Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

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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.

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For some reason, to me, Golf has always translated very well to the consoles. This even dates back to when I would play the NES game "GOLF" which was a favorite at our house heck, even my dad would play that.

There's not that much difference year to year, so if you have the prior year's version I could not justify the $60 for minor upgrades and such. However, if you're new to the PS3 console or new to the sport, this is a good one.

As far as positives go, I really like the way the clubs handle as far as the swing itself goes. The analog stick works well. It's very easy to learn and control and hit decent tee shots. Also, surprisingly, I like the new putting system. I'm not very good at it, but it's easy to use, easy to handle. The create-a-player is very good too.

As far as the negatives go, in the create-a-player career mode, some of the putting greens are maddeningly challenging. Some of these are nearly impossible on the higher-stakes tournaments. For a casual gamer like myself, it can be frustrating.

The ability to play online against someone else especially someone else's create-a-player is really fun too. It's a great way to pass the time rather than just playing by yourself, locked away in your basement. So a big plus for that.

Overall it's a great game and highly recommended to those new to the PS3 or who don't have a prior Tiger Woods game. If you have a more recent Tiger, I can't say this new one is leaps-and-bounds better than the previous years.

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As of August 2011 EA shut down the servers for this game. Multiplayer Online and all other online functions do not work anymore. When you try to connect you will get a message that say's "EA servers are currently unavailable. Please try again later". The single player is still enjoyable. I wish I would have known this before I purchased it a few days ago. It was delivered very quickly by Tech Supply Center. I would order from them again.

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TW 2010 ps3 is a solid, quality game that has fantastic replay value. It has great 720p graphics and wacky created avatar reaction animations. In 2012 your created avatar has been labotomized so 2010 is a definite plus over that edition in that respect. At first I was using the arcade features but after x amount of time they got old and I wanted to golf normally. Tour pro is a very nice way to golf in this game with no focus or true aim(very bad ideas started in 2011 and rammed down your throat in 2012). The Hank Haney training feature at first I found annoying but I've come to admire and like this feature. Your attributes go up and down which helps to keep you focused and this feature is really very nicely conceived and executed.

I've had the benefit of hindsight when writing this review. I've played tons of TW 2011 ps3 and more than a season of TW 2012 ps3 and 2010 ps3 with the dual shock beats them both hands down.. The graphics are beautiful compared to those two editions(especially the course textures and colors). 2011 and 2012 have good looking avatars but much cheaper looking course renderings Pebble Beach and TPC Sawgrass are absolutely gorgeous in 2010(my personal faves) and Tournament Challenge Mode is exceptionally well done. I play mostly season mode on random weather on tour pro difficulty(I've played through 2 seasons and just started my 3rd). I'm very good at this game but I don't always win. On occasion you are handed a steep challenge like 25-35mph winds for a round and it will seem unfair because you'll fall 10 maybe 12 strokes behind the leaders who undoubtedly played in easier conditions. It doesn't happen often but golf isn't always fair either.

I think EA was shooting for a critically acclaimed golfing game with 2010 ps3 and they deserved some kind of recognition. Why they decided to release two subsequent inferior golfing games for the ps3 could have been partially the result of a general lack of appreciation for this edition. I also think they went 'all in' with the move control system for 2012 . I like the move for bowling but not for golf because bowling has a more natural fluid motion. Simulating a golf swing is too much work and potentially injury causing. At least I can keep playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 ps3 until a better golfing game comes along.

***adendum*** This game is deep. As time goes on it just gets better. Challenge #4 at Pebble Beach is a video game unto itself. You can toggle between amateur and Tour Pro difficulties playing random weather using max attribute outfits or not. This game has no flaws and is far superior to everything since released in this series.

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Tiger Woods Golf 2010 on the PS3 provides a constant challenge that makes you keep coming back to improve your game. The progression through a career keeps you coming back to improve and see what is in store for the next challenge. It isn't easy but nothing in life that is worthwhile is.

I like the idea that you get practice rounds before a tournament so you can see the course and try out different clubs to see what gets you into contention. Just like real golf putting is the challenge that opens up a better score. Learning to read greens and conditions is a big challenge, but the game pulls them off fairly making them neither too hard nor too easy.

I have had people who do not play golf have a great time playing head to head in competitions like TIGER. The offered golfers are a good mix of actual pros and some really comical characters. The game is fun at any level.