Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Confidence Is a Factor—The all-new Shot Confidence feature uses factors from your previous rounds—including club selection, lie, hole, and more—to determine your confidence heading into each shot.
• PGA TOUR Mode—Build a golfer from the ground up in the most in-depth Career mode ever. Go from an inexperienced rookie to a crafty TOUR veteran on your way to becoming the world’s most dominant golfer.
• FedEx Cup Playoff Courses—Experience the all-new FedEx Cup championship format by playing a dream round at Westchester Country Club, TPC Boston, Cog Hill, and East Lake.
• Take on the Most PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour Pros—Featuring the greatest PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour pros, including Tiger Woods, John Daly, and Vijay Singh, plus Annika Sorenstam, Natalie Gulbis, Christie Kerr, and Morgan Pressel.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P0TMZY
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 28, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,439 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #7 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Sports > Golf

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

You’re facing a long putt for par on the 17th hole with Tiger Woods clinging to a one stroke lead. You’ve been in this position before, but that doesn’t matter now. Or does it? Whether you play it safe or go for broke, Play with Confidence in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08. The all-new Shot Confidence feature uses factors from your previous rounds—including club selection, lie, hole, and more—to determine your confidence heading into each shot. Play with the confidence of a pro as you battle the best golfers from the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour on the most courses ever in your quest for the coveted FedEx Cup Championship.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still a very good game in 2008, May 16, 2008

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R. Gorham "RCG2" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

Tiger Woods still leads the pack in golfing SIMS for PlayStation and XBox. Still a great game, lots of fun, decent graphics, and more importantly - still a challenge. I gave '04 and '05 both 5-star reviews... '06 and `07 are close at 4.5 stars... and '08 comes close again with 4 stars overall. Here's the breakdown as I see it on Tiger Woods PGA 2008.

GOLF COURSES: 18 total courses (6 new courses). New courses (or at least returning in '08) include Firestone, Cog Hill, Doral, TPC Boston, East Lake, and Westchester. Several of the classic courses are back in '08 including - Pebble Beach, TPC Scottsdale, The Falls in Las Vegas, TPC Sawgrass, St. Andrews, Aviara, The K Club, Hilton Head Island's Harbor Town, and Kiawah Island. Gone are all the "fantasy" courses (i.e. The Predator, Central Park, etc). I must admit - I miss the Troon North Arizona desert course, the beautiful Pumpkin Ridge in the autumn, and the toughness of Emerald Dragon. There are 15 PGA players to unlock. The commentator team of McCord and Feherty are back (though way too many of their phrases are the same from '07).

GAME FACE, EQUIPMENT, GAME MODES: Improvements are slight moving from '07 to '08. As stated in '07, perhaps the PS2 has peaked in the graphics area - and the real improvements are reserved for PS3. All the things you could do in '07 with the face and body are here (and again only one face to alter). Clothing, club selection and the misc golf gear is extensive and all the top major golfing brands are here (Callaway, Ping, Taylor-Made, etc). New sponsors in '08 include Etonic, J.Lindeberg (what the?), Sundog Eyewear, ESPN (shirt), Footjoy, and of all things - BUICK (shirt/hat... no car or golf cart? Thanks Tiger). Game modes are the same as '07 with one new addition. The standards include: PGA Tour/Season, Traditional (8 games including Match/Skins/etc), Battle Golf, Real Time Event Calendar, Skills 18, Team Tour, One Ball, Team One Ball, Elimination Mode, Bloodsome, Greensome, Stableford, Best Ball, Four Ball and 3 mini-games. The new game is the Fed-Ex Cup Playoffs (another calendar matching you against the Pros). As in '06 and `07, there is a "Save Progress" button allowing you to stop play at any given time.

PUTTING: As in '07 - you get to choose - do you want to putt like the '06 game is set up, or like the '05 game (too bad - no caddy tips)? As in '06 and `07, you'll need to read the greens and judge the distance to the cup before each putt. You'll need to look at all the info on the screen when putting - grid with sloping beads, camera angles, distance from the cup, and strength of shot. When putting, press the "X" button to show the ideal line/path to the hole. You'll have to judge how far left or right to move the blue arrow. Like the swing control of all your other clubs, you'll need to determine the power of your putts by how far you pull back on your putter. I actually prefer the newer way of putting and I've gotten used to it...in my opinion, there's more info on the screen for you to make better putts using this method. The new "Putt Preview" (indicated by the big green horizontal bar at the top of the screen) gives you a limited amount of time to line up the ball, hit the `X' button for a preview of your shot, and then adjust afterward.

SWING CONTROLS: Same as `06 and `07 - your left analog stick still controls the back swing and downswing, as well as your hook and slice; while the right analog stick determines where the club hits the ball. If you don't use the right analog stick (which will be a majority of your shots), you'll hit in the middle of the ball. I feel the right analog stick is more for those strategic shots when you're close to a tree and you need extra loft to get over it, or you're under a tree and you need to punch a line drive to get out from underneath. It's virtually impossible to hit a strategic shot like this with both thumbs on the analog controls AND power up on the L1 button for a stronger shot. You can still choose how you want to hit the ball (full swing, punch, pitch, flop, chip and putt). One nice thing I've noticed - in previous years the game would decide if and when you could use your putter. You can still make the choice where/when to use your putter... even from several feet off the green.

SKILL TOKENS: Same as '06 and `07 - gone are the days of earning cash from tournaments and buying literally whatever attributes you want. When you hit a good shot, you will earn skill token(s) for that type of shot. There are 6 categories in which to earn tokens for and improve your golfers performance: General, Power, Accuracy, Putting, Spin, and Concentration. Wagering $$$ - while playing against another player, you can increase your paycheck each time you play, you can wager on every round or even every hole.

THE GOOD: Once again (in '08), EA Sports has simplified the navigational menus. There are fewer clothing items to choose from (and gone are the attributes to match with specific clothing items). "Speed Play" quickens the time and you can skip all the post celebrations if you want (with a click of the R1 button). Like `07, the '08 edition includes short tutorials - a description and example of each shot and type of game (i.e. flop, punch, pitch, spin control, "Bloodsome", Skills 18, etc)... great for novices of the sport. The EA Sports Trax (music) is much the same in '08 - low key instrumentals by obscure bands/people (again... thankfully no hip-hop or rap). I've noticed the surrounding trees, clouds, rolling fog, and water all seem tweaked and are that much more impressive in '08. The new "Putt Preview" is interesting... and if you get the hang of it, you'll have more than enough time to utilize the full green bar (timer) over 18 holes. I found the K-Club course and Atlantic Crossing exceptional in '08 - with all the ocean views, sandy dunes, and winding cart paths. Several new tournaments are added on the calendar - including 1/2/3 day tourneys (not just 4-day tourneys) - New Year's Day, St.Patrick's Day, Valentines Day, Ground Hog Day, Cinco De Mayo, Mother's/Father's Day, Halloween, etc.

THE BAD: Many of the same tired characters in the same old outfits... with the same positive/negative reactions. I've noticed the instructional booklet that comes with the game keeps getting thinner and thinner. In 2004 the booklet was in color and featured 28-pages of useful info. In '07 and '08, the booklet is black and white, and only 10-pages. Sadly, the gamer will learn more while actually IN the game and trying stuff out. Again, the announcers' dialogue was often wrong - "Finishes at even par today" when I'm on the 6th hole? "That's just a bad shot" when I leave a shot 4 feet from the pin from 150 yards out? I found the announcers chatter extremely repetitive and frequently turn them off. All the characters still have that chronic stiff neck. In the PGA Tour calendar - once the gamer has won an event, there is no name or mark on the calendar. So looking at the calendar on a later date, you won't know right away if you've even played that particular tournament. When swinging my irons and making contact with the ball, the sound effect sounds more like my metal woods. When getting ready to hit any shot, on screen there is no mention of par or what shot the gamer is currently attempting (you'll need to hit the `select' button for this)... I hate this. I also noticed on several occasions - when putting, my golf ball goes into the hole and shakes like a bird's egg ready to hatch. The `shot confidence' attribute boost - haven't figured this out yet... my hope is that the game does this automatically for you.

OVERALL: The changes are slight from '07 to '08. In the end though, I think too much of this is simply the same. With that being said, the few new features, the slightly improved graphics, and the new golf courses still make this a must have for those that like the Tiger Woods PGA series... still the best golf game on the market (4+ stars).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rating it for my husband, October 2, 2007

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Mimi (Hale, MI United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

It must be REAL good as my husband has been playing it non-stop since he received it. He says the graphics are much better that 07 and it is easier to navigate through the game.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 10year old LOVES this game!, September 25, 2007

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J. MB Williams "JMBW" (NH) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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

I got this for my 10 yo son who is a golfer, or golf freak I should say. When he first started playing the game he had a hard time, needless to say he didn't go to his options area to make the game easier to play for beginners... now he has a blast playing since he made it easier to handle and play. Driving, hitting, ect is really hard to get down in one motion, suggest you practice before actually playing.

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