While not nearly as time-investing as last year, these purchasable rounds still drain the enjoyment out of trying to unlock the complete game. Tiger Woods 13 took a better approach – perform well on that purchased round, and you can eventually “earn” unlimited playthroughs on that particular course. That statement might initially offset you, but there’s just one option for navigating the unavailable courses: you can either directly purchase them or, unlike last year, you’ll never be able to play it at all. The LPGA in now offered as a full-fledged career mode, and the game has added five more courses for a total of 20 on-disc courses, with an additional 22 available through DLC. Some of the other new additions are rather large. Still, there are over 3,000 new camera angles in the game, and quite a few of them showcase the stunning beauty of courses without drawing too much attention to the lackadaisical crowd animations. Perhaps the technical limitations of current-gen systems are showing their age, but there’s very little movement beyond the occasional head-turn from the crowd – a limitation that always reminds you how different a Sunday afternoon at a major championship should feel. ![]() Facial expressions are limited to either stoic or angry (seriously, Tiger looks fairly angry all the time), and, though certainly not as noticeable as last year, crowds lining the course manage their reactions in an odd manner. However, some of the character animations are still basic. And see if you can avoid the thousand of flowers any better in the evening. Want to play Augusta National at 3:00 am? Go for it. You can now play a course at any time of the day, and (taking a hint from Madden) the game now features a dynamic system that matches the current conditions of a course to your playthrough. The entire game has received a graphics overhaul, and the on-course presentation is the best we’ve seen yet from the series. ![]() The Tiger Woods series has always suffered from an identity crisis when compared to its brethren Madden and NHL, but TW 14 manages to create a look and feel that matches the atmosphere you might find at a major on a Sunday afternoon. The game’s presentation is the first place where you’ll notice significant improvement. Despite some technical and narrative bogeys, this is the best Tiger game yet. Thankfully, the fictional stakes aren’t nearly as high in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14, but by all accounts, EA must feel like it has something to prove too, based on this year’s version. If you’re familiar with the world of golf, you’ll know that Tiger Woods’ goal this year is rather plain – regain the world number one status (which he hasn’t held in over two years) and prove to himself that he’s still the most dominant force the sport has ever seen.
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