Customer Reviews
:-( 
2007-10-05
Well, TW 08 is a major turn off for 2 main reasons among others: yes, it has a new attractive honeycomb interface, but the benefits stop there for the most part, and furthermore (which brings me back to the 2 reasons), the gameface has been reduced to a minimum, with little chance of creating a character that you can truly identify with, and the golf courses consistently, annoyingly, disgustingly, mix decent animated graphics with the crappiest first generation backgrounds that near compel me to flush the whole blolddy game down the toilet.
It is high time that EA sports came out of its complacent stupor and put out a product that is on par with the best graphics-intensive games of our time. The potential is there, waiting to be realized. Until then, I will sadly turn my back on TW.
B+ 
2007-10-03
Overall I think the game is very good. However, it is still quite similar to PGA Tour 07. The new courses are great and add new variety to the game, and the tiger challenge is fun but nearly impossible. The confidence meter is also not very helpful, but does influence your shot. If you really like Tiger 07, buy this gaame. If you like it but don't love it, the new differences will seem trivial and unexciting, but to a true fan, they will really spice it up. I recommend this game to the true fan, but not the gamer who didn't love Tiger 07. Overall I give it a B+.
Blatant Ripoff 
2007-10-02
I had high hopes that TW 2008 would elevate the game to new heights.
Instead, it aspires to new heights of mediocrity.Actually, IMHO, it is a major step backwards from 2007.
True, they threw us a few bones in the FedEx courses.But all the inherent anomolies of 2007 have been copied in 2008, along with many annoying (and backward) changes from 2007 that frankly make you wonder why EA even bothered to release 2008.
Oh yes...the cash register will ring.But only because of Tig's stature and prominence...not due to any real improvements in the playability or enjoyability of the game experience.
I have spent countless hours on 2007 and won something like 276 consecutive tournaments with a 57.5 scoring average.
I installed and uninstalled TW 2008 3 times...it was like watching home videos of some Mickey Mouse family event again. Why bother?
If you have TW 2007,save your money on 2008.
If you don't, buy 2007 off of Amazon or Ebay and have more fun.
Ho-Hum 
2007-09-10
I've been an avid fan of the Tiger Woods series, on a variety of platforms, for the last 5 years.
The 2008 edition seems to be missing something -- I can't quite put my finger on it, but it doesn't have the heart and soul of previous editions. The PC edition of TW 2008 especially suffers, because there are only 3 or 4 "new," real courses. I'm not sure what other people enjoy, but I certainly like courses that are modeled after actual courses, and while TW08 has kept the staples -- Old Course at St. Andrews and Pebble Beach -- in tact, the only interesting new courses are Firestone and Doral. The rest are either made up by EA ("East Lake Country Club," etc.) or are boring repeats.
Finally, as a game-pad user of TW08, I have one final gripe that I think most people share who play on the Xbox and PS2. Essentially, if you play at a skill level higher than "Novice," it is damn near impossible to make a put without hours and hours of practice. Also, if you play at Intermediate or Expert level, your shorts are radically affected by the wind, rain, etc. -- even more so than in real life. There is a difference between genuinely difficult and just "stupid" difficult, and played at Intermediate or Expert level, TW08 is the latter.
A great golf game but similar to its predecessors 2007-08-29
First let me say that this is one of the best golf games you can buy for the PC. If you don't have any other TW title and money isn't the deciding factor then this is the one to get. If you do have some of the more recent titles you may want to sit this title out. If you are looking to enter into the TW universe and money is a factor you would probably be better off picking up 06 or 07 as the last three incarnations have been very similar and previous versions can be picked up at a much cheaper price.
For those that have some of the more recent PC versions of TW... they have made slight improvements over previous versions but I'd be hard pressed to say that they are anything that warrants buying it at the current full retail price. In some ways this is a good thing. They didn't "fix" anything that wasn't broken. Oh the other hand they didn't do much to merit the full retail price of a new game either. They've mixed up the presentation of the scenarios a bit this year but it really amounts to the same scenarios of the last 2 or 3 versions of the game.
I believe it was 05 when they had the scenarios separate from playing the legends (which were arranged in a pyramid). The next version still had both but they were mixed together. Things really haven't changed since the version where they mixed them together... it's just that they update it with a new interface each year. One year it was time travel. This year it's a honeycomb.
The graphics have improved a bit but following in Maddens footsteps EA didn't take the PC version of the game to the next generation's level. My now somewhat dated PC can still run the game quite smoothly so I can only assume that they are doing this to ensure that those of us with older computers can still play the game. I guess I have somewhat mixed feelings on this. It would be nice to have next gen graphics but not at the expense of not being able to play it without massive upgrades. It seems like they could have developed it with paths for older systems to run it at reduced levels while giving those with better rigs the ability to take it to the next level.
I haven't noticed any difference in the game face character design going on a 3rd year now. I don't think they've even so much as added a new hair style or single piece of extra clothing. I haven't seen the new feature that allows you to import your face yet. I believe it is absent from the PC version. That and the absence of next generation graphics may push many to opt for getting one of the console versions of this game.
Experience points develop your attributes using the same system as '07.
Sad to say that the commentary is the exact same as the previous 3 or 4 years. "You've gotta be happy with that birdie, you've got to be happy with any birdie" "What do you see? I see a straight shot, 150 yards to the hole, and I see dead people" (yes, they've probably been doing that one since the movie came out in '99). It's pretty bad when they don't even update the commentary parts that date it to a movie that came out 8 years ago.
They've changed the on course HUD to match the game's honeycomb motif. One improvement that I did like was the honeycomb that is dedicated to telling you the current distance that your club will hit the ball. In previous versions you had to mouse over the club selection, adjust your shot, re-mouse over the club selection to see what your adjustment did, and repeat until you got it right. Now when you adjust your shot the distance is updated right on the screen. No more back and forth. This is the only feature that really made an improvement on the game for me.
The other new feature is the confidence meter. I haven't found it to be very useful. The HUD seems to be just as touchy as it has been in previous years. When using the click golf swing method you have to take extreme care to make sure you don't accidentally initiate your golf swing when doing things like changing clubs, adjusting your shot, or changing the shot type.
You also have the ability to jump right into the FedEx playoff. That didn't appeal to me too much since you play tournaments all the time in PGA mode. It didn't really add to the game.
This is a fun game for me. For those that haven't experienced TW, pick it up. For those that have you'd probably be better off waiting for a price drop. If next gen graphics are your thing, definitely go with one of the console versions.
08 Makes the grade 2008-06-18
To be honest, Tiger Woods 08 is a lot like the other ones in this best selling franchise, but there are some differences worth noting. First off, the tiger challenge mode has been greatly expanded with all aspects of a golfing game included.Also, there are confidence drills sprinkled in to help you gain an edge down the road. These confidence drills are saved and analyzed to identify your strengths and weaknesses to improve your game.23 golfers and 14 courses make this game a treat, as well as the game face feature which allows you to make a pretty freaky replica of yourself to play on the course.Add in the ESPN ticker with updates and breaking news and you have a game that is fun and challenging at the same time. A must buy for golf fans as well as sports fans alike.
What a deal! 
2008-06-08
In the past few years at work, I have had little time to play any game let alone touch a computer for relaxation. I rarely get home,but when I do I cant wait to play Tiger Woods Golf. What a great transaction too... I received the game in less than a week and at a fraction of what I would have paid at a store.
Fun, but flawed 2008-06-02
Tiger Woods Golf 2008 (PC) is a solid par, but too many bugs prevent it from making birdie. The graphics are solid - provided you have the video power, I had to upgrade my onboard Intel graphics - and the selection of golf courses is very good. St Andrews (The Old Course), The K Club, and Riviera are especially well rendered. There are several annoyances - incorrect score card yardages, bizarre club selections from the auto caddy, no way to see a running stroke tally, no way to select a course to play for a "casual" round, the same commentary (which is still inappropriate about 20% of the time) from Feherty and McCord that goes back at least to TWG 2004 - that really bug me. But overall the game is fun, and the several different game formats ensures it will be a long time before every scenario is completed. Recommended, but far from an "ace".
Tiger Woods 2008 Golf PC Game 2008-02-05
I bought this game for my husband for Christmas (he has all the previous versions of this game) and he has been playing it ever since. The 2007 game had more options to make the player look like yourself, but he still had fun creating his player. He said the courses were great. He also said it would probably be the last Tiger Woods game he would buy unless they came up with something really unique! I am not a golfer, so I can't say. But, I am betting that he will request this game for next Christmas!
Great for masochists 2008-01-19
This game is easy for a non-gamer like myself to 'get into'; the options and PC controls are reasonably straightforward. As I progressed in 'golfing' efficiency I realized that the game is not geared to reward good shots and penalize bad ones, but to some agenda of its creators. Doing everything 'right' can bring disastrous results, depending on this agenda. Life provides enough hard knocks without volunteering for them. Only a masochist will stomach this punishment for more than 30 hours or so. So... the question becomes: how much is 30 hours of moderately interesting entertainment worth? Your call.
