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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 - Irish Times

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Apr 5th 2012, 23:54

The Irish Times - Friday, April 6, 2012

CIARA O'BRIEN

GAME OF THE WEEK : 3 cert, EA, Xbox 360 (also PS3) ****

As golf games go, EA's Tiger Woods franchise is pretty much unrivalled. This year's Tiger Woods PGA offering is more immersive, with improved swing controls and the chance to build your own online country club. Everything else is as you'd expect: famous courses, famous tournaments and 22 well-known faces, including. Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyck and Graeme McDowell.

It also brings Kinect functions into the mix. So now not only can you swing the club (almost) like a pro, but you can also navigate menus through voice control.

I say "almost like a pro" because there are some issues with the Kinect control. While the use of motion controls make it a step closer to a real golf game, it's not perfect. At times, trying to do something like change the shot's aim can be frustrating, and there is, of course, the fact that to take a shot you face the sensor head on instead of sideways, making it slightly less realistic than your average golf game.

For the most part, however, the Kinect integration works well, and the ability to control menus by voice makes things that much easier.

You can, of course, choose to play the traditional way, with a controller and analogue sticks. The new version also has improved swing mechanics, with Total Swing Control making it by far the most realistic, if a little complex.

You can also play through some pivotal moments in Woods's career, in Legacy mode, from the time he was a toddler learning to handle a golf club, right up to the more significant wins of his adult career. The early years are more of a novelty; after a while, trying to hit a golf ball into a pool in the backyard gets a bit dull.

By far the most satisfying way to play is to create your own golfer and start from scratch, building your career as you go. If you have enough friends playing, create your own country club online.

Not without its flaws, but EA delivers just enough change to keep things interesting.

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