![]() The online world has seen the sensible addition of simultaneous play, but only for stroke play. It's a great addition that golf fans and Tiger fans alike should really appreciate. Haney will chime in and give you an A-F rating based on the shots you've hit, letting you know if you should keep your new settings or trash 'em. The smaller it gets, the tougher it'll be to crank a perfectly straight shot. This allows players to go onto a driving range, hit balls and then change the workability, power, and spin tendencies of each club, all at the expense of the crucial sweet spot. Now you can see exactly what you did wrong. There's no more "this game sucks because my swing was perfect" when you shank a ball. It basically tracks the course that your club takes on the backswing and follow-through. The first is the real-time feedback meter, found in the lower-left corner of the screen. ![]() There are two other additions that are sure to please the many diehard golfers out there. ![]() It'd be nice if the game could recognize situations or realize that I was simply relying on my pristine putting ability to bail me out. There were moments when aspects of my game would drag a bit because I'd forget that I needed to constantly strive to hit the ball within three feet rather than five to ensure that my short game continued to improve. Probably the largest addition to Tiger 09 is the way your attributes actually do change based on how you're playing rather than how you've arranged yellow balls in a chart is much more true to the sport. None are all that adventurous or fun, but it's neat to see your attributes meld based on your play. The challenges are simple enough and range from playing all the Par 3s on a course to playing Bingo-Bango-Bongo across three holes. Tiger Challenge, another meaty gameplay mode, is back with ten golfers (nine separate challenges each as well as a nine-hole playoff) that increase in difficulty as you work your way up to the 18-hole match against Tiger himself. That's not necessarily a bad thing as the PGA Tour Season features everything that it should with lots of tournaments, a few different locales and the full FedEx Cup well represented. The phrase "it's the same" is one that will echo throughout this review, likely because so much of the Tiger 09 package has been seen before. None of the character customization options (Photo GameFace included) are different from what we've seen in years past, but they're here and are as good as ever. The Pro Shop allows you to further tinker with your golfer's appearance by adding gloves, hats and other attribute-boosting apparel. ![]() As you'd expect, the same player creation tool is hard at work and brings all of the nuances and details that you've become accustomed to. He'll grade you on four attributes and then you're off to start your career. Haney does do an admirable job of highlighting bad shots from a previous round and making you practice them, something that could have felt like an afterthought if done poorly. His advice is fairly non-descript, providing no sort of analysis as you take your introductory swings. Haney delivers some of the worst voice acting I've heard in a long while - in sports games or otherwise. While it sounds enticing, it's actually a shame that this is the introduction that everyone must bear before sinking their teeth into what Tiger 09 has to offer. The first thing that players will notice when they boot up Tiger Woods 09 is that Tiger's coach, Hank Haney is in the game.
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