iger Woods PGA Tour is a well-known golf franchise from EA-Tiburon that is released on an annual basis. Does this year’s release go out with a bang before stepping into next-generation? As always, I’ll be covering presentation, gameplay, achievements and final verdict.

Presentation:

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 is a golf game, so the presentation for the most part is quite pure. The game doesn’t need to have overly stylish menus, drop dead gorgeous graphics or a phenomenal sound design. However, it does need to be somewhat elegant but most of importantly simple. EA -Tiburon did a good job at making Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 feel like a golf game. It has simple menus, good enough graphics, clean sound and overall an excellent presentation. I personally haven’t played any previous Tiger Woods games so I can’t compare it with anything else. However, I liked what I saw, heard and felt, and that is a good thing for the game.

Gameplay:

This game has a few new features that the previous games in the series didn’t such as Legends of the Majors, playoffs in tournaments (for the first time in history for the franchise), Quick Tournament mode and a bigger space for members in the online Country Clubs. The game has 20 courses, 21 officially licensed PGA Tours and LPGA Tour tournaments. I will talk about Legend of the Majors first because this is probably one of the most intriguing modes in the whole game.

Legend of the Majors allows players to play in tournaments from the 1930s and all the way through current present day. This game mode covers up an entire century of golf history, which is quite fascinating in my eyes. If you love, and truly enjoy golf then this is perfect. The game adds grainy filters and other visual effects to fit the era; also, your golf equipment and golfer outfits are changed according to the era. If your golfer has an old outdated golf club, that is made out of wood then you won’t be able to cover as much distance unless you had a modern-day golf club despite your excellent swings.

One of the biggest issues though that I have with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 is that it’s not friendly for the newcomers. This due to the lack of an actual tutorial mode. The game does include somewhat of a brief tutorial, but it doesn’t do enough to help newbie players on properly playing the game. If you are new to Tiger Woods franchise then you will not be very happy about this, meanwhile veterans of the previous games wouldn’t care as much.

Achievements:

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 will take you a long time to grind up all of the possible achievements in the game. They’re time-consuming, but not really difficult. Majority of them require you to play 18 hole rounds with specific conditions, winning career tournaments with a custom created golfer, beating famous golf players in Legend of the Majors mode, earning specified created golfer levels and some minor online achievements that are easy and thankfully not as time consuming as the single-player portion. If you enjoy golf games, and planning to be playing this for a while then you’ll be enjoying this achievement list.

Final Verdict:

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 offers a good and varied single-player and a decent online mode that should last you a while. The presentation in the game is nice and makes the golf theme feel right at home. If you’re a perfectionist and enjoy getting all of the achievements and extra unlockables then you’re in for a long ride.

The additions of Legends of the Majors and Quick Tournaments, Country Clubs having 100 members and playoffs in tournaments are awesome for the franchise. Thanks to these new features, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 becomes a better golf game for the fans. Lack of a tutorial modes is a huge minus to the game and a big turn off for new players.

Online golfing is a ton more  social now thanks to the addition of more space for members to join in your country club. However, the tricky thing about this kind of game is that it’s a golf game, and it’s hard to recommend Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 to anyone.

In a nutshell, if you’re looking for a good lengthy golf experience than Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 is the perfect solution for your golf enjoyment. If you do not like golf simulators, then stay away, because this game is not for everyone and not newbie friendly at all. This is a good golf game for the veterans of the franchise, but that’s about it.

This game was reviewed on the Xbox 360.

The game will feature an all new game mode, Legends of the Majors, in which you can experience six different periods of golf with their very own equipment. You can even play night golf and play for the Grand Slam by going through the four majors’ historical events.

Executive Producer Brent Nielsen states, “We wanted to celebrate the world of golf in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 and give gamers and golf fans a chance to learn about the amazing legacy of the sport of golf through legendary players and iconic moments in majors history.

“We are excited for gamers to start taking down legends and earn their seat at the table of golf’s greatest players.”

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 will be available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and support Kinect and Move respectively.

A new gameplay video for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 is out, thanks to EA Sports, and it focuses on a few new features and refinements that will be introduced in this year’s installment.

Along with the new simulation difficulty and the improved strike meter, the game will have new features such as old time physics and new types of swing that will obviously add more complexity to the game and the way we play it.

Have a look at the video above, it might interest those who’re looking to get into the game.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 comes out on March 26th for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Stay tuned for continued coverage on the game.

You can get all our latest updates on the game over here, so head over to the page if you want more info till such time we post some.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 cover features some of the greats from the game, along with Tiger Woods. This is the European box art and the North American one is different with Arnold Palmer who will join Woods. The global version features Jones and Bubba Watson on the cover.

This is the first time two greats have appeared on a cover of the game from the franchise. The European edition will be released in the UK and Ireland on March 28.

“We are very grateful to EA SPORTS for remembering and honoring our dear Seve through this fantastic video game,” said Iván Ballesteros, vice president of Seve Ballesteros Foundation. 

“Not only does this celebrate Seve’s great golf accomplishments, it helps raise awareness to the work we are doing at the Seve Ballesteros Foundation for brain cancer research.”

All three golfers will join a roster of over 35 playable characters inTiger Woods PGA TOUR 14, including the legendary golfers Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Sam Snead and Lee Trevino.

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About Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14.

Game Overview:

The all-new game mode, Legends of the Majors, gives players a chance to travel back through time and relive the rich history of golf by matching up against the sport’s greatest legends, including Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods. Players can work their way through these legends in various eras and take each of them down to earn their own seat at the table of golf legends.

Publisher: EA

Release Date: TBA

About Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14.

Game Overview:

The all-new game mode, Legends of the Majors, gives players a chance to travel back through time and relive the rich history of golf by matching up against the sport’s greatest legends, including Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods. Players can work their way through these legends in various eras and take each of them down to earn their own seat at the table of golf legends.

Publisher:EA

Release Date: TBA

That vaunted list includes Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods.

Mike Taramykin, Vice President of Tiger Woods PGA Tour states, “This year’s edition of the game delivers a collection of innovative golf features that provide players an unprecedented chance to rewrite the record books. Players can earn legendary status by conquering the greatest legends of all time or challenge their friends on some of the world’s most renowned courses. Without question, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 is the best edition the franchise has produced in years.”

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 releases in North America on March 26th and worldwide on March 28th for Xbox 360 and PS3. It will, of course, support Kinect and Move.