Customer Reviews

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Hate to say it, but I'm not as happy with the newest version of Tiger Woods golf as I have been with the previous year's versions. There are fewer game choices in the "play now" secton of the game, there is no Tiger Woods Challenge area, and we have encountered a few different program bugs, or errors. Clubs keep re-arranging themselves between playing sessions, along with other settings not changed by the user. Also, when playing in the "play now" section, even though two different golfers are selected, the game will begin with the same person playing in both roles. Very disappointing and makes for less fun to have to back completely out of the game after this happens and re-boot to eliminate the problem.

With that said, I do like the expanded choice in courses (without having to unlock them as you gain experience), and the faster response time between holes as you play.

I bought this for my husband who had been wanting a golf game for his playstation 2. He seems happy with it, he spent several hours the first day playing it. As usual his interest began to wane when the game was not progressing fast enough for him. Once he managed to get all the "goodies" a cheat code could get him, it renewed his interest in the game though. It is a pretty good game, particularly for the price.

The game is fun, challenging, and worth every penny. The graphics are great and the courses are very real-looking and detailed. The clothes choices and the club choices leave a bit to be desired, but overall, it is a very enjoyable game.

This review is for the PS2 version. Where do I begin. Ok, those of you who want to play in a PGA Tournament with your friends....forget it. You can only play by yourself in this mode. Choose your clubs? The game gives you the default clubs at the beginning of the round about 50% of the time. Putting is a joke. No consistency, and the information the game gives you (ie how hard to hit) is wrong most of the time. The scale bar (beginners mode) that shows where you are aiming is often way off. Frequently, when you try to load 2 players, the last one loaded will show up on the tee as both players. Also, it is not uncommon for the game to not award the second player their money and experience earned on the course. I got so aggravated with this game that I threw it in the garbage. My recommendation is.... if someone gives this game to you for a present...re-gift it!

I ordered this game in September but did not receive it until mid December. I don't know if it got lost or what but since it didn't cost that much I had basically given up on ever seeing it. The one-star ratings reflect the late delivery of the product. I haven't played the game yet, so I cannot rate it at this time.

I had a chance to get 2010 over this one, but because of the reviews, I chose the 2009 version. I was expecting the graphics to be better. I mean, there are more elaborate ps2 games out there so I was surprised by the shotty worksmanship here, and the great ratings this game got overall. I also noticed it would get all glitchy when I'd end up in a bunker too. The cool things are the physics of the game itself, and really the smooth motions of character that pulls back and hits the ball. The movements and overall game seem very fluid. I just wish they would've made the look of everything seem more crisper. In the end, actually a fun addictive game.

First off I would like to state that I'm a big fan of the earlier tiger woods golf games. 2003, 2004 (my personal favorite) and 2005 were all very good golf games. 06, 07 and 08 however were all pretty sorry affairs - my primary beef? The normal swing mechanism (pulling back the directional joystick and then pulling it forward)somehow became broken - it's almost impossible to make a good shot. This HAS NOT been fixed in 09 HOWEVER you have the option to use a 2 click method - in short this works very well and doesn't hurt from the overall experience.

Combined with everything else - tons of beautifully replicated courses and everything else I remember from the older versions - this is a fun game where everything for the most part works well.

My only other minor beef is that save times are unusually slow and putting has a serious learning curve (at first it's easier to chip in a ball than putt it in from a similar distance).

At the low price I got this game for I certainly feel like I got a bargain.

Ny boys love this game and play it all the time. They make their own players and play against each other.

Great game, fast delivery. However buyer beware from purchasing from Amazon. After this purchase my credit card number was stolen and used to purchase a $2800 airline ticket. Needless to say Amazon couldn't have cared less. NEVER leave your credit card number on their site!!!!