Now you can see all of the menu options on one screen, and aimless scrolling has been minimized. The menus have been improved from last year. I strongly prefer the goofy quips of McCord and Feherty from the early days over Nantz’s somber commentary. I get that they’re moving the game towards a “simulation” style rather than “arcade” (think Forza Motorsport versus Need For Speed Underground), but this doesn’t really fit either. I remarked last year that “If they were going for a TV-style approach, they’ve obviously never watched a golf broadcast,” which holds true for 2014. They’re very subdued, very Augusta National-ly (no comments regarding the “bikini-waxed” greens here). I’ve gone entire rounds in certain game modes without hearing for them, and I’ve heard them remark after every shot in others. Jim Nantz and David Feherty remain in the game, although they are seldom heard from. I mentioned last year that the gallery was often placed strangely close to the field of play, which is still true, but they do look great. The players look more life-like than ever, as do the courses. Seriously, next time you feel like taking in a romantic sunset, just fire up a dusk round of 18 at Augusta. Water appears more realistic than ever, grass is the best-looking it’s ever going to be with the current systems, nighttime golf and the glow-balls are cool, and new sky effects look spectacular. Despite the performance annoyances, or maybe because of them, the graphics are astounding. Load screens suffer frame rate drops, though the stuttering that used to accompany spinning the ball mid-flight has been mitigated.īut, and even I have to admit it, the game looks remarkable. You press a button or move a thumbstick, and the reaction is just a split second later than it should be. It’s like watching a television show where the audio and video are every so slightly eschew it’s noticeable, and enough to be annoying. Go back and compare NBA Live 2005 to the 2010 edition, and see what I mean (or just take my word for it). The menus in particular, but the gameplay was much more reactive. The last generation of games, specifically the 2004-2006 editions, were much smoother. It’s easy to wax poetic about the old editions, but I still have most of the previous Tiger Woods PGA Tour games, and I’ve gone back to make sure my assumptions were correct.
Kinect and Move support remain, though I have neither, so I won’t be reviewing them.Īs I mentioned last year, I’ve been disappointed with the way that EA Sports has seemed to value the way their games look over the way their games perform.
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The game retails for $60 on Xbox 360 and PS3, or $70 for the Collector’s Edition (if you buy the regular edition, you can always upgrade to the collector’s via DLC, for about $20). Tiger 14 includes an assortment of major champions, including Arnold Palmer, who joins Tiger on the cover. More importantly, for the first time since the mid-2000s, former PGA Tour pros are in the game. The LPGA joins the PGA Tour, and more courses are included standard that in recent year. It keeps Augusta National, which was introduced in the 2012 version, and has expanded to include all four major championships (the real names, not just “Summer Major Championship”). There are some bad things, and a few things that had me ready to snap my controller in half, but I can say with certitude that Tiger Woods 14 is the best game to date.
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I’ve been a loyal consumer of the Tiger Woods series of video games since about 2002, when the games were much, much simpler.Īfter a few off years, Tiger 13 was a step in the right direction, and Tiger 14 continues that. Around this time one year ago, I wrote a review of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, using a copy of the game I bought myself.
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