These, of which there are three, range from The Predator, which is set to the backdrop of a South American jungle, to The Highlands, a tribute to Scotland complete with castle and clouds in the distance.
The selection, still impressive, lacks some of the other hallowed pro courses featured in hardcore sim golf titles, but EA has attempted to make up for this by including additional fantasy holes. Tiger Woods comes complete with 12 different courses, including derivatives of Pebble Beach Golf Links, Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass, The Royal Birkdale, Princeville, Torrey Pines, Poppy Hills, Spyglass Hill, and Tournament Players Club at Scottsdale. The result, a thoroughly balanced golf game, is also one that might have too many arcade elements for the aspiring student of the sport, and perhaps too many simulation elements for those who associate windmills and go-carts with competitive golf. This double-catered appeal seems to stretch its fingers to nearly every facet of the game, from the selection of courses to the characters available, the play styles, and more. The title mixes in particles of both and then solidifies the pieces into one big package that works very well for people who want one golf game that does it all. With most games, whether they're sports or otherwise, mixing strong sim and arcade elements is usually a recipe for disaster, but Tiger Woods 2003 manages to pull off this most difficult stunt with plenty of attention to detail.
Play 12 different courses, including real-life recreations and fantasy adds up to a total of 216 different holes.True-to-life physics brings the thrill of golf into your living room.Completely 3D game engine offers up rolling courses and modeled-to-scale golfers.The franchise still isn't quite perfect -there are a couple of omissions and oversights that we'd have preferred were addressed- but it's easily and without doubt the best golf videogame experience in years, and one deserving to be thought of in the same light that Madden is to football.
The title, developed internally at EA, wraps real and fantasy courses and golfers, a wide selection of mini-games and challenges and more, around what has to be one of the most solid 3D engines in a console golf game. Leave it to publisher Electronic Arts, though, to change that.Įnter Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003. Over the years there have been countless golf titles - some flawed, some good and some great, but few that could be called the true Madden of golf with any validity. It is a one-man show, a game defined by skill, strategy and patience, and as such it's also a sporting genre that has always made the transition to videogames very well. It doesn't have the high impact thrills of football, nor does it feature the competitive back-and-forth mechanics of basketball.
Golf is considerably different than other sports.