Tracey John writes:
"In reviewing the box art of new game releases every week, we noticed that every EA Sports "All-Play" cover for the Wii features a smiling athlete.
It's even more noticeable if you compare them to the covers of the same titles released on other platforms.
When we sat down with EA Sports chief Peter Moore last week, we asked him why there are grinning athletes on the box art of their Wii-only sports titles."
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Jamie gets teed off with Tiger Woods 2009 as he tries to score an ace in the hole achievement.
David Kenson writes "Tiger Woods 12 manages to squeeze out a few more improvements on Tiger Woods 11's already full rostrum of options. Like last year, MotionPlus allows the game to capture a one-to-one backwards and forwards stroke, but now it adds the Balance board into the swing equation for the first time."
He provides a comparison of the different version of Tiger on the Wii, which highlights the up-and-down nature of the EA franchise.
That's a very thorough look at the last five titles in the series as compared to the latest. I have to say that I'm occasionally addicted to golf games, although I prefer them on the arcade-y side (I loved Sensi Golf on the Amiga!). If I take the plunge again this will be really helpful!
Sensible Golf on the Amiga sold very badly and was considered a commercial failure, I believe; but, I thought it was an excellent title.
Not 100% sure about using the balance board. I suppose it isn't as vigorous as Raving Rabbids but the board isn't as stable as a golf course. Interesting use of the board though.
Good grief... well I guess if I played golf this could be an amazing teaching tool. As I don't Ill have to play it with features all turned off if I want any hope of success. Still good for EA to at least be trying to make use of the Wii peripherals and iterating on a franchise on a console where most developers just pump out lazy ports.
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...seriously, if you have a choice between the PS2 version even and the Wii, get yourself the PS2 version.
The Wii is VERY child-oriented, considering that the Wii is the console that scared parents buy their little ones. So to make it more kid-friendly, they decide on a smiling Brett Favre instead of the usual "I have to take a sh!t"-faced Brett Favre.
-.- wii sucks end of story, its last gen and the controller is awful!
And 99% of games are childish