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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07

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8.8 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: EA Redwood Shores

Genre(s): Sports, Golf

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 17, 2006

Summary

Tiger Woods Comes Alive — See and feel every emotion in complete detail with the introduction of all-new Universal Capture (UCAP) technology. Play Under Pressure — With bigger galleries, mass crowd movement from hole to hole, and cheers from nearby greens, all eyes are on you in tournament play. Enhanced Career Mode — From working on your driving to mastering your putting skills, craft your game with training challenges in the Practice Facility, then take on the world's best golfers on the World Tour. All-New Championship Courses — The course content doubles with the addition of new licensed courses, including Firestone Country Club, Glen Abbey, Princeville, Spyglass Hill, St Andrews, and Bandon Dunes. The game features 15 of the world's top players, including Tiger Woods, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Ian Poulter, Michael Campbell, and Annika Sorenstam, the most decorated golfer on the LPGA Tour. Show Your GameFace — The innovative character creation tool is revamped with deeper modifications, more apparel, equipment licenses, and specialty items. Challenge up to three players in five new game modes, or play in online tournaments complete with money lists, full stat tracking, league leaders, and more. More Game Modes — Work on your game or take on a friend in Match Play, Battle Golf, 21, OneBall, and more. [EA Sports]

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Cheat Code Central

Just about every change they have made to the core gameplay, aside from the stat-capping, works to perfection and provides hours upon hours of engaging golf.

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Gaming Age

No longer can you “Happy Gilmore” your way onto the tour, you have to earn it with patience and skill. Golf fans rejoice, your virtual messiah has arrived and it is the UCAP version of Tiger Woods.

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GameSpy

From the roster of PGA pros in here, to the venerable and exciting new courses (Bandon Dunes and the Prince Course at Kauai), there's a lot to get excited about. Perhaps most exciting, however, is the new true aiming system implemented for Tiger Woods 07.

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WHAM! Gaming

So despite the course deficiency the 360 has compared to its cheaper and older rivals, EA has produced the golf outing they should¹ve released a year ago.

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Operation Sports

A good game of golf. A beautiful title on the Xbox 360 that should be used to sell HDTVs. A fun and deep experience on Xbox Live.

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Boomtown

Simply put, EA has genuinely raised the bar in the world of golfing games and Tiger Woods 07 will become the benchmark game that all others will be compared to for some time to come.

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PGNx Media

A huge improvement over last year’s Xbox 360 game. Although it doesn’t have the same number of courses or golfers as the current-generation games, the graphics and gameplay make it the definitive Tiger Woods experience.

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Planet Xbox 360

EA did one hell of a job with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 making it easily the best golf game I have ever played on a home console, having a perfect mix of arcade type golf and simulation style that those hardcore fans are going to love.

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Game Chronicles

While this new version still lacks a lot of the content (courses) you can still get playing on last-gen systems, it certainly is a huge improvement from last year’s “golf sampler”, and with the integrated ESPN, amazing GameFace features for your characters and UCAP technology for the pros, and an enhanced True Swing and True Aiming system, this is by far the best and most advanced professional golf simulation available.

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Jolt Online Gaming UK

Depending on how you look at it, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 on Xbox 360 is either fantastic value and the best golf game on the market, or it’s a somewhat less-than-fantastic value update to a game that, while undeniably good, hasn’t gotten a great deal better.

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GameZone

The most realistic golf video game I have ever experienced.

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IGN

Most importantly, the gameplay keeps what we love about Tiger and adds True Aiming, which calls for course management and a bit of strategy.

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Gamers' Temple

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 is like a drive that lands on the edge of the fairway. It’s a good shot and you’ll certainly take it, but there’s still a little room for improvement.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Still, Tiger 07 is a strong upgrade with lots of smart ways to have a great time playing a virtual game of golf. [Dec. 2006, p.75]

Worth Playing

Despite a mostly muddling putting interface, PGA Tour 07 stands out as a great second edition golf game on the Xbox 360.

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Console Gameworld

One of this year’s improvements also happens to be a disappointment. Last year, we were only given 6 licensed golf courses to choose from. This year, the number has been doubled to 12. However, the PS2, Xbox and PSP versions all contain 21.

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GameSpot

Electronic Arts improves upon the solid foundation they laid with Tiger Woods 06 and builds a great game in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07.

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Yahoo! Games

With polished online play, great visuals, and the right mix of authenticity and accessibility, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 is a solid package for golf fans. Unfortunately, the insulting shortage of courses on the 360 smarts a bit, and there's not a whole lot new since last year.

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GameDaily

Delivers next-gen golf as it was intended, delivering realistic golf gameplay that challenges even the best players, the ability to create a golfer out of the blue, and a surprisingly robust online community loaded with events, tournaments, and ESPN Integration.

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Game Informer

Given that fact, however, this game largely remains the same as it ever was--due to the consistency of the gameplay from last year. But because that the tour has adopted the new FedEx Cup system, your career can't help but feel a little different. [Nov. 2006, p.128]

Games Radar (in-house)

There are nits to pick, like having to hammer at buttons to bypass a predictable array of strolling animations, but Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 is still slick as hell, and any golf enthusiast should be thrilled to bits with the depth of play to be had within.

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VideoGamer

Had the course count been on par with the current-gen releases there'd be no question over which version you should buy, but even with nine less courses, I'd still recommend you go with Tiger's next-gen offering.

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Deeko

The "True Aiming" system is a wonderful addition and the new putting changes make the game incredibly fun and well worth your time, while the practice range offers up a more flexible environment to build your overall stats.

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X360 Magazine UK

Glorious rendition of the gentleman's game that features more options than you can shake a nin iron at. [Issue 14, p.88]

GamingTrend

The game looks and plays well on most every level, but you still feel like you're playing a game that was made four years ago.

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360 Gamer Magazine UK

It'll be hard to enjoy last year's game with this on store shelves. [Issue 17, p.72]

3DAvenue

If you rushed out and picked up 06 for the new console on release, there isn't enough here to make you upgrade unless you need some help on the course or just have to have the latest graphic features and online play as the 2006 edition will be retired from online play sometime in the future.

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Eurogamer

Woods games have often done volume, but this one does fidelity - and while the next-gen golfing genre isn't exactly broad, we suspect being the best in a field of one will do them fine, especially since, in this case, it feels like it is mostly as good as it could be.

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Team Xbox

With its emphasis on realism and the upgraded graphics, it’s the best Tiger game to date, but it fails to trump many aspects of "Links," which is several years old now.

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DailyGame

The additions are conceptually great, but only True Aiming offers much innovation. Still the best version out there, though, if you don't mind a reduced number of courses.

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GamerNode

Once again, we've been treated to - at its core - an updated version of last year's game with a few minor tweaks to try and spruce things up. ESPN integration is sparse, the game itself plays much like last year (even with True Aiming once your golfer is good), and the complicated menu system and buggy online game yield more frustration than fun.

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Detroit Free Press

The one real knock is that it takes a while for the screen to load in between holes. Also, a large grid that appears when you putt clunks up the play and takes away from the detailed graphics.

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1UP

It just doesn't feel that different the previous installments. But since those previous installments were good games, that's not necessarily a bad thing. But publishers should stop holding content back from their next-gen sports games, especially when more full-featured versions are available at a cheaper price.

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GamePro

Tremendously fun. The subtle nuances and sheer competitiveness still make it the best realistic golf experience out there. There are nagging issues that continue to get overlooked, but whether or not you've been playing the game in years past, Tiger 07 is a must-buy for cyber golfers.

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PALGN

A vast improvement upon it's predecessors and an extremely enjoyable golf game, there still aren't enough courses but EA are clearly working on improving the franchise.

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MS Xbox World

A good game, but will be challenging for new players with little patience.

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Gamer 2.0

If you have an Xbox 360, this version is much improved over last year’s offering.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Anyway, 07 plays just fine, but once again this edition leaves you wanting (and expecting) much more. [Dec. 2006, p.132]

AceGamez

There're no stunning next-gen visuals to be found, and it doesn't help that it has such strong competition to live up to from its own predecessors.

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Gamestyle

The gameplay is expertly refined to such a degree that little more improvement can be achieved. Now all we need is the actual atmospheric experience to be up to par.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

The gameplay itself has changed very little. [Dec 2006, p.82]

Sydney Morning Herald

The Xbox 360 version Icon tested features 12 beautifully recreated courses, astonishingly realistic player animation and convincing crowds that even react when you hit a wayward drive in their direction.

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G4 TV

The cups in this golf game don't exactly runneth over in terms of significant content, but at the same time, players shouldn't feel like they’re getting shafted. This is what the first Xbox 360 golf game should have been all along, a familiar but fun time on the links with striking visuals.

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Game Almighty

So it’s simple: if you’ve played every version of Tiger Woods, then there’s really no reason to pick up this latest one, especially given the amount of bugs and completely borked online play.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

AJ J. gave it a10:
I am not a fan of golf, but ended up buying this on a crazy whim. It quickly turned into one of my favorite games for the 360. The Tiger Challenge allows you to build your golfer's stats before embarking on a career. I've been playing it for weeks and weeks and it's still enjoyable.

Ryan N. gave it an8:
I think the game is great. The Tiger Challenge is difficult, and it takes work to build your golfer up. Hours of entertainment.

Michael M. gave it a10:
I really am surprised. I was expecting more of the same from EA but this is not that. This is a real delight to play - especially the new aiming system and the way they've toughened up the gameplay. You have to earn your spurs on this one. Dig the new game modes too - OneBall is a real nice way to lose your friends. Kudos!

Reel World gave it a9:
Once you get past the initial frustration of your golfer having no stats or abilities and gain some oomph to your shots the game really takes on a life of its own. Stellar graphics, with a new aiming system that makes things a lot more challenging. The only downside is the commentary which is becoming very redundant after all this time. Well worth picking up tho for any golf fans out there.

Bobby J. gave it a9:
Tiger 07 finally gave us sim fans what we want. For those of you like me, I don't want to power up my shot or change the spin in the air, I now have my difficulty level (TOUR Difficulty). I love the fact that I need to train my golfer in order to even stand a chance on the TOUR. Even with a maxed out golfer I still lose tournaments, especially the majors. The Tiger team finally listened to us sim fans.

Gamer: Bruinfan 24 7 gave it a7:
Tiger Woods golf is about as much real golf as HotShots Golf for the PS2. Why has Microsoft left the Links series in the dark? It was a far superior game for sim fans. I dont want to playa golf game and shoot in the 50's. I should be able to add a power boost to my shots. I should be able to fix a mistake mid flight. As far as Tiger Woods golf goes, its pretty easy to be the best when your the only gun in town.

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