TheWiredGamer:
"Yesterday, Gatorade dropped a specialized Tiger Woods drink, today Amazon discounts Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 on the Nintendo Wii...
Grab Tiger Woods PGA Tour (Nintendo Wii) for $36.78 (26% off). This is the latest version that utilizes the Wii MotionPlus for improved swing accuracy.
Tiger Woods Escalade driving mini-games not included..."
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!
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.
PSLS writes:
EA was recently confirmed as a strong supporter of the PlayStation Move, and it looks like they will be showing off their work thus far tomorrow night.
the Move will be an excuse for EA to keep chruning out the same games every year....we already barley see any new gameplay elements as it is...
they will play it off with the whole..."look now you can throw the ball and hit the golf ball just like the pros!!!!"
I might get Tiger Woods if EA supports it with the PSmove. I dont even like golf that much but it sounds like it could be loads of fun.
I seriously can't wait for the Ape Escape 4 bundle! I've been waiting for almost 8 years since AE2 came out because I never really got a chance to play AE3 so AE4 with the PS-Move is going to be awesome!
1999 Ape Escape 1 on the PlayStation FTW!
RespawnAction: "This week at Target stores in the US, gamers can save big on all of the EA Sports titles!"
"Tiger Woods Escalade driving mini-games not included..."
Comedy gold :)
Does this discount really have anything to do with the affair? Maybe, I can see parents who might have once purchased the title for their kids taking a pass on Tiger's game now but, would a discounted price really be enough to control the damage?
I'd guess it might be a temporary price drop on Amazon's part, until the controversy blows over, but can't imagine they're actually trying to liquidate their stock for the long-run or anything.
Tiger Woods titles aren't going anywhere. What other golfer could they really tap to put on the cover of those games that has the same global appeal?
A drink is one thing, but a multi-million dollar sports game series is a bit harder to drop.
Tiger Woods may be half Asian and act White but the dude is pure ghetto.I hope his wife takes him for everything he has. I always hated this guy and I'm laughing reading all this crap about him.
...no matter what your income or fame. It amazes me that those that profit from public exposure (endorsements, politics, sports, etc.) feel they are exempt from having their poor behavior (immoral, illegal & what not) 'outted' - as if they are 'above' being caught. If anything, these types have far more to lose than those of us lower on the food chain. While Tiger is a superb golfer, his lack of judgement not only hurt his image, but also his family. The wife has bare the brunt of humiliation as woman after woman steps forward making claims of having been involved with her husband. I heard that a post-nup has been drawn up, so if he chooses to make more 'poor decisions', his wife will certainly be able to cry all the way to the bank.