Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1681 in Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Model: 16872
• Published on: 2009-06
• Released on: 2009-06-08
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .52 pounds

Features

• Trade your clubs for discs in a fun, new game mode based on the family-fun sport of Disc Golf. Play from custom tee locations on all 27 courses in the game.
• The included Wii MotionPlus accessory elevates your game with an enhanced, true-to-life golf swing that features precise draw-fade capabilities and authentic sports motion which mirrors your every move.
• For the first time ever, feel the drama of playing in the US Open, one of golf¿s biggest¿and toughest¿tournaments of the year.
• Replay dramatic scenarios from past PGA Tour seasons as you¿re placed on the course at the precise moment before history was made¿only this time, you determine the outcome.
• Play alongside actual PGA Tour Pros during real-world PGA tour events or swing away in daily and weekly tournaments as you fight to stay atop the leaderboard.

Amazon.com Product Description

Feel the drama of playing professional tournament golf like never before with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. For the first time in the history of Electronic Arts' much lauded golf simulation franchise, players can take aim at capturing the US Open Championship on the ever-challenging Bethpage Black. Playing in front of huge galleries and hearing crowd reactions from nearby holes, take your game to the next level when it matters most as you try to hold off a charging Tiger Woods and other PGA Tour Pros. Whether you’re fighting the course, the crowd, dynamic weather conditions, or the field, feel the drama on every swing with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. Key Features: Wii MotionPlus Control Accessory Included - Elevate your game with an enhanced, true-to-life golf swing that features precise draw-fade capabilities and authentic sports motion which mirrors your every move. Win the US Open Championship - For the first time ever, feel the drama of playing in the US Open, one of golf’s biggest—and toughest—tournaments of the year. Known for its extremely challenging playing conditions, Bethpage Black tests even the best golfers. Precision Putting - Check out precision putting that will change the way you play the game. Using a single long range putter, the combination of backswing length and the tempo of your downswing determines the distance your ball will travel. Dynamic Weather Conditions - Powered by the Wii Forecast Channel and the Weather Channel, real-time weather now has a major effect on gameplay conditions. If it’s raining in Pontre Vedra Beach, Fl, then you too can face the challenge of a rain-soaked TPC Sawgrass. Enhanced Draw-Fade - Experience heightened accuracy and control with the Wii MotionPlus as it reads how you’re rotated in 3D space when you swing the ball. A slight rotation will result in a slight draw or fade as will a more extreme rotation end up in a greater draw or fade. All-New Disc Golf - Trade your clubs for discs in a fun, new game mode based on the family-fun sport of Disc Golf. Play from custom tee locations on all 27 courses in the game. Multiplayer Support - Online and local support of 2-4 players. Screenshots: Real weather conditions. View larger. Practice strokes. View larger. Tournament challenges. View larger. Disc mini-game. View larger.

Customer Reviews

My initial impressions of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Wii with motion plus.....
Here's my initial impressions of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Wii with motion plus.....

I have to say I had really high hopes for this years Tiger Woods game because of the M+, and it honestly has surpassed all of my expectations.

This is is MUST BUY for all Wii Owners, and the version to purchase for all multi console owners.

TW10 is without a doubt the best golf game I have ever played. M+ makes it very realistic & completely immersive.

M+ perfectly reads what you are doing. Take putting for example. For the first time in a TW Wii game putting works just like real life. My first putt, I swung a bit harder than you would in "real life", and my ball shot across the green. It very accurately tracks whether you are taking a long or short putt. You can either look at the onscreen meter, or just swing like you would in real life. Follow through really matters too. The aiming with the M+ is perfect, the worst feature of last years Tiger is now perfectly executed. 2009 putting is still available (not like you would WANT to use it), but with motion plus, just select precision putting instead of standard and you will be amazed.

The swing mechanic? Wow. Taking a shot feels, well....natural. M+ works so much better than any of the previous versions, the accuracy is almost scary. When driving, the harder you swing, the farther the ball goes. Hit at 50% power with a slight fade, that's what you get. Power swing with a draw? You actually having to worry about both your backswing and power/follow through in a golf video game. And if you don't know how to do those things in real life, the tutorial is concise and explains the basics of it all in few short (2 minute) lessons.

Motion+ makes the gameplay jump lightyears beyond any other golf game ever made. The gameplay certainly leaves the more visually stimulating versions(PS360PC) far behind.

The weather on the course you are playing is based on real time weather at the actual course location, which TW checks from the Wii's weather channel.

And the amount of content in this game boggles the mind. Most content packed Tiger Woods game ever.

Included are almost every golf related activity you could imagine, this will keep you busy for a LONG time.

Online Modes include:

*Online play: both simultaneous play & real time tournaments, daily and weekly.

Traditional Modes include:

*Quick Play
*PGA Tour
*Fed-X Cup
*Tournament Challenge (play against some of the toughest challenges in golf history)
*Stroke Play
*Match Play
*Bloodsome
*Greensome
*Skins
*Stableford
*Alternate Shot
*Best Ball
*Four Ball

Arcade Modes Include:

*Disc Golf (available for ALL 27 courses)
*Rings
*Elimination Mode
*One-Ball
*Team One-Ball
*Battle Golf

Mini Games
*Mini Putt (Putt Putt)
*Target
*T-I-G-E-R
*Capture the Flag
*Target2Target

I have only tried the disc golf, but it really shows off the M+. I tried throwing it traditionally, straight up, straight down, backhand and I have to say it works very well. Lots of fun. Gets me excited for Wii Sports Resort!!

2 other points of interest:

There will be downloadable content in the future.

If you are playing local multiplayer, you can play with a "Pass the Wii remote" mode until you get more M+ attachments.



I highly recommend it to anybody looking for a good golf game. It's brilliant.

The 27 included courses:

New for 10:
1. Banff Springs ( Stanley Thompson 18 )
2. Bethpage ( Black )
3. Hazeltine National C.C.
4. Oakmont C.C.
5. Pinehurst ( Course #2 )
6. Torrey Pines G.C. ( South Course )
7. Turnberry ( Ailsa Course )

Returning from 09:
8. Bay Hill Club & Lodge
9. Cog Hill Golf & CC ( Dubsdread Course )
10. Doral ( Blue Monster )
11. East Lake C.C.
12. Fancourt ( Links Course )
13. Firestone C.C. ( South Course )
14. Gary Player C.C.
15. Harbor Town Golf Links
16. The K Club Golf Resort
17. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course)
18. Pebble Beach Golf Links
19. Riviera C.C.
20. Sheshan Golf Club
21. St Andrews Links ( Old Course )
22. TPC Boston
23. TPC Sawgrass
24. TPC Scottsdale
25. Wentworth ( West Course )
26. Westchester C.C.
27. Wolf Creek G.C.

Great golf game, but the graphics didn't quite make par.
Sorry for the bad pun in the title, but the first words out of my mouth when booting this game up were, "Oh wow! Tiger got ugly!" Thankfully, first impressions don't matter for much with this game. Mostly, I purchased this game to get a crack at the new Wii Motion Plus controller accessory, so this review is as much a review of the game as the hardware. If you buy the version with the wii motion plus pack-in, you also get a new silicone sheath for the wii remote, which is a nice touch.

GAMEPLAY: So basically, the game is golf, something that I do quite poorly at in real life. Golf games and I do about as poorly. Every few years I go out and buy a golf game, and I basically pay attention to fun and accessibility. On both counts, the game is very, very good.

CONTROL: With the Wii Motion Plus, this game plays better than any other golf game that I've ever played. Give yourself thirty minutes with the new motion controls and you may never be able to go back to Wii Sports Golf. The controls feel realistic and responsive, but kind enough to make the game accessible to a golf neophyte. Without the Wii motion plus, all I could think of doing was putting the motion plus accessory back on as quickly as possible.

GRAPHICS: Serviceable. I've seen a lot better looking games on the Wii. Water is barely animated and looks pretty pixelated, trees are low res, and character models are only a bit better looking. Character animation is very smooth though and the game seems to match your motions in real life fairly nicely. Oh, but not the crowd... they look really really bad and are animated extremely poorly.

AUDIO: It's golf with announcers. Sometimes the announcers say some pretty funny stuff, but mostly it's what you would expect from any golf event, either in a game or in real life.

FEATURES: Absolutely stuffed.
- This game has lots of game modes, one of them being disc golf. I can already tell that disc golf is going to be one of my favorite party games. Disc golf does away with the announcers and replaces them with some tacky elevator music, but party games usually end up with the stereo blasting mixes from someone's iPod or Zune at unhealthy levels, right?

- Character Customization: Deep and highly customizable. Want to make an aging, pot-bellied, Asian, redneck, punk-rocker with missing teeth, a mohawk, cowboy boots, fu-manchu, mutton chops, and a kilt? You can do it. My friend and I spent at least 45 minutes tricking out our characters trying to make the most outlandish combinations we could think of and we had fun doing it. You can go into the shop and buy additional stuff with your winnings to get even more cool items to trick your character out with.

- As you play, your character gains experience in different abilities and areas. You can spend this experience to boost your stats. This definitely increases the replay value for completionists.

- Online play that doesn't require friend codes!

- Dynamic weather that integrates with the Wii Weather channel. Seems kind of cool. The feature definitely isn't based off of your local weather and seems to be based off the weather at that particular golf course in real life. I'm pretty sure of this because it was raining heavily all evening in my town and none of my games had any rain.

VALUE: With over 20 courses, disc golf, and a decently deep experience system will keep dedicated players playing for a very long time. Multi-player gameplay is a blast and great for groups of friends.

Overall, I recommend this game to anyone that enjoys golf games and also to gamers that only casually enjoy golf games. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is the best golf game that I've ever played to date. This game has features that I'll probably never ever see or even touch, but other people may love them. The nearly instantaneous ability to pick up and play the game is very nice, but there are enough nuances to the game that hardcore players will definitely have a game to hone their skills on. This is probably one of the only sports games I will ever review as a "must have" title for anyone who enjoys the genre.

Amazing Experience.
When I first heard Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 would be supporting Wii MotionPlus, I could have cared less.

I, in all honesty, never even touched a Tiger Woods game before in my life. I'm just not that into golf as a whole. After watching a few videos here and there, they quickly caught my attention.

This game is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, an amazing demonstration of how the Motion Plus can be used. You literally feel as if you're holding the club when going to hit the ball as it tracks the speed you are swinging as well as the angle.

The game is also packed with great features, my favorite being disk golf. In case you are unaware, disk golf is basically golf with a frisbee. With the Motion Plus, though, it feels incredibly real. You can throw it normally, sideways, hell, even upside down and it all happens in real time (with an incredibly minor delay in animation that is barely noticeable).

No longer do your movements feel scripted, the Motion Plus easily fixes that. To see the difference between the regular controller and the Motion Plus, try playing Disk Golf with and without it. (You can simply unplug the addon at any time to revert to the old sensor as well as plugging it back in to revert to the new one without any kind of setup.)

While the game is great and has plenty of content and online abilities, the only area that I find troubling is the graphics. The courses, as a whole, look great and the character animations for your golfer are great as well, but some of the textures seem stretched and overall low quality.

Not to mention the lack of even a minor amount of Anti-aliasing on the characters (and even the ball) at times.

The multiplayer is great online and offline and the entire game as a whole has plenty of replay value. For a full list of information, check out sites like IGN to see what the game really as to offer.

Summary:

Pros:
+ MotionPlus - Remember the first time you played bowling in Wii Sports? Yeah, this is about 300x cooler.
+ Pretty Damn Fun - Golf, while not known for it's incredible amount of excitement, fits great with the Wii MotionPlus and keeps you addicted.
+ Plenty of Modes - From Career to Party games, this disc is crammed with plenty of things to keep you and your friends busy all day.
+ Online Support - While I didn't get to completely try it out, the game supports online tournaments as well as DLC costumes for your character.

Cons:
- Graphics - While they are fairly good for a Wii game, they lack the polish of some first party titles, such as Super Mario Galaxy. Not to mention the low quality of the textures in major areas.
- Almost... Too Precise - While the Wii MotionPlus is great in how it works, it can be somewhat too precise for beginners. It took me a few hours to grasp how to swing in order to avoid getting a Draw or Fade, for example. Other things, such as Disk Golf, come naturally.


So that's about all I can come up with. If you're looking for a more in-depth review, once again, check out sites like IGN as they cover more areas. From a consumer standpoint, this game is pretty damn good. If you like golf in any way, I'm sure you'd love this game. Just make sure to get the bundle!