Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for Wii

Having the opportunity to blog about games and gamer news means that I might have to cover games I am not particularly interested in playing. This was certainly the case with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. I have never played golf or even had much interest in playing. (This excludes miniature golf, of course!) To be honest, the only reason why I wanted to try this game was so I could get my hands on Wii Motion Plus. Wow am I pleasantly surprised!

TW10 has some very exciting new features. The first is the reason why I bought the game. Wii Motion Plus gives you the control over your Wiimote that I think we all assumed we would have when we bought our Wiis in the first place! The slightest turn of your wrist will now effect your swing.

If you do not want blame your poor game on a flick of your wrist then there is always the weather. TW10 has teamed up with The Forecast Channel to give you real time weather conditions on the course. The in-game weather changes in accordance to real life wind and rain conditions. Obviously, this can greatly effect your game and you will have to find a way to play through it. Or, you can play in a sunnier location.

The last of the new features that I am going to talk about made my boyfriend's jaw hit the floor and he immediately started texting. (He hates texting.) Disc Golf! TW10 includes 27 disc golf courses! I have never disc golfed before and the idea of dragging my nine month old out on the course does not sound very appealing to me. Now we can play in the comfort of our living room! As I have yet to try this new feature keep a look out for a later blog about my soon-to-be awesome disc golfing skills!

When I started this game I really did not know much about golf. Although the tutorial was some help, I am not sure it was helpful enough for those of us that really have no clue what we are doing. I eventually made it through the tutorial, but I did not really understand what I was supposed to be doing until I watched someone else do the tutorial too. This is probably because I am a visual learner. Yes, it does give you written direction, but it would have been nice if the game actually showed me how to play or had given me feedback.

After finishing the tutorial I was actually very excited to jump into the game and start playing. Since I am a true beginner I was happy to see that the "All Play" difficulty level was not just about making it easier to play. Yes, it does make it much easier, but I also feel that you can use the provided aiming guides to better understand how to be a better player. In a very short time I have a better understand on how to aim given wind and terrain and am looking forward to playing at a more difficult level.

Over all, I think Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 is a great game that just about anyone can play. I had the choice of buying it for Wii or X360 (I played the X360 demo) and I picked the Wii because of the Wii Motion Plus, but I honestly think playing on the Wii makes it much more enjoyable. Playing on the Wii makes me feel like I have more control and makes me feel more connected to the game. After playing for the first time I look forward to playing more and seeing everything this game has to offer.

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