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The Only Place You Can Play ALL of These Classic Courses for Less Than 60 Bucks!
Real-life golfers and folks that don't play golf in real life will enjoy Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10. But if you are a golfer and you are at all familiar with the players and the classic courses offered in this game, you will find this game most enjoyable.
The courses/players are modeled after the real things, and they are indeed designed to play just like them too. The courses you get are:
- TPC Sawgrass
- Turnberry
- St. Andrews
- Bethpage Black (where the 2009 US Open was played)
- Bay Hill
- Firestone
- Oakmont
- Doral
- Pinehurst #2
- Wentworth West
- Harbour Town
- Pebble Beach
- TPC Boston
- Hazeltine National
- East Lake Golf Club
- Torrey Pines
...or you can tell the game to choose a random 18 (or 9).
All of the courses are not initially unlocked; you need to progress through a set of Tournament Challenges that will build your skills, unlock courses, unlock equipment and get you ready to compete on the single player PGA Tour campaign mode and online. As you progress you earn money to buy equipment, apparel and other items in the pro shop. Up to 4 players can play in matches together on or offline.
It is vital that you play at least some of the aforementioned Tournament Challenges prior to joining the PGA Tour which is, just like the real thing, a series of Thursday through Sunday four day events (you don't really have to play them on Thursday through Sunday).
After beating a good part of the Tournament Challenge mode, your skills should be sharp enough to now play on the Tour on the Event Calendar; I'd highly recommend not joining the tour until you acquire the full potential of your skills by defeating Tournament Challenges. Similarly, if you plan to play online, play as Tiger until you get your own character fully upgraded or be sure that you're playing against someone at your own skill level.
A really cool feature of the equipment is that if you don't want to wait to unlock some of it through playing experience, you have the option to literally purchase it though the Playstation Store (like 2 bucks for each unlock I think). That was especially inviting for me as a TW '07 convert. I'm too used to having the best equipment, so it was nice to be able to set myself up with some perk items right from the get-go.
Speaking of my conversion from TW '07 to TW '10, I've found so far that the improvements and enhancements to '10 versus '07 are 99% positive. Online play is much easier to manage...especially playing with friends. And my favorite campaign mode upgrade is the Tournament Challenges that pit you against the pros during classic moments in golf history versus in '07 where you just played matches against from lowest to highest ranked golfers. TW `10's Tournament Challenges are very cool and a lot more challenging than the "Tiger Challenges" that were in TW '07.
The minor negatives in '10 versus '07 are 1) the new Precision Putting system. Hate it! Hate it! Hate it! Thank goodness '07 through '09 players can tell the game to go back to the Classic Putting mode; I'd advise all new players to try the Classic mode before smashing your controller in frustration over the new Precision system. The second minor negative is the weather; unless you tell the game not to mimic real-time weather at the course you're playing, you could find yourself playing in a driving rain storm that will dramatically affect your skills. I don't play real golf in the rain, and I don't want to play PS3 golf in the rain!
Another difference between TW '10 and '07 is the disappearance of the driving range. The driving range allowed for quick, easy skill upgrades. The new "Player Coach" in '10 is really fun--don't get me wrong--it's just, well, I dunno...I'm sure that the "Coach" will grow on me. After a round, he has you practice some of your worst shots in the round in exchange for skill upgrades. Actually...I guess that's pretty cool.
Oh yeah, and the other very minor negative is that David Feherty and Gary McCord (the popular PGA TV announcers) are gone. They were pretty good in TW '07. In TW '10 you get Scott Van Pelt from ESPN and Kelly Tilman from The Golf Channel to narrate your game play during matches. Their commentary can be annoying...especially when you hit a bad shot. Anyway....
You can choose to play as some popular golfers that all look like perfectly created CGI versions of the real players (with the exception of Colin Montgomerie who looks more like a scary character out of Resident Evil 5). But the best and most fun way to play is creating your own golfer that you save.
Besides stroke, match and skins play, there are several other game modes to try (which, frankly, I haven't done much of and probably won't).
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10 on the PS3 can kill an hour quick if you've got one to spare. Fastest 18 I've ever played. When you're playing with more than one person, set aside a good amount of time if you go a full 18 holes.
Overall, this is a terrific game that is addictive as you are driven to improve your custom golfer's skills. It's great fun for the whole family. Add it to you cart.
Be the ball.
Tiger Woods 10 PS3
For some reason, to me, Golf has always translated very well to the consoles. This even dates back to when I would play the NES game "GOLF" which was a favorite at our house - heck, even my dad would play that.
There's not that much difference year to year, so if you have the prior year's version I could not justify the $60 for minor upgrades and such. However, if you're new to the PS3 console or new to the sport, this is a good one.
As far as positives go, I really like the way the clubs handle as far as the swing itself goes. The analog stick works well. It's very easy to learn and control and hit decent tee shots. Also, surprisingly, I like the new putting system. I'm not very good at it, but it's easy to use, easy to handle. The create-a-player is very good too.
As far as the negatives go, in the create-a-player career mode, some of the putting greens are maddeningly challenging. Some of these are nearly impossible on the higher-stakes tournaments. For a casual gamer like myself, it can be frustrating.
The ability to play online against someone else - especially someone else's create-a-player - is really fun too. It's a great way to pass the time rather than just playing by yourself, locked away in your basement. So a big plus for that.
Overall it's a great game and highly recommended to those new to the PS3 or who don't have a prior Tiger Woods game. If you have a more recent Tiger, I can't say this new one is leaps-and-bounds better than the previous years.
Constant Challenge
Tiger Woods Golf 2010 on the PS3 provides a constant challenge that makes you keep coming back to improve your game. The progression through a career keeps you coming back to improve and see what is in store for the next challenge. It isn't easy but nothing in life that is worthwhile is.
I like the idea that you get practice rounds before a tournament so you can see the course and try out different clubs to see what gets you into contention. Just like real golf putting is the challenge that opens up a better score. Learning to read greens and conditions is a big challenge, but the game pulls them off fairly making them neither too hard nor too easy.
I have had people who do not play golf have a great time playing head to head in competitions like TIGER. The offered golfers are a good mix of actual pros and some really comical characters. The game is fun at any level.
Price: $31.99
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