Tiger Woods 99 |
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Monday September 14, 1998 |
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Tiger Woods 99 |
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Monday September 14, 1998 |
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With 3 courses, 9 modes of play, and internet and modem muliplayer modes, Tiger Woods 99 will keep your golfing needs fulfilled. |
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up your golf cleats and iron your khakis, its golfing
time, Tiger style! Tiger Woods 99, brought to us by EA
Sports (A division of Electronic Arts), is one of the
best golf simulators I've ever played. Starting up the game, you'll notice the a very graphical and easy to use interface. First you choose which kind of game you'd like to play including 9 modes of play; Practice, Single Stroke, Tournament, Skins Game, Shoot-out, Match Play, Four Ball, Foursome, and the Driving Range. You can choose who you want to play as, and you can customize their settings. You can also choose up to 14 different clubs to play with, and setup how you want your player to 'handle'. Then choose who you want to play against and its tee off time after you choose which course (of 3 total) you want to play on. Starting off on Pebble Beach Chain Links, I grab by clubs and tee off against one opponent. The opponents are fairly challenging, but aren't perfect. I noticed them make a few mistakes through out the game. He once even tried to hit the ball through a group of trees, which was quite unsuccessful. Though they usually make good decisions. I noticed while playing that some opponents play more aggressive than others. Some play it safe, and 'lay up' the ball, while others go right for the green. The courses are beautiful. The developers have really done quite a job on recreating them in a virtual world. Starting at the first hole, its a bit easy. But the further you get, the more challenging the shots. For example, there is a hole that's right on the beach. The shot is only about 120 yards, and is downhill. You might think it would be easy (so did I). But its actually quite difficult. If you hit it too hard, it'll just fly right over into the ocean,
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 while if you hit it too light, it'll bury itself in the sand pit below. You'll have to hit it just right to get it on the green. Courses range from straight and strait forward to winding with riddled with sand traps and water hazards. Really a great variety. Speaking of beautiful courses, the graphics are great looking. The 3D graphics engine, with full detail on is like watching the action on TV. The player animations look like they're actual movies (which I think they are... though I'm not sure). With the graphics being so clear, and crisp, it makes it easy to see the lay of the land, which will be of great value when it comes to your short game. I only have one complaint with the graphics engine. It doesn't seem to accurately display depth perception. This makes it very difficult for someone to putt well, though after a little getting use to, it's hardly even noticeable. Sounds in Tiger Woods 99 are great. They really add to the game, though the announcer gets a little repetitive and sometimes say things that make no sense what-so-ever. For example, when I hit the ball right from the tee, to the green, the announcer commented "Oh, he's not gonna like that one." If he gets too annoying, you can always turn him off. Other than that slight glitch, which seems more of a programming error than a sound error, the sounds are top notch. With 3 courses, 9 modes of play, and internet and modem muliplayer modes, Tiger Woods 99 will keep your golfing needs fulfilled. And as for those of you who might not like golf, you should give this one a try. I don't even like golf much, and I'm addicted to it now. So, to reiterate, if your the least bit interested in golf, BUY THIS GAME! |
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System: Memory: Hard
Drive: Sound
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