Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PSP)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.0 stars Good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Aaron Thomas
• Reviewed on: 09/11/2007
• Released on: 08/28/2007
• Originally published on GameSpot: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PSP) Review

Did you know that Electronic Arts is averaging a new Tiger Woods game for the PSP about every eight months? With that sort of frequency, you wouldn't expect the games to be vastly different from one another, and you'd be right. Tiger Woods 08 is a solid game, but it's almost identical to its predecessor.

Very little has changed with regard to how the game plays--it's the Tiger Woods you've come to know and love. The analog swing feels a bit more forgiving and works well, though the ball will sometimes inexplicably travel farther or less than it should. The power meter on the side of the screen moves so fast that it's of no help when hitting a shot with less than 100 percent. Your short game and putting are most affected by this, and while it's a frustrating issue, it doesn't ruin the game even if it can cost you four or five strokes a round. Neither the three-click swing system nor the new putt preview from other versions of the game made it to the PSP version. The new confidence meter that fills or empties based on what kind of shot you just hit is certainly prevalent, popping up after every single shot, but the bonuses it gives don't seem to have much of an effect on how the game plays. But that's a good thing because it's not very consistent in how it gives points. Missing a 60 foot putt by a foot shouldn't hurt your confidence as much as an errant drive. If anything, it should boost your confidence--just like chipping the ball to within a few inches of the hole from 20 feet away.

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