Tiger Woods 2009 - Xbox 360 Game (Retro Fam)

While I'm a relatively hardcore gamer, Tiger Woods 09 for the PS3 was my first experience playing a golf game on the current generation of consoles.Bearing that disclaimer in mind, two words have summed up my experience with the title so far: cohesive fun. This is a game that just seems to be put together well. Playing on normal difficulty, I've found the gameplay and controls to be incredibly intuitive. I was a bit leery of the analog swing control given experiences with other games, but they've nailed it here. It ended up feeling like a very natural way to play the game and reminded me of playing Golden Tee at the arcades. The more traditional 3 click method is also available but I haven't even needed to try it.The game tracks your skills in four different categories and these can either rise or decline after each round. It set me around 3.5 (out of 10) initially and I've seen steady increases.Online functionality is executed well. There are persistent GamerNet challenges which present distance or accuracy challenges based on other users performances. This provides a constant extra incentive to nail a shot or improve.Other reviews have noted that the game might be too easy but I've found it to be just right so far. I'm not making birdies and eagles on every shot but I'm also not stuck making triple bogeys either. The best compliment I can give the game is that it makes the process of playing extremely natural with almost no learning curve (however there is plenty of.

Only downside of this game is the time it takes between shots. And also you can't do anything to speed up the CPU or yourself after the ball is hit.

Great

Great

I bought this title for $15 at Target late last week and let me just say that it would have been a steal at twice the price! I can't get enough of this game so far and with all the different game and career modes along with the still active online play I can't see myself getting tired of it anytime soon!