#10 of 2008: Tiger Woods 09
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Tiger Woods 09 delivered a solid all-around experience while enhancing the online enabled aspects of the game. As with many of the other EA Sports titles it attempted to increase its accessibility, here with the addition of Hank Haney assisting with your progression. Ultimately it lands at #10 in my Top Games of 2008 and not any higher because it is golf and there is a limit to how much I can get out of it.
Improvements were made to GamerNet which is an innovative feature introduced in 08. The aspect I enjoyed most though was the simultaneous online play. What used to be a slow and somewhat boring time playing online now moves along at a much more enjoyable rate. Being able to see the colored ball trails of your opponents is a nice touch and provides that interactive feel.
Tiger is easily the best sports game representation found on the Wii. With as close to 1:1 swing motion the Wiimote can provide there is even more potential for 2010 when the Wii MotionPlus will be available. Despite the console not being known for its online options the simultaneous online play was available on this version also and performed surprisingly well. It may not have the graphical prowess of the 360 and PS3 versions but it conformed to the strengths of the Wii without being dumbed down. There is a reason why it continues to be the strongest seller for EA Sports on the system.
December 2, 2008 at 6:00 am
HOLY! THIS IS EPIK!
IF UR NOT FIRST, UR DEAD LAST!!!!!!
BTW we all know Pasta's top game is NBA Live 09. He drools over the DNA feature.
December 2, 2008 at 6:00 am
1st
December 2, 2008 at 6:18 am
yo dat B my THANG
git yo OWN
December 2, 2008 at 6:39 am
good choice. id have it in the top 10 too. nothing amazing about the game but its good at what it does
December 2, 2008 at 6:57 am
Why did tiger marry a white girl? Is he self hating?
December 2, 2008 at 9:25 am
Pretty good effort for Tiger this year… a step forward on the next gen systems. I disagree that it's only golf and therefore limited by definition. I see a lot of potential with this series if EA is willing to put some time, effort, and money into it. Especially intriguing is the possibility of expanded online modes and user created content: user created courses, online "tours", etc. Some of the gameplay needs improvement as well (i.e. a more realistic putting system), and the career mode can use some more meat on it's bones. Still, I'm enouraged by this year's edition.
December 3, 2008 at 1:35 am
Tiger Woods on the Wii is off the chain!!
December 3, 2008 at 4:12 am
idk if you consider this a sports game.. but what do you think about Midnight Club: Los Angeles Pasta???
i love that game!! wow…
December 3, 2008 at 12:29 pm
nice i cant wait to see your whole list
December 3, 2008 at 12:33 pm
if he makes nba live 09 number one thats f'n hilarious. should be Fifa 09 NBA 2k9 and NCAA 09 Football in no particular order top 3.
December 3, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Yezzir,
Are you joking?
Madden and Live are top 2…then Tiger…Fifa 09 and nhl 09 are horrendous and who gives a crap about college video games. You don't even know who you are using! 2k9 is good, but a whole notch below Live due to the 365 feature
December 5, 2008 at 7:50 am
Haven't played that one yet, too many games right now. I want to get some time with that one as well as NFS