An ambitious first time on the wii, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 lands 15 yards short of the green.
User Rating: 7.1 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 WII
I was excited for this game. After playing Wii Sports Golf, I assumed the basic golf swing mechanics of Nintendos little golf game would have been the foundation of a much deeper golf experience. Sadly, EA must not have recieved a copy of wii sports packed in their developer kits. Warning, This game may induce swearing. Do not play around small children. I'll start with the good. The controls are playable, and it is a decent golf game once you get used to the swing. Visually, TW2007 looks better than the xbox version of TW2006. Not to bad for the wii. There are plenty of courses to choose from and a variety of alternative challenge modes as seen in previous years. Now for the bad. The audio is decent, but as usual, the in game announcers need to be shot. I've had instances where I just lined up my shot, and within five seconds the announcer ask "common, whats the hold up?". It will annoy you after the first hole. Fortunately EA provided a voice volume control in the audio menu to silence them. The swing.... I really hope the Tiger Woods team at EA reads the reviews posted by video game web-sites and magazines. As I mentioned, wii sports golf has great swing mechanics but very shallow game play. But the swing worked very well. Tiger Woods PGA 07 uses a totally different system that will leave you wondering why they did it. First of all the back swing is poorly tuned. The power of your swing is determined by the speed and height of your back swing. Too bad that doesn't work. To get a reduced power shot, you have to raise your back swing like a 100 granny doped up on sleeping pills. Other wise your back swing will go all the way up. Sometimes when I make a back swing there is a glitch that registers it as a forward swing. The player swings the club while still in mid back swing leaving you with an upset attitude. Unlike wii sports golf, you cant move your club up and down with the wii remote without making a shot. Once you make your back swing, any forward motion on the wii remote will cause the forward swing. Another thing, they should have included a power meter. Yes, like in real golf , TW07 measures the power of your swing from your back swing and the force of your swing. But the swing mechanics in TW07 are so unrefined, its impossible to gage the power of your shot unless its a full swing. I know they want to make it more realistic, but its just a video game. For all the short comings, TW07 is a decent golf game, once you get used to the controls. But after playing wii sports golf, you will wonder why EA didn't do the obvious thing and emulate a control system that has already been proven to work. Here is hoping for a better TW2008.
