Customer Reviews

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Okay, first things first. The gameplay in Tiger Woods PGA Tour doesn't change all that much from year to year, and the 2008 edition is no exception. Sure, there are some new features and more golfers to choose from, but the improvements in gameplay itself might not be worth upgrading if you've already got Tiger 2007. Where this game does come through, however, is in the online options. The ability to play a match online is great, and Gamernet, which allows you to post challenges for other people to attempt and beat, is a lot of fun.

THE GOOD:

-If you're a fan of the franchise you'll enjoy the gameplay in Tiger 2008
-The inclusion of more LPGA golfers is a nice development for female players
-Gameface, when/if it works (the site seems to be unstable and many people haven't been able to make it work), allows you to use a picture of yourself to customize your golfer's face!
-online options are great, and the Gamernet challenges should appeal to people seeking producer points for posting difficult challenges, and those who want to earn player points by beating or "busting" those challenges.

THE BAD:

-New features are, for the most part, good, but Tiger Woods '08 is still basically the same game. Some more innovation would be nice.
-Gameface doesn't work very well for a lot of people, and I've found Gamernet to be pretty buggy as well. You can only have 3 clips up at a time, and taking down your old challenges so you can post new ones can be frustrating. EA seems to offer little to no support for anything related to the online portion of the game.
-The game is STILL buggy. EA released an update that fixed a bug preventing the Tiger Challenge from being completed, but the game still freezes up at times and some of the animations don't work. I've played entire rounds where my opponent didn't have a ball--he was just swinging at the ground and launching nothing into the air.

Overall, Tiger Woods 2008 is probably worth picking up if you don't own any of the recent titles. If you're thinking of upgrading from '07, however, you might want to rent this one first and see if the new stuff is really worth the price of a new game. Personally, if it weren't for the online aspect of the game I'd recommend buying '07 and saving the money, but if you like to play online this one might be worthwhile.

No one can give this game justice by saying how beautiful it is. The graphics are simply the best I've ever seen in a sports game on the 360 or PS3. It's so real you can smell the fresh cut grass. Not only is this game amazing graphically, the gameplay is the best I've ever experienced in a Tiger Woods game. The courses are great, the many golfers to choose from is enourmous. If you're into the LPGA Tour, they have the best women golfers like Anika Sorenstam on here as well. I finally think that EA Sports is starting to understand how to make great games again. This is by far my favorite sports game on the next gen consoles. Even if you don't like golf, you will have a blast. My friend hates golf but loves this game. That's how great it is. Any sports geek should buy this without any hesitation. You will truly enjoy this Tiger experience.

You will never be able to finish the Tiger Chalange because two of the events have bugs in them that will cause the loading screen to freeze up.
This is such a huge mistake and one that I hope can be corrected at some point or they will really have to think about a refund or recall of some sort.
Other then that issue its your same basic Tiger game only slightly better looking. Same feel, same events, same people. EA is really damn lazy.
If you liked it before, you'll like it again... but nothing will suprize you. Please, someone else make a rival golf game!!!

Addicting game that's easy to pick up and play without even knowing the slightest thing about golf. I actually feel comfortable talking about the sport with people who are fans after playing this game. I have never been interested in golf but I do know a good video game when I play one. The EA Sports Tiger Woods collection on the XBOX 360 that have been released over the years are the definitive golf video games.

Tiger Woods, hmmmm where do I start. I have owned and probably still own all the Tiger woods games ever produced, atleast for every year they were made for xbox, ps2, and xbox 360...

The game itself is amazing. Heck you can even put your own face into the game. The career modes are fantastic, the graphics are excellent, and there are an abundant amount of golf courses that I will never even be able to see in my lifetime.

The problem with the game is the Putting! A few Tiger woods ago, you could putt, it was still difficult to putt (had to line of the approximate inches, and feet), now you have to be a better putter while playing the game then you would need to be in real life while putting on the PGA Tour.

I bought Tiger Woods 08 and have played it once, because the putting is so bad it makes me not want to play the game. I am disappointed that I spent 60 dollars on the game.

If you can get past the putting aspect, the rest of the game is amazing.

If you absolutely must have the game buy it pre-owned!

I was happy that they moved aways from the hole in one gamebreakers and allowed the option of using the 3 hit power/accuracy bar. The game intrigued me with the new gamer face option (allows you to use xbox vision/downloaded photo to generate your face onto a created golfer) The only problem is that even with a good photo and about 30 minutes of work the character did not look like me,.... but i could be a crappy artist! Good graphics, Fun gameplay, New courses and a better Tiger Challenge.

I waited until today to write this because yesterday EA Sports finally released a patch that fixes the freeze glitch in this game. Now that the game is playable, Tiger Woods 08 is an excellent game of golf. The addition of the 3 click shot system is cool. I never really liked the analog swing that much, it seemed too easy to me. The graphics on the 5 new FedEx courses are awesome. Unfortunately the old courses from last year look the same. The Tiger challenge is much better then last year. The only problem I have with the game is that during a tournament the AI adjusts to your score so you are never really out of it. If you have a bad round then everyone else shoots bad. All in all Tiger Woods 08 is an improvement over last years game. If you like golf then this is a must have.

this is the best game ea has put out. ea is finally starting to put out games that people will enjoy and play instead of spending more time complaining about them. the only problem i have had is in tiger challenges one of the challenges freeze making it so you cant complete that one. i dont know if im the only one with that problem. other than that this is the best golf game yet.

The analog control was very hard for me to get used to. Seems to have needless cut scenes between each shot. Tiger reacts to his shot. Tiger gets ready for the next shot. Tiger approaches the ball. Just let me swing!!

I love all the Tiger Woods games, and this is no exception. This game is incredible. There's something relaxing about being able to sit down and play 18 holes of golf in the comfort of your own living room.