Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Xbox 360): The Hole-in-One Packshot

EA is on a mission. The company is out to prove that something as sedate as golf could be turned into an exciting Xbox 360 game. Golf as a sport suffers from an image problem outside the golfing circle. For the rest of the world, golf could be bottled and sold as sleeping medication. Then Tiger Woods came along and suddenly golf became a little more exciting. Not a hell of a lot, but more exciting nonetheless.

EA has been banking on Tiger Woods to do the same for its second installment of the sport’s video game version. As Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 rolls just around the next hole, game test drivers swear EA succeed in bring excitement to the video title. Particularly noteworthy is the company’s new UCAP technology, which brings the virtual Tiger alive and swinging on the Xbox 360.

We doubt if every Xbox 360 Fanboy will suddenly turn into Tiger-wannabes once Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 hits the stores but pre-release buzz says new and old golf fans will not be disappointed.

EA is on a mission. The company is out to prove that something as sedate as golf could be turned into an exciting Xbox 360 game. Golf as a sport suffers from an image problem outside the golfing circle. For the rest of the world, golf could be bottled and sold as sleeping medication. Then Tiger Woods came along and suddenly golf became a little more exciting. Not a hell of a lot, but more exciting nonetheless.

EA has been banking on Tiger Woods to do the same for its second installment of the sport’s video game version. As Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 rolls just around the next hole, game test drivers swear EA succeed in bring excitement to the video title. Particularly noteworthy is the company’s new UCAP technology, which brings the virtual Tiger alive and swinging on the Xbox 360.

We doubt if every Xbox 360 Fanboy will suddenly turn into Tiger-wannabes once Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 hits the stores but pre-release buzz says new and old golf fans will not be disappointed.