bit-tech Shopping: Electronic Arts Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PS3)

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Great graphics and downloads.

Weaknesses: Controls are somewhat difficult to manage.

Summary: For the first time, every portion of your game is recorded from your opening drive on the first hole in Play Now mode to your final putt in the FedEx Cup Championship. I really like the additional courses that are available on 08. You can post your most amazing and unthinkable performances on EA Sports GamerNet, a new interactive gaming hub that hosts user created content online. You can take on challenges set by others to determine the better golfer. Whether you?re uploading an unbeatable round or the craziest shot, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 is a great game.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3 Days

Strengths: graphics, downloads, controls

Weaknesses: not a great improvement over 07

Summary: i'm a huge fan of golf and the tiger woods game series so i really enjoy this game. there isn't much different than 08 and the gameface thing doesn't really work all that well. that being said, the extra courses over 07 and the additional of downloadable content from the ps store make this a great game.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 15 Days

Strengths: Fed-Ex Cup and Season Mode and LPGA Golfers

Weaknesses: Controls not the best

Summary: All in all I love the latest version of the Tiger Woods EA game. The addition of the Fed-Ex Cup is great fun. You play a series of tournaments and try to get yourself among the leaders and earn your way into the FedEx Cup. Very cool. I think this feature is best used if you create a golfer and try to build his stats and attributes through your play. They have included more of the PGA tour golfers in this version and have even added LPGA golfers as well. Also new for 2008 is the Confidence meter. The Confidence meter is active for every shot and tells you how confident your virtual golfer feels over each shot. As you play more and more rounds and play similar shots your confidence will grow. Also have great courses to play with my favorite being Cog Hill Golf Club.To Conclude the game is close to perfect and I highly recommend it to anyone with $60 to spend and looking for hours of fun.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 1 Months

Strengths: fun face feature

Weaknesses: has bugs that haven't been ironed out

Summary: The game is kinda similar to last year. Playing it for a while, you'll probably run into some kinda bug that freezes your game, it's very frustrating. There's a few more new courses this year.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2

Strengths: More Players, Great Graphics, More Courses

Weaknesses: Touchy Controls, Very Small Changes from '07

Summary: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 continues with the great series of golf games of past years. If you are a fan of the previous versions, you will quickly find yourself in familiar with the layout and controls of the game. Gameplay is great with the exception of a slightly more touchy control than past generations. As usual, there are a number of course to choose from with the addition of a few more courses. A nice addition to the game is the ability to shorten the number of tournament rounds for those with time limitations. Overall, the slightly improved graphics and added courses make it a good by for those who currently do not have a previous Tiger Wood PGA Tour game. However, unless you have money to burn, there are not that many advantages to upgrading from the version you may currently have.