![]() ![]() Once again we have new features along with new hopes and aspirations, but it has to be said the Tiger Woods series has been a bit flat in recent years. Improved anti-aliasing really helps around the bunkers edges.Game: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The MastersĪvailable on: PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 (Reviewed on Xbox 360)Īnother year has passed and with it we see another Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf title released. The lighting in the game also appears to have been improved. You don’t always see it up close but texturally it adds a very realistic look to the course as you play. The grass is now rendered in 3D giving it a badly needed sense of depth and thickness. Two things instantly popped out to me: the grass and the lighting. It’s not revolutionary but still a nice step. Graphically, this year’s version of Tiger is a nice step forward. ![]() EA offers a number of tournaments which you can join and play but I can’t help but find myself wanting some sort of XSN-like feature that allows users to create their own tournaments. ![]() Online features are largely the same as last year. With this being a President’s Cup year it is nice to see this included similar to how the Ryder Cup was last year. There are 22 real golfers including seven new, younger golfers on the PGA tour such as Bubba Watson, Zach Johnson and Ricky Fowler. 6 of the courses in game are new ones but the focus really is on Augusta here. There are 16 courses included with the game and an additional 20 courses available (at a price) for download. This strategy was most effective on the approach shots. My first impressions of the caddie changed as I played more and learned more about how it works and I found myself using the caddie to select a shot option and then I’d dial things in with the custom shot setup. Do that enough and the game smartly defaults to the custom shot setup for you. While you can’t disable the caddie, you can certainly opt to not take any of his suggestions and set up your own shots in the traditional fashion. You simply choose a shot and perform the swing. ![]() At first the caddie feature seemed like simply a way of opening the game to new or more casual players. As you play courses multiple times and satisfy a number of mastery criteria, your caddie “learns” the course and offers different and better shot options. For example, one shot might be to lay up on a par 5 and the other would be to play it safe and lay up. They are typically provided in a risk versus reward fashion. Before each shot your caddie may suggest various options for shots. The biggest new thing in terms of game play this year is the introduction of a caddie. ![]()
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