Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• New TigerProofing: TigerProofing is a revolutionary course-altering system that allows players to modify course dynamics and create the most intensely competitive course imaginable.
• Legends Tour: Take on the legends of golf including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan and become a legend yourself!
• EA SPORTS GameFace II: The industry-leading GameFace technology just got a whole lot deeper with more control and freedom to express your creative vision from a youthful prodigy to a grizzled old veteran.
• New Courses: Eight new licensed courses and two new fantasy courses have been added for a total of 14 courses. New licensed courses for console only include Coeur dAlene and Colonial Country Club.
• More Players: Compete as or against 15 different PGA TOUR players including Tiger Woods, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Charles Howell III, Notah Begay III, and Jesper Parnevik, among others.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002I9RPY
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,836 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #9 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Sports > Golf
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

From the Manufacturer

Tiger-Proof your favorite course and change the way the game is played. Using the revolutionary course-altering system, you can create that intensely challenging course you've always dreamed about.

Features:

• New TigerProofing: TigerProofing is a revolutionary course-altering system that allows players to modify course dynamics and create the most intensely competitive course imaginable. Alter tee-box length, width and patterns on fairways and greens, the depth of a greenside bunker, and even the color of the leaves on the trees, course moisture and the season which you play.
• Legends Tour: Take on the legends of golf including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan and become a legend yourself!
• EA SPORTS GameFace II: The industry-leading GameFace technology just got a whole lot deeper with more control and freedom to express your creative vision from a youthful prodigy to a grizzled old veteran. Infinite combinations of facial proportions and features, fully customizable body shape and tone and a host of new equipment and accessories to earn to adorn the created player.
• New Courses: Eight new licensed courses and two new fantasy courses have been added for a total of 14 courses--including Coeur d'Alene, Colonial Country Club, Sherwood Country Club, Fancourt Golf Club Estate and Troon North - Monument Course.
• More Players: Compete as or against 15 different PGA TOUR players including Tiger Woods, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Charles Howell III, Notah Begay III, and Jesper Parnevik, among others.
• Total Precision Swing: New putting and chipping systems allow for more control on the green or when you leave an approach shot short.
• Play a Career: In PGA TOUR Season Mode for console versions, play along with the 52-week PGA TOUR calendar of events for up to 10 seasons. Obtain sponsorships from real golf equipment manufacturers throughout your career and drive to surpass Tiger as number one on the overall money list.

Product Description

In Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 puts you into the ultimate golfing challenge: Face the man who changed the game forever! Play on the most intensely challenging courses, with realistic new graphics and dramatic gameplay changes. Take on the legends of the game - Beat Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan to become a legend yourself Announcer dream team David Feherty and Gary McCord add commentary and funny observations each round

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your golf addiction starts right here and doesn't stop...., September 23, 2004

By 

Kyle Tolle (Phoenix, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Video Game)

If you're looking for maybe the best video golf experience ever, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 might just be the answer. As pleased as I was with TW 2004, this new installment makes the golf experience better by leaps and bounds.

New changes in this year's version offer a fresh perspective on scenarios themed around some of golf's greatest players. You complete multiple scenarios centered on 5 golf legends earning you Legend coins which you use to Tiger Proof your courses. Additionally, you go on the Legends Tour to unlock many PGA players in the game. Instead of earning Tiger Tour cards like in TW 2004, you get bonus multipliers by completing Legends challenges.

Many new courses are added this year as seen in the product description and they are just beautiful. The graphics are better than ever and the ability to change seasons, tee times, and course elements (Tiger Proofing) and to see it transform during your round is terrific. So far, I've played tee times in morning and late afternoon and sun position and time proceeds forward through your round in a realistic manner.

The new Game Face II option is so huge it is almost scary. You could spend a couple of hours (literally) tweaking your character to just the right parameters to appear exactly like yourself. I stayed with it for about 30 minutes before the need to go golf became too great. Along with your new game face, you can completely build and customize a golf swing to your tastes. Also returning is a bigger and better pro shop with many new items, new sponsors, and new equipment.

The new chipping and putting methods demand a bit more control but are easy to use after a little practice. Something new I like is the 'Tiger View' putting option. Although you only get a couple of these attempts per each round of golf, it is a view of the putting green as if Tiger would actually be lining up his putt. The game will give you an aiming target and when you put your aiming marker on the target, the putt never misses. Every time I've used it so far, some putts even from 40 feet or more, I've never missed yet using 'Tiger View'

The PGA 52 week schedule remains the same except for one excellent change. Now friends can play along (up to 3 people) while you play in a tournament. This hasn't been seen since TW 2003 and it's good to see it return. There's been a change in the Skill Zone also. You still have the Granite Reef venue but now they've added 'Diablo Valley' (desert terrain) and something called 'The Roof'. Upon starting the game, 'The Roof' is locked (I still haven't unlocked it yet), but from pictures on loading screens, it appears you hit balls from a tall building to other buildings at night in the middle of a city. It looks really cool.

As you can see, TW PGA Tour 2005 has great things to offer and if you've played earlier versions of this game, you'll probably love this new edition. I think I played for about 12 hours on the day I bought this game and never had a complaint. If you're a video golf fan, this game comes very highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2005 is a bigger and better 2004, November 25, 2004

By 

Some guy in CA - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Video Game)

I'll say it right now: If you're into golf, you'll LOVE this game. If you aren't into golf at all...you'll still LOVE this game.

2005 is a remarkable game for several reasons. But in the interest of time, I'll narrow the game's good and bad points below. First, the good:

1) The game offers an intense 'create a player' option, where you can manipulate facial and body features to create your own golfer. Note: creating a player DOES take a while, so be prepared to spend some time on it if you're picky about how you want your golfer to look like.

2) The game has included an array of golf legends that you can unlock and play against.

3) If you're familiar with the 2004 version of this game, you'll be pleased to know that the format is more-or-less the same as last year, with a few added gameplay features, such as 'Tiger Vision,' where you can similate a putting scenario through the eyes of TW.

4) EA has added some cool new items and attributes to many of the existing ones found in 2004, including more sponsors, equipment, clothing and so on.

5) Putting is a bit more difficult, because it appears that the grid that users depended on in 2004 is not available. To me, this makes the game a bit more 'real' if you will.

And now, some of the bad points:

1) The in-flight graphics of the ball have taken a step backwards in my opinion, making it hard to anticipate where the ball will land.

2) The music is nowhere as good as it was in the 2004 version.

3) Some of the more familiar characters in the game were left out. Most notably, Vijay Singh.

But with that said, don't let these issues deter you from buying the game. It's a great product and you'll definitely get your money's-worth.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tiger Woods PGA Continues To Set The Standard In Golf Gaming, November 11, 2004

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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 2005 (Video Game)

OVERVIEW: If you're at all familiar with the Tiger Woods PGA series of golf games for PS2 or XBox, you'll know that it's the most realistic and fun golfing game on the market. The graphics are wonderful as usual. Swing is fairly easy to get used to. Animation is fluid. Decent soundtrack and sound effects. Though a few minor flaws in this package, it's still an awesome game and no one can come close to it. Amazon is wrong in saying this is a 1-player game (up to 4 can play at once).

THE GOOD: 14 courses in all (8 new courses) - including classics like Pebble Beach (CA), Harbour Town (Hilton Head, SC), Troon North Monument (AZ), and my favorite on this '05 game being Edgewood in Lake Tahoe (CA). All look very realistic and I commend the designers for their attention to detail. There are also a few "fantasy" type courses that you have to unlock (these may or may not exist in real life?) - Greek Isles, Paradise Cove, Emerald Dragon - and Tiger's Dream 18. All the features from 2004 return including all the different kinds of tournaments and stroke play. The "Skill Zone" is modestly improved with 2 new places in Diablo Valley and the locked "Roof" - definitely fun and a good way to earn some quick cash. Picking your tee time is a neat feature... if you're start time is 6:00am - the sun is just coming up and the roosters are making some noise in the background. If you're finishing late in the day, the atmosphere really looks like the sun is setting. Sound effects are good - featuring dogs barking, birds chirping, planes flying overhead, lawn mowers, crowd noises, car alarms going off from being hit by a stray ball, roosters, ocean surf, and more. The "GameFace-II" feature is incredible - where you can build a golfing character from the ground up (from foot size, calf girth, arms & legs muscle definition, to a complete face makeover). The Pro Shop features all kinds of things to buy for your golfer (new clothes, shoes, jackets, sunglasses, hats, jewelry and tattoos... not to mention new golf clubs, balls, grips, gloves - choose from all the best known manufacturers; including Ping, Taylor-Made, Callaway, etc. The game play itself is for the most part unchanged from the 2003/2004 versions of the game, so if you've played Tiger Woods PGA Golf before, you'll pick it up easily. I've suggested before on past Tiger Woods PGA game reviews that the old classic golfers should be brought to life on these games... in 2005, they're here. Play as or against the great ones, including Nicklaus, Palmer and Hogan.

THE NOT SO GOOD: This is such a good game, however it's not without flaws. Tiger Woods takes a decent amount of time to play (you better allow 20-30 minutes for 18 holes)... and I still can not believe there isn't a SAVE button (meaning, you have to complete the 18 holes before you can save a game). Too many little things slow the pace of the game down: Numerous celebrations by the golfers as they make a nice putt (if you're good at this game and you are consistently shooting better than par, you'll get tired of all the hoopla). Too many times your golfer bends down to tie his shoes (once or twice during the 18 holes I could expect, but 6 times?). Too many slow motion putts - from any distance if it reverts to slo-mo, you know the ball is going in the cup when it does this and it somehow takes the guess-work or chance out of it. Some of the remarks the commentators make are questionable at best. Semi-sarcastic comments like, "The ball appears to be heading toward the RIGHT side of the green." (well, that's where the pin is!); "The ball MIGHT make the green" (and the ball lands in the middle of the green); or after I lipped out a 28 foot putt leaving it inches away from the cup, he says "Well, that's just a BAD putt". The commentators also call you an "idiot" and a "moron" from time to time when you make a bad shot. The XBox version of this game moves from hole to hole at a slightly quicker pace than the PS2 version. Again, these things are very minor and should not take away from the incredible game play of Tiger Woods '05... the best golf SIM out there in '05.

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