Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2003 = Better than Neo Turf Masters

NeoDragoN

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NTM has been my fave golf game since it came out nothing came close to the simplicity and yet was tough to master....untill now.

First of all most people would be put off because

A: Its an EA game

B: Its PGA has'nt been good since the Megadrive games ( IMO anyway )

And

C: its an EA game :p

If i had not played this at a friends i would never EVER dreamed of buying it, but luckily i did.

My friend got it on his Xbox and was raving about how good it was and i was like yeah yeah whatever, untill i got to play.

Everything about this game is awesome from the Matrix Style Drives ( yep we got bullet time golf swings ) to the Analogue swing system, no more circle's where u hit the button at the top and then again at the bottom, the club moves when you move the analogue stick, so you can get the MOST accurate shots ever! Its easy and fun to use but not so easy that you breeze through the game, far from it.

Now i know alot of us have Clashing Music tastes but you'll have to admit its cool to have Metal and Punk tunes on a Golf game! Yep we got bands like Saliva and Silver Chair, With a couple of punky/poppy songs by Ash and Boy Sets Fire on a golf game and its fits soooooooo well!!

There are also an abundance of game modes from simple Stroke Play, Match Play, Skins to T.I.G.E.R a golf version of Horse, and Speed Golf which is 2 player split screen where its the first to finish the hole, and its real speed golf, when you hit you ball you don't get magically transported to the ball nope you have have move and tap buttons as fast you can to run to the ball!! This mode had me and my dad in tears laughing :D

Theres also a Career Mode where you can unlock 27 Extra Golfers, New Club Heads, Gloves and build your Attributes.

Of course i have learned all of this because after i came home from my friends house i ordered it for my GC that night :D and have'nt stopped playing it for the last few days, and in multiplayer i doubt i ever will!

So GET THIS GAME!! It really is better than NTM ( Ducks Flames ) Sorry but it is.
 

Kid Aphex

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Maybe you can answer my question:

The Music for this game SUCKS. I know the game is FAN tast IC...but the soundtrack eats my ass! Since your friend has the XBOX version, could you ask him to please double check and see if you can burn your own music for this game?

The thought of me on the green, golfing to some mellow Underworld or LTJ BUKEM really makes me want the game...

Thanks man!
ray
 

k'_127

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hey where have ya been all this time

I don't like golf
 

Loopz

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Damn, I'm gonna have to give this sucker a shot.
Have you ever played Hot Shots 3 ND? That's my fave golf game period. Dunno how hot I am about analog stick club swings, but I'll give it a try.
 

Kid Aphex

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Loopz:
Damn, I'm gonna have to give this sucker a shot.
Have you ever played Hot Shots 3 ND? That's my fave golf game period. Dunno how hot I am about analog stick club swings, but I'll give it a try.
HS three was my fave; a coworker and I used to compete with it using the online tourneys until people ruined them.

Now, Tiger woods is awesome. Putting is really garbagey at first; but it just takes some getting used to.

The analog swing is one of the best ideas ever; personally I used the C-Stick on the gamecube...my club glows orange with fire I'm so fast. What a stud.

Anyways, the only downside to this game [after playing it a lot today] is the music. :)

If only the GC had a hard drive...
Or the Xbox had a wireless controller...

I can't make up my mind which to buy it for... frown
 

Deefuzz

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I got this game for xmas for the GC, I love it, it is definitely a great golf game
 

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I have the XBOX version, the music DOES suck big time bar an ash tune, but even as an ash fan, it doesnt go well with...golf!!??

Well, i cant find a way to use music from my xbox hard drive to game, i mean, couldnt they think that? Damn..

And for the record, its a great step for golf games, but no means a turfmaster beater!

:)
 

Argentina94

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Loopz:
Damn, I'm gonna have to give this sucker a shot.
Have you ever played Hot Shots 3 ND? That's my fave golf game period. Dunno how hot I am about analog stick club swings, but I'll give it a try.
I'm in the same boat, Loopz. I have Neo Turf Masters and Hot Shots 3 and found it very hard to pick between the two.

But speaking mainly on the more mainstream systems, Hot Shots 3 WAS my favorite until I played Tiger Woods 2003. I was never a fan of the analog swing meter last year, but this year it's exceptional and really makes you feel like you're playing golf.

I have to agree with NeoDragon on this one. As much as I love Neo Turf Masters (the graphics, simplicity and sheer pick-up-and-play), it's has been bested by PGA 2003.
 

Loopz

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Wow, if you guys are all fellow HotShots worshippers and you dig this game this much, I'm gonna have to go and get it. I just hate giving EA my money. Think I'll go scoop up the Cube version before work...

I figure I'll just get the Cube version, play with my WaveBird and shut off the music. I can just run the ambient sounds through the TV and whatever music I want through the stereo...
 
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