TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07

GAME DETAILS :-

Developer : Electronic Arts Sports

Publisher : Electronic Arts Redwood Shores

Engine : Not Revealed

Genre : Golf Sim

Release Date : October 10 , 2006

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS :-

Operating System : Windows 2000 / Windows XP

CPU : Intel Pentium 4 Processor / AMD Athlon 2800+

Memory (RAM) : 1 GB

Graphics Hardware : DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card with Memory 64 MB

[NVIDIA : GeForce 6200 Series
ATI : Radeon X850 Series]

Hard Disk Space : 2.1 GB

GAME FEATURES :-

In Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, you can select from a number of different match and scoring modes, including stroke play, match play, skins, practice, stableford, alternate shot, scramble, and four-ball. New this year are bloodsome and greensome matches, both of which are team-based best-ball events. After you and your teammate hit your shots in greensome, you get to pick which ball you're going to play; in bloodsome, your opponent will choose which lie you'll use. If your interests lie in more-traditional golf, the PGA Tour season, which has more depth on the PC than on consoles, will offer you plenty of challenge. You can start all the way at bottom as a no-name weekend hack, and eventually work your way through Q school to the PGA. Most of the new events this year are designed around multiplayer play, though you can play them against the CPU in team tour. Team tour replaces last year's ridiculous time traveling rivals mode. Now, rather than going back through time to play golf, you'll travel the world, taking on fictitious golfers and PGA professionals. After completing a round or challenge, you're given points for individual attributes, based on your performance. These points can then be used to upgrade your golfer's skills. You'll also earn money for your wins, which lets you purchase new clothes and equipment. The more expensive the gear, the better it is, but here there are no equipment modifiers to worry about. If you just want to stick to the pros, there are 21 professional golfers (and host of created characters) in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07. The list includes the likes of Tiger Woods, Stuart Appleby, John Daly, Jim Furyk, Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh, and Mike Weir, among others. For the first time, there are two LPGA golfers to pick from--Natalie Gulbis and Annika Sorenstam. There are just 12 courses in the PC version of the game.

You'll have to take lessons to learn how to hit a flop shot or a bump and run, put spin on the ball, and perform a power shot. It can be frustrating to not have all of these abilities initially available, but there's no question that you'll become a better video golfer for it. Lessons are unlocked by applying skills points to your golfer, but there's no clear way to determine how many points you need to spend to unlock lessons. Because the swing is so fast on the PC, the analog swing isn't nearly as satisfying as it is on consoles, but it technically works fine. The mouse is used for two different control schemes. "Trueswing" control has you pull the mouse toward you to initiate your backswing, and then move it forward to swing through the ball. The golfers each have a unique swing, which makes them not only look different but also play different. The team tour mode is a great way to experience this because you're often playing with as many as four different golfers in one round. Courses also look very nice. Vibrant colors, crisp textures, and little touches, such as flocks of birds flying over the green and flowing waterfalls, make each course beautiful. From a technical standpoint, the frame rate is mostly steady, but it does hiccup from time to time--especially with all the graphic accoutrements enabled. Most of the audio in Tiger Woods 07 sounds good--or as good as can be expected from a golf game. The crowds are lively and react with enthusiasm to a great shot. David Feherty and Gary McCord are back and seemingly have nothing new to say. The commentary plays it too straight in a game that's otherwise full of personality. At least they are helpful here, giving you much-needed information on the path your putts will take. There are lots of ambient noises to listen to instead. You'll hear birds chirping, planes flying overhead, and on Pebble Beach, the sea crashing into the cliffs. The included soundtrack is nothing to write home about. If you've never played a Tiger Woods game before, or you've been away from the series for a few years, Tiger Woods 07 is well worth a purchase. There's very little that's truly new in Tiger Woods 07, but it's still a good game.

GAME REVIEW :-

7.5/10

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Trailer :-