before every shot.
• The most golf courses ever - experience the all-new FedExCup championship format by playing a dream round of golf at Westchester Country Club, TPC Boston, Cog Hill, and East Lake.
• Build your golfer from the ground up, from an inexperienced rookie to a crafty tour veteran.
• Challenge the greatest PGA Tour pros, including Tiger Woods, John Daly, and Vijay Singh, plus LPGA Tour pros such as Annika Sorenstam, Natalie Gulbis, Christie Kerr, and Morgan Pressel.
• ESRB Rated E for Everyone

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000WH6ZH8
• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 9, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,375 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #3 in Video Games > Mac Games > Sports > Golf
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Mac

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 MAC DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Playable, if you're willing to perform a few workarounds, October 18, 2007

By 

TheLAStory (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Video Game)

I have been very disappointed in the technical performance of this title.

I am playing this game on a MB Pro 17" 2.4 GHz with 4GB of RAM. I run the game at the notebook's native resolution: 1900 x 1200.

My biggest complaint is that the game does not respect the ICC color profile that I've set up for the machine. (My notebook's uncorrected display is rather blue, and the color profile corrects for this.) Whenever the game switches between the main menu and the actual gameplay (or vice-versa), the game switches the color profile back to the default profile, 'Color LCD'. It's possible to Command-Tab back to the Desktop and switch the profile back in System Preferences, but this has to be done whenever the game switches between the main menu and the actual gameplay (which can be quite often). If I don't manually switch back to my preferred color profile, the game has a blueish tint overcast. (I am not nitpicking: there is a dramatic difference.)

In addition, the game has locked up a few times. On a few occasions, it wasn't possible to kill the program using the keyboard (Command-Option-Esc). The only solution was to hold down the power button because the entire machine became unresponsive. I understand that all software will lock the machine up occasionally, but this game does it significantly more than any other software that I own. (Normally, I'm using the machine for creative arts: Illustrator, Photoshop & Aperture.)

I've also been disappointed with the lack of Mac support provided by EA's website. There are sections of the website where OS X isn't even listed as one of the platforms available to run EA games. It gives the user the distinct feeling that EA really isn't vested in the Mac userbase.

As for the game play, I am impressed by the amount of customization provided. For example, there are easily 80 different ways to adjust the physical characteristics of your player (the upper lip can be adjusted using 4 or 5 different parameters).

I was also impressed with the variety of gameplay available. There are different types of career mode, a challenge mode (where you attempt to pass several feats), and there are at least 14 different courses available for play. I do wish there was a tutorial mode set on a driving range, where the user could learn the basics of the swing and get used to the swing mechanics.

I don't play a lot of games, but I would describe the graphics and attention to detail as good, but not jaw-dropping. For example, when the ball is in the rough, you can see the individual blades of glass move, if it's windy. This attention to detail is a nice touch, but it's not done so well as to be jaw-dropping.

Is this game worth it, given all of the technical glitches? I'm not sure yet. I will offer this: if you're totally into computer golf, it might be worth the hassle of having to implement the various workarounds. If you're only marginally interested, I'd suggest saving your money for something else.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars save your money, December 19, 2007

By 

DoctorYo "DoctorYo" (Detroit, Boca Raton) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Video Game)

I have been having a very difficult time playing this game on my MacBook Pro. I have 2.4GHz machine. It used to freeze up all the time in 10.4 but since I upgraded to 10.5 it doesn't freeze as often, but still can freeze. I have played previous versions of this game and found them to be more enjoyable. I'm very disappointed in this game. I really don't see it as an improvement. It's clunky, slow, and has been extremely frustrating using the mouse to hit the ball. Using the trackpad on the computer has been even more impossible. I would tell you to save yourself the aggravation. It is not very Tigeresque. Unfortunately it's the only Mac golf game I have found. I would give it zero stars. Save your money, you won't love it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tiger is hard to learn, February 6, 2010

By 

Michael Burke - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Video Game)

a vast difference from earlier editions;, the interface is confusing and the advancement in rank is not obvious. studying the manual is a must but not always clea. r the ball is not as white and obvious as before. distance hit is only available while ball is in the air.

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