Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6422 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2007-03-23
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Amazon.co.uk Review:
In a nutshell:
Tiger Woods returns and in better form than his recent Ryder Cup letdown, with a whole host of refinements and additions (and the odd subtraction) to the winning PGA Tour formula.

The lowdown:
The problem with updating a golf game every year is that, unlike most other sports, nothing much changes in terms of players or courses. Despite that, this update tries its best with new courses, new golfers, an expanded online mode and an even better create-a-golfer mode. The only downside to all this is that the main "Rivals" single player mode from last year’s game has gone, replaced with the inferior "Team Tour" mode. It doesn’t affect the selection of other modes though, including new options "Elimination" and "OneBall" and the four player "Bloodsome and Greensome". It may not reinvent the wheel but it does at least add some very welcome decoration to it - and thankfully not in the style of most golf clothing.

Most exciting moment:
The best bit about PGA Tour is still its simple and accessible controls. There are two main controls, the first uses the left analogue stick to swing and set the power and the right aims where you hit the ball. The alternative control places the hook and slice on the right stick, if that’s how you prefer it.

Since you ask:
The Xbox 360 version of the game became infamous as the first game to allow you to unlock the extra features by paying money via micro-transactions on Xbox Live Marketplace. You can, however, still unlock them the honest way on all the different versions.

The bottom line:
A minor update to the world’s favourite golf game. -HARRISON DENT

Manufacturer's Description
Earn respect and climb the ranks with Team Play in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07. The top-selling golf video game franchise is packed with new content, including 21 new courses and 50 golfers. In all-new Team Tour mode, assemble a team, improve team status, establish rivalries, and compete for the coveted EA Cup as you chase down Tiger Woods and company.

Revolutionary UCAP Visuals
Tiger Woods looks just like his real-life counterpart with the introduction of all-new universal facial capture (UCAP) technology. The world's No. 1 golfer seems so real you won't believe your eyes.

Play Under Pressure
With bigger galleries, mass crowd movement from hole to hole, rooting sections for and against you, and cheers from nearby greens, all eyes are on you in tournament play.

All-New Championship Courses
The course content doubles with the addition of new PGA TOUR licensed courses, including Firestone Country Club, Glen Abbey, Princeville, Spyglass Hill, St Andrews, and Bandon Dunes.

Broadcast Presentation
An all-new picture-in-picture presentation showcases UCAP and Game Face characters on every swing.

More PGA TOUR Players
Featuring 15 of the world's top players, including Tiger Woods, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Ian Poulter, Michael Campbell, and Annika Sorenstam, the most decorated golfer on the LPGA TOUR.

Enhanced Career Mode
From working on your driving to mastering your putting skills, craft your game with training challenges in the Practice Facility, then take on the world's best golfers on the World Tour.

New PGA TOUR Season Format
The race to become the top golfer in the world is based on FedEx points earned at every tournament during the season.

Make Every Shot Count
With new True Aiming, survey the layout and weigh the risks before each shot, then hit away with a refined dual analogue swing system, making the quest for the perfect ball just a little tougher.

Game Face Facelift
The innovative character creation tool is revamped with deeper modifications, more apparel, equipment licenses, and specialty items.

All-New ESPN Integration
Get the latest sports updates and breaking news from the worldwide leader in sports.

Become the World's Best
On the PlayStation3 or Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, challenge up to three players in five new game modes, including 21, or play in online* tournaments complete with full stat tracking, league leaders, and more.

Golf's Best Commentators
The announcing Dream Team of David Feherty and Gary McCord provide commentary and irreverent observations during every round.

More Game Modes
Work on your game or take on a friend in Match Play, Battle Golf, 21, OneBall, and more.

Sound
Players hear the crowd just like Tiger Woods does on Championship Sunday. Crowds cheer and jeer in Full 5.1 surround sound based on your performance.

Customer Reviews

Ignore previous idiot!!!
Why are people allowed to post reviews which have almost no relevence to the product and are clearly just an attempt to have a pop at the PS3.

Firstly, this game is produced by EA, so in no way is Sony copying anything the xbox360 has done.

The graphics are almost identical, but for me slightly improved on the PS3 version (yes, i have owned both versions so can comment accurately). Gameplay i found to be the same on both versions.

Also, the exact same multiplayer options are avilable on both PS3 & xbox, so nobody's missing out on anything.

The big problem with the xbox version was the online function did not work properly and EA were making no efforts to correct this (well publicised on xbox live, etc). It was due to this i sold my xbox version of the game to purchase the PS3 version.

So far, from what i have witnessed, the online play with the PS3 version works fine.

Overall, a very good game not just for the golf fan but anyone with a bit of competitive instinct in them. Buy this game and you wont be disappointed.

Great game, always has been, bit of a let down this time.
I am a big Tiger Woods fan, owned all the games since 2002 and seen the changes in the game for the better and worse, but I have to say this is probably the most disappointing game of the lot. To make this review simple to read I am going to list it as Pro's and Con's. Just a note to say I haven't played this online yet as I haven't quite built my player stats up high enough to even think about playing humans!!!

Pro's:

- Graphics
The graphics are good, infact they are top notch compared to the other Tiger Woods games. The golfers look spot on, the bunkers look good, the water looks great. I've even managed to create an almost identical version of me, which I have not been able to do on any game in the past!

I do feel however there are a few added things such as when the ball hits the sand you expect sand to go up, nothing of the sort! It's just like hitting the ball on a high friction fairway!

- Gameplay
As come to expect with Tiger Woods the gameplay is superb. Been the same since my first one in 2002. You will get hours of fun out of this game, even if you're not a big fan of golf, admittedly like me!

- Extra's
So many more ways to kit out your golfers it seems, and one thing I do really like are the mini games added to increase your stats. Try and beat the current Tiger Woods challenge golfer in a wide range of skills or just beat the clock, good fun, a bit repetetive though.


Cons:

- Smoothness
It is really frustrating to watch you play a shot, the ball enter the air and it kind of slow-mo's in the air, you expect a smooth game with this. It also has a few flaws when players are walking. It's frustrating to watch!

- Commentry
The commentry is the usual from Tiger Woods games, nothing wrong with that. What I don't like however is how when a shot is played the commentry is barely hearable because the background sound is over the top of it. Awful in all honesty. The commentry is a joy to listen to and I can only think you can listen to it if you turn off the background sounds, which is a big no no!

- Autosave
Every 2 seconds it autosaves!!! I haven't turned it off yet, will do when I get round to playing it again because I can't be bothered to wait for it to save after every mini game! Slows the game down!

All in all it's a good game, but if you want a good golf game I suggest wait til Tiger Woods 2008 is out, probably in August time! Hopefully they wont have overconcentrated on the graphics by then.

I OWN IT
WOW excellent graphics, and gameplay. I did a few rounds yesterday in both single and multi player (against the father in-law, not online) (I won).

I have played this before on the xbox, and the PS3 version is just as good if not better.

Dont listen to Ricardo Rebelo below, he has reviewed it before the PS3 hit the shops in europe, you would think people have better things to do........