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Tiger Woods PGA Tour Mini Review
Chris Leyton
16/03/2005
When releasing its first few titles for the revolutionary Nintendo DS, itās perhaps somewhat expected that EA would fall back on to its existing brands and franchises to mark a āsafeā entrance onto the format.
So Tiger Woods struts up to the green, and whilst itās never going to be the type of game that defines what the DS is all about, the game does suit the handheld format well, providing an entertaining experience for golfers and those that like to do it from the comforts of their own armchair alike, along with taking advantage of one or two of the formats unique features to deliver a compelling handheld experience.
The touch-screen and stylus presents a considerable number of options to EA when it comes to creating the swing method in the game; however rather then rely on the trusted three-tap method or even the more recent drag-and-swing, theyāve actually opted to devise an entirely new technique which suits the format well. The second screen acts as an overhead map and allows you to place roughly where youād like your shot to end up; taking into influence factors such as wind speed and the lay of the land, the actual swing mechanism allows you to āBoostā your shots by charging a bar beforehand simply by rubbing up and down in a frantic manner, before moving onto the actual swing which allows you to choose the amount of backswing and draw a smooth arch and ultimately determine whether you want to play the shot straight or apply slice/hook.
Although itās never going to win awards for the most exceptional use of the DS hardware, it suits the game well and creates an entertaining, enjoyable and addictive experience throughout the game. Similarly the game is never going to win awards for itās groundbreaking realistic physics or ball behaviour, but it is at a level beyond what we previously expect from the handhelds and has that ābuzzā because of it. The courses are reasonably depicted in 3D and the actual models boast some nice animation, although on a slight disappointing note is the lack of texture detail.
Thereās a huge amount of content featured within the game with a wide variety of famous courses and licensed pros to compete against; while the structure throughout is thoughtfully designed to keep you coming back for more and ensuring that the player feels suitably satisfied with a good performance ā“ weāre not the biggest golfing fans in town but this has kept us glued to the DS on more then a couple of occasions.
If you've just picked up a Nintendo DS there's a lot worse then Tiger's outing, but then again it's hardly the revolution in gaming that Nintendo promised.
lil kidd
Date Added:Fri 29th Aug 2008 12:49