![]() You can also boost skills by purchasing different appearal and equipment, either with real money (in the PSN store) or through aquired winnings in the game.Īs for putting, I noticed that the caddy is not that helpful in reading the greens before you build up the skills. I weighted it toward putting and toward power. Now I have applied my XP toward every skill, but there are 4 skills to build for putting. I had quite a few pars, but I had the 3 putts from 4 feet too. ![]() I wish I had noticed I had that XP before because like your experience, once I hit the greens it was a whole different level of complexity. I finished my first full round at Augusta last night, which must be the first full round I completed in the new game, and when I was shown the ability to skills upgrade I had 20,000+XP, which I think is part of the import from TW11 of my character. I wonder what EA has up its sleeve for the next version? Pine Valley? Cypress Point? But the lure of Augusta was too much for me to resist, and it probably is for many golfers and gamers. Come to think of it, so can Tiger in real life-so maybe I’m not that far off.Īs a game, TW 12 is not that much of an improvement from the earlier Wii version that my kids have (they have a Wii-I have a PS3 only because I acquired it as part of a “free” promotion). The shapes on the greens are simulated by grid, which has directional blips telling you in what direction and with what approximate speed your ball will turn as you cross that line. I can get to the green in regulation and then promptly six or seven putt. While the full swing is easy, the putting for me is a nightmare. There are lots of other ball flight options for creating fades, draws, more spin, more distance and so on. With a decent rhythm and relatively straight motion, you can get the ball to go where you want it. After choosing a club and a target, you simply move the joystick down and up in a smooth motion. Full swings are not a problem at all, with the swing motion controlled by the thumb joystick. While the PS3 has a Wii-like motion system, I played the game using the standard controllers. Watching the Masters after having played a TW: 12 round, I felt as though I had new insights into the course and the problems the competitors faced. ![]() I’ve done that a couple of times now, never getting close to playing well, but thoroughly enjoying the scenery and play. My other choice was to jump right in and play as Tiger. Playing that way was going to take me too long to get to Augusta. The primary focus seems to be a campaign mode in which you start as a lowly amateur and work your way up the food chain. While you can’t quite describe the game’s images as photo-realistic, they’re incredibly lifelike I expect the next generation of console graphics will be indistinquishable from at least low-def television. As someone who can clearly remember playing the first green and black, two dimensional golf games on an Apple II, I’m constantly amazed at the improvements in computer graphics. ![]() The visuals are stunning and instantly recognizable as the course we see each April on television. I haven’t been disappointed-with the Augusta part, at least. The opportunity to play Augusta-even virtually-was too big to resist. I’m a dilettante gamer-my four PS3 games are two more than I probably need-but when Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters was released, I sprung for a copy. Teacher’s Comments: Visually stunning, but some of the controls are finicky-particularly the putting.
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