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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy Used: $17.15
as of 9/5/2010 13:53 CDT details
Rating:  135 reviews
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: golf_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 014633190199
Model: 19019
UPC: 014633190199
EAN: 0014633190199
ASIN: B001U2BMF4
Publication Date: June 2009
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| Features:
| ̱ | Trade your clubs for discs in a fun, new game mode based on the family-fun sport of Disc Golf. Play from custom tee locations on all 27 courses in the game. | | ̱ | Wii Motion Plus Integration elevates your game with an enhanced, true-to-life golf swing that features precise draw-fade capabilities and authentic sports motion which mirrors your every move. | | ̱ | For the first time ever, feel the drama of playing in the US Open, one of golf¿s biggest¿and toughest¿tournaments of the year. | | ̱ | Replay dramatic scenarios from past PGA Tour seasons as you¿re placed on the course at the precise moment before history was made¿only this time, you determine the outcome. | | ̱ | Play alongside actual PGA Tour Pros during real-world PGA tour events or swing away in daily and weekly tournaments as you fight to stay atop the leaderboard. |
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Product Description
Wii Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - Game Only
Amazon.com Product Description
Feel the drama of playing professional tournament golf like never before with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. For the first time in the history of Electronic Arts' much lauded golf simulation franchise, players can take aim at capturing the US Open Championship on the ever-challenging Bethpage Black. Playing in front of huge galleries and hearing crowd reactions from nearby holes, take your game to the next level when it matters most as you try to hold off a charging Tiger Woods and other PGA Tour Pros. Whether you’re fighting the course, the crowd, dynamic weather conditions, or the field, feel the drama on every swing with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. Key Features: - Wii Motion Plus Integration - Elevate your game with an enhanced, true-to-life golf swing that features precise draw-fade capabilities and authentic sports motion which mirrors your every move.
- Win the US Open Championship - For the first time ever, feel the drama of playing in the US Open, one of golf’s biggestâand toughestâtournaments of the year. Known for its extremely challenging playing conditions, Bethpage Black tests even the best golfers.
- Take the Tournament Challenge - Replay dramatic scenarios from past PGA Tour seasons as you’re placed on the course at the precise moment before history was madeâonly this time, you determine the outcome.
- Dynamic Weather Conditions - Powered by the Wii Forecast Channel and the Weather Channel, real-time weather now has a major effect on gameplay conditions. If it’s raining in Pontre Vedra Beach, Fl, then you too can face the challenge of a rain-soaked TPC Sawgrass.
- EA Sports Live Tournaments - Prove yourself against the best players online in unique tournament events. Play alongside actual PGA Tour Pros during real-world PGA tour events or swing away in daily and weekly tournaments as you fight to stay atop the leaderboard.
- All-New Disc Golf - Trade your clubs for discs in a fun, new game mode based on the family-fun sport of Disc Golf. Play from custom tee locations on all 27 courses in the game.
- Multiplayer Support - Online and local support of 2-4 players.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 10
 Wicked fun, but plenty of the ridiculous too. August 25, 2009
Justin Dunham (Kansas City, MO)
59 out of 61 found this review helpful
First, let me say that I really, REALLY enjoy this game. You absolutely must have the motion plus attachment to get the most out of the game, too. I actually did take my motion plus off once and played that way... and not only did I lose a substantial amount of control over what I was doing with the swing, but the feedback is pretty worthless too. With the motion plus you get the club face angle and the direction of the swing. Without the motion plus you get only the direction. Also, one great improvement in my mind is that it's much more difficult to hole out a shot from the fairway. I played TW 09 about a dozen times (renting it) and had about 15 holes-in-one and numerous other eagles by sinking it from the fairway. When the heart thumps started and the close-up on the ball came on, I learned to leave the spin alone because that thing was going in the hole EVERY TIME. On TW 10 the heart thumps mean it's getting CLOSE, but I've only had one ace in two months of play... and I like it since it's more realistic.
I have found an oddity in the game as far as game play is concerned. If you are a LEFT-HANDED golfer using the "Play Now" feature, you will be playing as Tiger (who is obviously right-handed), and you will see left-handed draw (with the ball flying left-to-right) show up as a fade for the right-handed Tiger (which makes sense, as a right-handed fade also flies left-to-right), and vice versa. You can make your own custom golfer as a lefty and he or she will appear left-handed on the screen.
So, that being said, there is much to ridicule about this game. Most of it happens if you happen to be pretty good at it. Let's suppose you're playing a tournament and (either because you're that good or have a great round) shoot something like a 61 or lower, and nobody else has shot better than 67 or so. You would think that you have a nice cushion, right? Well, you do until you tee off the next round. The computer AI apparently thinks anyone who shoots 61 is a sandbagger (for the non-golfer, that's someone who is a lot better than he or she claims to be and shoots much better than his or her handicap). As a result, in the next round (and subsequent rounds in that tournament), the computer-controlled players will start shooting scores like 56 or 57 so that they can catch up to you. The problem is, if you don't normally shoot as low as 61 and wind up following it with 67 or 68, you're now behind, and you won't catch up unless you can shoot 55 or so in the round following. So to win a tournament you must either (a) hold back by missing putts or hitting the occasional shot out of bounds so you don't beat the AI players by too much, or (b) simply shoot 54 or 55 each round so they can never catch up.
Within all that are the individual updates. It's interesting to read that someone in the tournament has double-eagled a hole... especially if it's a par 3, since that means the score on the hole was a ZERO!!!!! Tell me how that works, please? I've yet to finish a hole in TW golf (or in real golf, for that matter) with a ZERO! The only thing that was nearly as ridiculous as that was noticing that someone had made a hole-in-one... on #2 at TPC Sawgrass, which is a par-5!
Needless to say, I try to ignore those stupid updates and play my game, but it's a little annoying to think that for all the effort they put into the game, such stupid things are a part of it. Maybe they'll fix it for TW 11, but who knows...
The Only Place You Can Play ALL of These Classic Courses for Less Than 60 Bucks! July 15, 2009
Sky (New York)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Real-life golfers and folks that don't play golf in real life will enjoy Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10. But if you are a golfer and you are at all familiar with the players and the classic courses offered in this game, you will find this game most enjoyable.
The courses/players are modeled after the real things, and they are indeed designed to play just like them too. The courses you get are:
- TPC Sawgrass
- Turnberry
- St. Andrews
- Bethpage Black (where the 2009 US Open was played)
- Bay Hill
- Firestone
- Oakmont
- Doral
- Pinehurst #2
- Wentworth West
- Harbour Town
- Pebble Beach
- TPC Boston
- Hazeltine National
- East Lake Golf Club
- Torrey Pines
...or you can tell the game to choose a random 18 (or 9).
All of the courses are not initially unlocked; you need to progress through a set of Tournament Challenges that will build your skills, unlock courses, unlock equipment and get you ready to compete on the single player PGA Tour campaign mode and online. As you progress you earn money to buy equipment, apparel and other items in the pro shop. Up to 4 players can play in matches together on or offline.
It is vital that you play at least some of the aforementioned Tournament Challenges prior to joining the PGA Tour which is, just like the real thing, a series of Thursday through Sunday four day events (you don't really have to play them on Thursday through Sunday).
After beating a good part of the Tournament Challenge mode, your skills should be sharp enough to now play on the Tour on the Event Calendar; I'd highly recommend not joining the tour until you acquire the full potential of your skills by defeating Tournament Challenges. Similarly, if you plan to play online, play as Tiger until you get your own character fully upgraded or be sure that you're playing against someone at your own skill level.
A really cool feature of the equipment is that if you don't want to wait to unlock some of it through playing experience, you have the option to literally purchase it though the Playstation Store (like 2 bucks for each unlock I think). That was especially inviting for me as a TW '07 convert. I'm too used to having the best equipment, so it was nice to be able to set myself up with some perk items right from the get-go.
Speaking of my conversion from TW '07 to TW '10, I've found so far that the improvements and enhancements to '10 versus '07 are 99% positive. Online play is much easier to manage...especially playing with friends. And my favorite campaign mode upgrade is the Tournament Challenges that pit you against the pros during classic moments in golf history versus in '07 where you just played matches against from lowest to highest ranked golfers. TW `10's Tournament Challenges are very cool and a lot more challenging than the "Tiger Challenges" that were in TW '07.
The minor negatives in '10 versus '07 are 1) the new Precision Putting system. Hate it! Hate it! Hate it! Thank goodness '07 through '09 players can tell the game to go back to the Classic Putting mode; I'd advise all new players to try the Classic mode before smashing your controller in frustration over the new Precision system. The second minor negative is the weather; unless you tell the game not to mimic real-time weather at the course you're playing, you could find yourself playing in a driving rain storm that will dramatically affect your skills. I don't play real golf in the rain, and I don't want to play PS3 golf in the rain!
Another difference between TW '10 and '07 is the disappearance of the driving range. The driving range allowed for quick, easy skill upgrades. The new "Player Coach" in '10 is really fun--don't get me wrong--it's just, well, I dunno...I'm sure that the "Coach" will grow on me. After a round, he has you practice some of your worst shots in the round in exchange for skill upgrades. Actually...I guess that's pretty cool.
Oh yeah, and the other very minor negative is that David Feherty and Gary McCord (the popular PGA TV announcers) are gone. They were pretty good in TW '07. In TW '10 you get Scott Van Pelt from ESPN and Kelly Tilman from The Golf Channel to narrate your game play during matches. Their commentary can be annoying...especially when you hit a bad shot. Anyway....
You can choose to play as some popular golfers that all look like perfectly created CGI versions of the real players (with the exception of Colin Montgomerie who looks more like a scary character out of Resident Evil 5). But the best and most fun way to play is creating your own golfer that you save.
Besides stroke, match and skins play, there are several other game modes to try (which, frankly, I haven't done much of and probably won't).
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10 on the PS3 can kill an hour quick if you've got one to spare. Fastest 18 I've ever played. When you're playing with more than one person, set aside a good amount of time if you go a full 18 holes.
Overall, this is a terrific game that is addictive as you are driven to improve your custom golfer's skills. It's great fun for the whole family. Add it to you cart.
Be the ball.
A great idea...finally perfected! August 21, 2009
Maek (Phoenix, AZ United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you have ever hesitated to buy Tiger Woods before, then you should not hesitate to buy it now!
Purchasing the Wii Motion Plus brings this game on par with a new level of realism with the Wii Motion Plus capturing every nuance that your wrist has to offer. Want to fade your shot? Not a problem as long as you master the technique of spinning your wrist on a shot in the correct direction! Hitting straight can now be a challenge if you fail to keep from rotating your club during a swing!
The Wii Motion Plus controller is simply amazing in its ability to capture how you're holding your club and how you're swinging it. It certainly has brought Tiger Woods truly at a high level on the Wii platform to make you wonder why you would ever play it on any other console. This is what the Wii was made for and Electronic Arts finally "gets it."
Another fun little feature is the game's ability to take real weather data and apply it to the course that you're playing on. I even went to the trouble of verifying the actual weather...it's spot on.
Other fun features include disc golf which is fun for the whole family as well.
If you do decide to buy the game, try to get the Tiger Woods 10 Bundle which includes the Wii Motion Plus for $10 more. This is typically cheaper than getting the Wii Motion Plus on its own which normally retails for $19.99.
Have fun golfing! You will NOT be disappointed.
Tiger 10 is great July 27, 2009
R. Roll (Austin, TX)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This game is just the kind I wanted when I bought the Wii. They have improved it a lot over 09 and using the Wii Plus just makes it that much better. The whole idea is computer games is to meet certain goals to increase your skills and performance, so no, it's not going to be great until you work your way up, take the challenges, increase your skill level and buy items which also increase your skills. I had to learn that with 09. Now that I know it I like 10 even better.
Some of the challenges are very easy, some are very hard. Isn't that the whole point of a game?
Best golf video game to date September 24, 2009
Eagle Vision (Southeastern United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have been playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf since its early editions on my old Pentium PC. It has truly come a long way, and the series has motivated me to take up the real game. This version has become the most realistic to date in simulating the golf swing, with the integration of the Wii MotionPlus. I would personally like integration with the Wii Balance Board (but it is not truly wide enough, for most people's golf stances) which could help in increasing difficulty by using the proper weight shift.
You are now able to fade or draw the ball, in the advanced setting (you can also pull, slice, hook or push your shots also). The graphics, dynamic weather feature and new courses/players make this a very entertaining game with a high replay factor. Putting is closer to life than any prior version. In fact, TW2010 simulates real putting quite accurately (minus the weight of the club and feel of the contact of the putter with the ball). Pitch shots are more accurate than TW2008 and registration of your movements do not lead to quirks that I frequently experienced (swinging forward ended up making a backswing and bringing the club down made a 20 to 60 yard shot). Set up for players of all abilities, your child can compete with you in All Play mode while you can take on advanced settings. Other additions such as Arcade Mode and Frisbee golf make this a great 'party' game, too.
Your ability to customize your golfer still exists, like in previous versions, and your 'experience' points allow you to improve your golfer's attributes. You can still compete with the tour professionals in the PGA Tour Season but now the FEDEX Cup standings has been included. The flyby view and commentaries allow the users to get a feel of 'being there'. They have replaced the original announcers with Kelly Tilghman (Golf Channel) and Scott Van Pelt, which is a refreshing change. Courses are very accurate in their depictions; now included are the Bethpage Black Course which is one of the most challenging courses in the world of golf and Torrey Pines. I love the nostalgia of playing the Old Course at St Andrews and playing Pebble Beach. One course that is still missing (that I would welcome in a future edition) is Augusta National - Home of the Masters, the equivalent of the Super Bowl for Golf.
I have yet to compete on the world stage with online play, but I look forward to doing so in the coming months.
Overall, this game satisfies my golf desires when I cannot make it out to the real golf course. I would go on to say that this game alone is worth getting a Wii, if you love golf.
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