Some general cleaning up of the experience is thankfully complimented by a few new features.
The game is probably all the better for it, as it seems to be developing a really satisfying and connected feel to the play. The main improvements are in the area of quality rather than new features. Although this is no bad thing for a game with a heritage such as this. Whilst the results were not stunningly life like, they did provide a good starting point around which I could build my golfer using the more familiar create-a-face options.Īs we have said above, the main game isn't a million miles from last year's outing. It took a good 15 minutes for the image to render, surprising for such a powerful graphics engine I'm sure you will agree. I was surprised how thorough a job was done of this. Without too much fuss I was able to take a front and side picture of my face, place orientation marks for my features and get the 360 to map these images around the 3D model. Whilst this is essentially an aesthetic trick, the idea of getting my ugly mug in the game was enough to get me to whip out the trusty old camera and plug it in. Maybe the biggest change this year is the ability to use your 360’s camera to take your picture and map it to your on screen golfing avatar. But still being asked to fork out another wedge of cash for essentially the same game isn't going to sit well with even the most ardent golfing fan.
In a round about sort of way it is testament to the quality of the franchise that there isn't an awful lot more for them to do. The question for us today is therefore where does Tiger Woods 08 fit into this overall picture? Is this a year of innovation or one of consolidation? It is pretty clear from the start that not an awful lot has changed here since last year’s game. If you pick the game up in the wrong year, you can find yourself with an entirely innovative rather than fully functional play experience. This is largely due to EA's cyclical development approach essentially a year of innovation followed by a year of consolidation.
Maybe more akin to a good wine, some releases manage to come together better than others, and become fan favorites out performing even more recent versions. But unlike Marmite, it has it good years and its bad years. Tiger Woods is a bit like Marmite (a popular European yeast based spread): you either love it or hate it.
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