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User Rating: 9 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play WII
Having played Tiger Woods 07 for Wii for a while and reading about the new 1:1 focus on control for 09, I was anxious to pick up the game. And my desires, for the most part, have been rewarded.

TW 07 (no, I didn't play 08) was a good game, but had quite a few glitches and the IR control didn't always work the way it should have. For driving and pitching, 09 is a VAST improvement. This is by far the best Wii golf game yet in terms of actually feeling like you're playing golf.

The graphics are also a big improvement. And the multitude of mini-games and online modes make it a very well rounded package.

The only downside to the game is the putting. This is an area that a lot of golf games just can't seem to get right, but I still feel like 07 had a better handle on it than 09. The change is to make the put distance more or less the same as where the hole is so most of the time you want to hit the ball at 100%. You still have to aim to get the lay of the land right. However, doing a full 100% swing on a ball that is only 3 feet away just doesn't feel right. It's something that will take some getting used to and I'll get better with time, but it's also the only part of the game - to me - that just doesn't feel "real".

That said, this is still the best golf video game I've ever played. And yes, I've played games from the PS2 to the 360. Flipping a stick will never feel as good as swinging away with a Wii remote. The near 1:1 controls on 09 make it even more realistic.

Can't wait to see what Tiger Woods 2010 brings with Motion Plus!