By far the best iteration of the series (post-patch). A perfect balance between "realism" and arcade-style golf.
I have no idea why. I guess that before the patches, it had its issues in terms of crashes and glitches, but I have seen nothing of the sort now. I'm not sure I understand people's issues with the playability either. Hands-down, this is the best iteration of TW I've ever played. I actually LIKE how you hook/slice it once and a while when you move the stick a bit off... it's all that more like really golfing. Previous versions got boring... it was too easy to hit perfectly straight shots every time. The fact that you might have to change up how you attack a hole because of a mis-hit makes it sooo much better to me.
Summed up, TW08 found a real sweet-spot between realism and arcade golf. I do miss that WIll Farrel sounding guy in the crowd in 07 though...ha!
PROS:
- Improved course and player graphics over older versions
- Much more "realistic" play (mis-hits, slices, flubbing 4-foot puts)
- Improved green reading system
- Much better "Tiger Challenge" format (less hokey)
- GameFace is awesome (uploading real pic)
CONS:
- Same old tired commentary... it's the same as 05... jeesh!
- The crowd looks sub-par graphically