Product Description

Take on the world in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08. For the first time, every portion of your game is recordedfrom your opening drive on the first hole in Play Now mode to your final putt in the FedEx Cup Championship. Post your most amazingand unthinkableperformances on EA SPORTS GamerNet, a revolutionary interactive gaming hub that hosts user-created content online. Set the bar high by posting your top moments, and take on challenges set by others, to determine the worlds greatest golfer once and for all. Whether youre uploading an unbeatable round or the craziest shot, take the world by storm with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08.

• All-New EA SPORTS GamerNetOnline interaction has been taken to the next level. Record everything from your greatest rounds to crazy, awe-inspiring shots, then post each challenge on EA SPORTS GamerNet for the world to beat.
• Put on Your Best Photo Game Face Put yourself in the game like never before. Upload real-life photographs of yourself, friends, and family to create in-game characters that look just like the real thing. No artistic skill required!
• Confidence Is a FactorAll-new Shot Confidence tracks your performance on every hole. Analyze past performance with the Confidence Meter to identify strengths and weaknesses before every shot.
• FedEx Cup Playoff CoursesExperience 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 ProsFeaturing 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

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2494 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2007-08-31
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: Xbox 360

Amazon.co.uk Review

While Electronic Arts’ other sports games may be locked in a deadly rivalry with their competitors there really hasn’t been a golf sim to go head-to-head with Tiger Woods for years. There doesn’t seem to be too much laurel sitting going on though, especially since this is, like many Electronic Arts games this year, the first time the game has been designed specifically with the next generation of consoles in mind. Naturally that means the most realistic graphics yet, not only for the course itself but also for Tiger and the other real-world golfers. Their faces and expressions look totally life-like and on the PS3 and 360 you can use a webcam or digital camera to import your own face and graft it to your own in-game custom golfer.

In terms of gameplay the major new feature is the concept of "shot confidence" which monitors your performance through your whole career, adding an extra degree of tension to difficult shots but also allowing you to examine your game in detail to find out where you’re going right and wrong. After criticisms that last year’s game was a bit thin on options this new game has the greatest number of courses ever including Westchester Country Club, TPC Boston, Cog Hill and East Lake. There’s also the expanded GamerNet mode which acts like a sort of YouTube just for the game, allowing you post in-game videos and challenge other people to a game in an online world dedicated to nothing but golf.

Manufacturer's Description
Take on the world in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08. For the first time, every portion of your game is recorded--from your opening drive on the first hole in Play Now mode to your final putt in the FedEx Cup Championship. Post your most amazing--and unthinkable--performances on EA SPORTS GamerNet, a revolutionary interactive gaming hub that hosts user-created content online. Set the bar high by posting your top moments, and take on challenges set by others, to determine the world’s greatest golfer once and for all. Whether you’re uploading an unbeatable round or the craziest shot, take the world by storm with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08.

Customer Reviews

As Good as it Gets
Ok first of all the new improvements : Actual golfer face can be your own, the game is now based on confidence which is logged and determines your accuracy thoughout the game, it doesnt reset either. More courses and better graphics and feel to the game, The tiger challenge has remained which is good and improved, this is the best way to get your stats up to the level needed for the tour, Theirs a mixture again of well known golfers and made up ones , a nice touch is you can play Tiger from rookie status and build him up to legend status, the only down side is the price, 40 to 45 pounds is very expensive, but longevity and variety is the games saviour, overall though this is the best golf sim you can buy.

Major freezing issues!
Tiger Woods 08 on the Xbox 360 has major freezing issues! EA Sports know about the problem and are releasing a patch it fix it. Of course if you don't have Xbox live who knows how it can be fixed? The Carnoustie Challenge and the Tiger Woods challenge both freeze, meaning you can't complete the game.
On the up side the ball physics seem to be spot on.
It's a disgrace that EA Sports have released a game that has not been thoroughly tested. If the game didn't have all these problems it would be a great game.

As Eyery Year Some Changes & More Courses
Having played the 08 version now for a few days I would like to comment for the first time on a Tiger Woods release.

The graphics certainly have not improved from the last instalment but playing on a Full HD Philips TV the courses look very realistic. Some new courses have been added but I haven't had time to play all of those so far.

I am still missing the fantasy courses included in the old Xbox versions. They were so different and at times difficult to play. With all the online content why is it not possible to download additional courses or include them directly? Everything spins around the new FedEx Cup.

The Photo Game Face idea seems pretty good on the video demos but so far I have not been able to upload any photos. I always receive error messages or I cannot get onto the necessary web pages at all.

The game play is more or less the same. The introduction of draw and fade settings before the shot makes going around doglegs and approaching difficult pin positions easier, if you get it right.

Putting, in my opinion, is now more difficult. You now can only view the ideal line ones and as a result I have not reached my low scores from previous versions. Luckily I have so far not experienced the annoying problem of the ball stopping on the lip of the cup on so many occasions as it was the problem with the 07 version.

I am very disappointed that the only way I can play with my wife or friends is a round of stroke or match play. The 03 and 04 versions made it possible to play the whole PGA seasons with (guest) players which was a far better overall experience.

With this feature sadly still missing I cannot give it more than 3 stars.