Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online
Posted: November 24th, 2009, 10:32 am
For the gamers out there.
I'm not sure if anyone is a fan of sports games but I've always loved them. My favorites have always been the football and golf games. This year, I got wind of a free, private beta for Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online and I signed up for a few weeks ago. It is awesome! If you're a fan of sports games, then I definitely recommend this one.
Graphics: 4/5 - PGA Tour Online uses the Unity 3D engine. Probably one of the best integrations I've seen yet. Some of the surface scenery (trees up close) is jagged and reminiscent of 64-bit gaming systems while the fairways, putting greens, traps, and golfer animations are more modern. Most impressive are the different postures of the golfer. The golfer assumes more realistic stances when he/she is shooting from steep inclines. Pretty awesome.
Game Play: PGA Tour has the option for 3-click or TrueSwing. 3-Click is based upon timing of clicks with your mouse button while TrueSwing is based upon mouse/trackpad movement; pull back to set power and then move forward to shoot. TrueSwing is more difficult because you cannot preset the draws/fades/spin - you must do that with the movement of your mouse. 3-Click is pretty easy to master and is equally lame because it allows you to shoot consistent scores around 50.
All matches are played live with other players, not necessarily against them. So you can pick up the 18 holes at Pebble Beach and see, interact with other players on the course. You don't see animations of the other golfers, but you can see their ball flight paths and their current position and stroke on the course. Pretty cool. Besides a solo round: you can play a twosome or foursome and join in daily/weekly tournaments. Tournaments offer game cash as rewards which can be used to improve your swing or customize your golfer. More on that later.
Tee selection, pin placement, surface speed and firmness, wind are all configurable for each round. That means you can join different tournaments based upon your skill level and swing technique. TrueSwing golfers may not want to compete against 3-click golfers.
Features: So far the beta only has six courses: Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, Sheshan Golf & CC, St Andrews, Wolf Creek GC and the West COurse at Wentworth. Each hole on the course features a flyby with commentary before you start the hole. There are no caddy tips for putting anymore but there are putt previews that can be purchased (15 max). All golfers start off with Drive, Pitch, and Putt skills that can be upgraded; Flop, Punch, and Chip skills can be unlocked and upgraded as well. Each technique has six attributed that can be upgraded: Swing Speed, Tempo, Swing Plane, Touch, Balance, TIming which affect Power, Accuracy, Workability and Recovery.
There's a lot more to cover in the game, but hopefully that's enough to pique your interest. I'll let you know when the game goes public and how much it costs. You can find me under the name: justjerome.
I'm not sure if anyone is a fan of sports games but I've always loved them. My favorites have always been the football and golf games. This year, I got wind of a free, private beta for Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online and I signed up for a few weeks ago. It is awesome! If you're a fan of sports games, then I definitely recommend this one.
Graphics: 4/5 - PGA Tour Online uses the Unity 3D engine. Probably one of the best integrations I've seen yet. Some of the surface scenery (trees up close) is jagged and reminiscent of 64-bit gaming systems while the fairways, putting greens, traps, and golfer animations are more modern. Most impressive are the different postures of the golfer. The golfer assumes more realistic stances when he/she is shooting from steep inclines. Pretty awesome.
Game Play: PGA Tour has the option for 3-click or TrueSwing. 3-Click is based upon timing of clicks with your mouse button while TrueSwing is based upon mouse/trackpad movement; pull back to set power and then move forward to shoot. TrueSwing is more difficult because you cannot preset the draws/fades/spin - you must do that with the movement of your mouse. 3-Click is pretty easy to master and is equally lame because it allows you to shoot consistent scores around 50.
All matches are played live with other players, not necessarily against them. So you can pick up the 18 holes at Pebble Beach and see, interact with other players on the course. You don't see animations of the other golfers, but you can see their ball flight paths and their current position and stroke on the course. Pretty cool. Besides a solo round: you can play a twosome or foursome and join in daily/weekly tournaments. Tournaments offer game cash as rewards which can be used to improve your swing or customize your golfer. More on that later.
Tee selection, pin placement, surface speed and firmness, wind are all configurable for each round. That means you can join different tournaments based upon your skill level and swing technique. TrueSwing golfers may not want to compete against 3-click golfers.
Features: So far the beta only has six courses: Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, Sheshan Golf & CC, St Andrews, Wolf Creek GC and the West COurse at Wentworth. Each hole on the course features a flyby with commentary before you start the hole. There are no caddy tips for putting anymore but there are putt previews that can be purchased (15 max). All golfers start off with Drive, Pitch, and Putt skills that can be upgraded; Flop, Punch, and Chip skills can be unlocked and upgraded as well. Each technique has six attributed that can be upgraded: Swing Speed, Tempo, Swing Plane, Touch, Balance, TIming which affect Power, Accuracy, Workability and Recovery.
There's a lot more to cover in the game, but hopefully that's enough to pique your interest. I'll let you know when the game goes public and how much it costs. You can find me under the name: justjerome.
I crack myself up...