Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (PS2)

Catering for all levels of experience thanks to five well-pitched difficulty ratings, it's an incredibly easy game to get to grips with. Intuitive from the off, you can pick from numerous golfers and courses, each of which are realised exceptionally well. Graphically, the game is outstanding, and given the vast number of gameplay choices available, it's going to last you a very long time.

The drawback is that things really haven't come that far since the 2004 edition. Sure, there are different courses to play on, and welcome they are. Then there's a brand new Tiger-Proof mode that lets you modify those courses to squeeze every ounce of playability and difficulty from them, although it's unlikely to be a feature you'll use that often. And as for the gameplay? It really hasn't changed that much, with those fresh courses the main attraction.

Yet still, you can't go far wrong with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005. Whilst it's disappointing that the game hasn't come on too much in the last year, there is the small factor that it was, and still is, one of the finest sports games on any format. Few games offer quite as much replay value, and that should be ample compensation for the lack of a decent competitor.--Simon Brew

Gameplay=
Swing very easy to get the hang of. Club changes are effective, and the depth of the sand and rough. One fault is that it is a little basic. Aftr a while it gets very easy.
7/10

Graphics=
You could mistake the golfers for the real thing. Jim Furyk and John Dalys' recognizable swing has been done to perfection.
8/10

Options=
Very good. Pga season is very realistic, and also all of the legend challenges. Playing skins against another person is great fun.
9/10

Overall=
If 2006 is anything like this, then it will sell fast, but don't be scared of saving money by getting this instead. This is a very good game on the whole.
8/10

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Hugely Disappointing   March 1, 2005
5 out of 11 found this review helpful

I tend to buy the EA Sports updates every 2 years. Tiger Woods 2003 was excellent and, having briefly played 2004 that seemed to be a step forward. However, in my opinion,Tiger Woods 2005 continues the recent EA Sports trend (Madden excepted) of making huge steps forward in the visuals and gaming options to the detriment of the actual game play (FIFA 2005 is the worst culprit. It's truly abysmal). Compared to 2003 this is rubbish. Come on, Whilst the tournament career mode is a welcome addition, having to score -60 to win the 4th tournament of 30 isn't. Not event the real Tiger does that. There has to be a realistically progressive element to these season modes to keep the player interested. This just doesn't have it. The controls don't seem to be as sharp and responsive as earlier versions either whilst the habit of the game regularly locking on a black screen with the cut music playing in the background is massively infuriating. As golfing sims go, it's still good but the quality control is slipping. If you have Tiger Woods 2003 or 2004, don't even think about buying this.

Sort it out EA Sports, you are destroying your reputation across the board with these substandard upgrades.


The best golf game ever.   February 4, 2005
andy (manchester, england)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Any golf fan in the world will like this game. But it is not only restricted to those golf. The main carreer mode involves playing amateures and proffessionals in your quest to play the legends. In the PGA Tour mode you can play in every single event in the tour in the season.
The modes don't stop there. Tiger Proofing is a new addition in which you can change every single thing about the course of your choice. Y ou can change the colour of the Greens, bunkers, fairways and rough. Make it harder or easier for yourself and change the wind speed.
In the challenge mode you are put in hard prediciments and have to battle your way out.
Wheteher on not you enjoy watching it you will like playing it.