Where to Buy Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 - Xbox 360

Description

Electronic Arts Inc. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 19775 PC Games

Features

• Huge galleries, digital leaderboards, and dynamic crowd reactions throughout the course add to the intense experience of real tournament golf
• Play As Or Against Over 20 Pros - Take to the links with legends such as Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus or modern day pros like Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson or Rickie Fowler
• 20 Championship Courses - Take on best of the best on some of the world's most celebrated courses, including Augusta National Golf Club, the St. Andrews Links and TPC Sawgrass
• Dynamic Weather Conditions - Powered by the Weather Channel, real-time weather has a major effect on gameplay conditions. If it's raining in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, then you too can face the challenge of a rain-soaked TPC Sawgrass
• Kinect for Xbox 360 Support - Swing like a pro with the most advanced virtual golf swing to date. Controller-free and voice-enabled controls provide for a unique and immersive sports gaming experience

Customer Reviews

The standout golf game of the generation
pastapadre

The Tiger Woods PGA Tour series has been solid if unspectacular this generation carrying with it somewhat limited appeal. Hampered by a heavy reliance on downloadable content the justification to purchase yearly has waned considerably.That won't necessarily change with Tiger Woods 14. People who play yearly may not find as much value as novices. However for those who have skipped recent versions or who would be new to the series it can be easily recommended.While Tiger Woods 12 had the compelling draw of The Masters for the first time, and Tiger 13 attempted to create a new experience with the Legacy Challenge, it would take travelling many years farther in the past to find a golf game that captured my attention in the way that Tiger 14 has. Any assumption that a gimmicky element would be needed to create interest has been proven wrong by a product that simply delivers realistic and satisfying gameplay as accompanied by a rich and involving feature set. Feel free to check out a few gameplay videos (Career, Legends of the Majors, Live Tournament) on the Pastapadre Youtube Channel.One very successful element introduced in Tiger 14 is the "Swing Style" feature which gives each current golfer a more personalized feel along with the ability to craft a swing style when creating new golfers. Now each individual is classified in the following categories: Type (Power or Control), Shape (Draw or Fade), Trajectory (Low, Medium, or High), and Handedness (Left or Right). The tutorial helps in getting a feel for some of the differences and the selection screen explains the choices. They can be changed later if so desired. Draws and fades are manageable this year but it can still be difficult to nail that stick movement.Legends of the Majors is the flashy new mode for this year. It involves playing through events from history within the confines of the time they took place. That means playing with the legends, old course designs, and equipment. The visual filter defines those time periods but feels out of place in a sense given the experience is otherwise all from the golfer's perspective.Some of the challenges are fairly easy like re-creating a shot, while others take more work such as matching a performance over several holes or a round. Whether they are overly frustrating or just tough remains to be determined. There are 62 challenges overall and most are worthwhile but there are some that clearly could have been omitted. Why am I being asked to play in 1922 as Rory McIlroy against Keegan Bradley? Legends of the Majors is a decent distraction - and going through the history of the sport is a valuable journey - but it's not something that will hold much value outside of the initial play through.The Live Tournaments online have been enhanced by adding more of the social element that had been lacking last year. There is of course still the traditional ways to play online but the Tournaments now offer the ability to see the shot arcs for up to an active 24 players on a hole and include group voice chat. I have no expectation of ever winning a public tournament, and that can still be discouraging in a sense, but setting them up with Clubs or friends makes for a fun experience regardless of performance level. Country Clubs have been expanded to 100 members and that too now features chat functionality.Other additions of note are the LPGA tour, "Simulation" difficulty, and varied tee times that include night golf. Playing in nighttime conditions is more than just the darkness as the sound effects from the environment like the chirping birds are gone. It just has a new feel to it like playing on the historic courses provides in Legends of the Majors. EA probably should have taken sunglasses off golfers who wear them though when it turns dark out. I would not be the right person to assess the "Simulation" setting but from all other accounts it appears to provide the experience very talented players have been looking for.Presentation would appear to be the weakness of Tiger 14. The commentary is bland, overly generic, and occasionally incorrect. The camera angles range from satisfactory to downright horrible. Quite often after taking a shot - particularly when putting - it immediately cuts to a camera angle that makes it impossible to actually tell what is happening. They may be meant to enhance the drama but all they do is remove oneself from the moment. The on-screen informational displays do well to communicate information with the leaderboard, scorecards, and Country Club stats but others seem pretty pointless - especially when the statistical leaders for a category are all the people who have yet to tee off.Last year's method of being able to earn DLC courses through time spent playing has been removed due to heavy criticism and problems with the implementation on the PS3. Though not necessarily the wrong decision EA should have provided some alternate method that worked instead of falling back on the old way of doing things where the only way to obtain them is by spending significant chunks of money.While the enjoyment being had with Tiger 14 may be partially attributed to having not invested much time with the series over the course of the generation - and particularly last year which just fell flat and was pushed aside quickly - it can't be discounted due to just that. The addictive nature of the gameplay and strong depth of content could be realized by many. Tiger 14′s additions and improvements have the merit to be appreciated by the both the hardcore and more casual crowds and that is a balance that has been tough to come by in the past. Read more ›

Crashes/Freezes A lot
D. Baker

I have liked the EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and purchased regularly... however, this is not a good version, particularly for full price. The game regularly will freeze in transitions between holes. For me the last two times were in a daily tournament event - once at hole 17 and once in a playoff right after the 18th hole. You lose anything you've used and all your experience. Very frustrating. The graphics are pretty nice, but it's not worth the aggravation. Extremely disappointed. Others report the same issue. Beware and skip this year's version.

Glitchy, Freezes, Unrealistic and Unpredictable
Amanda Lynn

The physic algorithms are way off in this game.Tee off on top of a hill during Amateur tour with the wind at my back and the drive will only go 150 yards into the rough before the fairway with the driver. Drove it 260 last hole. The next tee on a flat track I can drive it 250 with the wind blowing into the player.When putting you have an option to preview the putt. The ball will show to roll straight but come up short by 1 square. I upped the putt by one square past the hole and over stroked the putt and it still came up short where the preview showed before I moved it. Happens all the time when putting.Torrey Pines; 3rd hole; Par 3. Hovering arrow shows that with a 5 iron I'll be in the sand wind blowing 11 mph in my face. Hit with 5 iron, land pin high and end up OB on the other side of hole.Ball is in the center of the fairway and preparing for the next shot. Preview arrow shows with a 7 iron the ball will end up in the sand. Move the arrow to the center of the fairway; Switch club to 4 iron. Verify my impact spot is centered. Swing Perfect. End up in the sand right where the 7 iron would have hit it without adjustment.Hit a leaf and the ball drops straight down like the ball hit netting. Pins that are used for stat boost don't seem to apply the boost. Tee off with the wind blowing 3mph left to right and blows the ball into the second cut. Same conditions on the next hole and the ball doesn't move an inch off center.The game is unpredictable and hard to play when the equipment and physics do not work correctly.Installed the patch from EA before I played the game. It freezes at load and save screens and I have to restart the game. Patch was supposed to fix that according to online postings.With the focus on the history of golf and the players that made this game what it is today this could have been the best golf game ever made. Instead this has to be the worst golf game I've ever played. Read more ›

Kinect controls are plain awful
Me

I bought this game because it was recommended as an improved version of games, regarding the Kinect controls. The sensor is terrible and takes shots automatically when I'm just trying to look at the green or use the menus.It's not much better when I'm actually trying to take a real shot. I can't believe something this bad was released.

The Kinect isn't that great.....
LSMNC

I'm glad this year's Tiger game is moving away from the golfer himself, and not because of his image. Last year's Tiger Legacy mode faltered, so in its place Tiger 14 offers the Legends of the Majors mode that lets you play through the history of the sport itself instead of just Tiger's career. It's an effective approach, especially when coupled with a few small changes that tighten the overall experience.I'm not a golf history buff, but Legends of the Majors mode is a fun way to earn coins that incorporates your Career mode golfer by having them face off against the sport's greats at certain intervals. The mode also uses era-specific equipment, which isn't as interesting.This year the all-important coins, which are used to buy stat-boosting pins, are more useful since you can spend them to level up your golfer. Levels grant you attribute points and equipment for a lot less than it takes to buy a pin pack.The expansion of the online options gives you more ways to earn coins. The Country Clubs format lets you take in more players, who can contribute to the club's status in more ways (including a variety of tourneys and leaderboards). The clubs also feature expanded voice chat, and a new Club Loyalty Bonus that gives you coins for members playing every day.The action on the course remains largely the same from last year, except for the new swing arcs. Like changing your club tuning, fiddling with your swing arc has its advantages. This lets you change the flight characteristics of your ball, including your power, control, and how the wind affects your shot.Even though Tiger 14 has a similar setup as Tiger 13, I had more fun with the newer game because its constituent parts mesh better. For a golfer, getting everything in synch is important.The EdgeLike last year, if you absolutely have to have motion controls, I suggest you go with the Move. Putting in particular is harder with the Move, but it's also more accurate in general over Xbox 360's Kinect. The Kinect motion controls are dumbed down to the point where the game does a lot of the work for you. For instance, a half swing on the Kinect will often be read as a full-powered shot. This defeats the purpose of using motion controls for a more lifelike feel. Read more ›