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1. #PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 UPDATE#
2. #PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 SKIN#
3. #PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 PC#
4. #PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 PROFESSIONAL#

The oddest thing about the whole thing is that you can then watch yourself performing the various angry tantrums and smug celebrations in-game, accompanied by an annoying American voice that only makes the whole experience more eerie. The results are surprisingly good, particularly with a little work on the hair and facial structure, even if I seemed unable to transform my neck from a weird olive-green colour to the pasty flesh-tone it actually is. Simply, upload a front shot and a side shot to EA’s website or connect a USB camera – Microsoft’s Live Vision camera in the 360 version – then position a small number of markers, and after twenty minutes or so of cogitation the game spits out a reasonable likeness, ready for tweaking. At last, you don’t have to play Tiger or some PGA stalwart, or use the Game Face feature to create some vague, idealised facsimile of you you can get your own face in the game and walk the uncanny valley in your own weathered skin. In fact, the biggest graphical enhancement isn’t anything to do with the engine or the art, but the introduction of the Photo Game Face feature. It’s just that other genres are training us to expect a whole lot more. Don’t get me wrong: this is still the best-looking golf game around by some margin.

#PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 SKIN#

The lighting on the courses, skin and clothes seems oddly flat, the trees look distinctly artificial, and there’s a sense that all the different components in the scene – the players, the grass, the tress, the crowd – still don’t quite mesh into one coherent whole. Yet there are still many areas where the game could really do with some attention. There are some nice atmospheric effects and depth-of-field blurs being thrown around, and the long grass doesn’t fade in so obviously anymore. True, there are better, more realistic textures on the greens, and the picture-in-picture nonsense seems to have been toned down.

#PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 UPDATE#

In the interval between Tigers, the likes of Gears of War, GRAW2 and Bioshock have redefined what we should expect from HD-era games, yet the 08 update seems stuck in a rut. Well, frankly, anyone expecting to see any vast improvements in Tiger Woods 08 is in for a big disappointment, particularly when it comes to visuals. We’re still left wanting a game that could truly take golf somewhere new. The problem is that it didn’t do much more. Tiger Woods 07 made good some of the deficit by cramming in more courses and game modes, while also warming up our virtual champ. What’s more, it bought us one of the most terrifying examples of the ‘uncanny valley’ yet seen in a video game, with a digital Tiger seemingly straight out of the Stepford labs.

#PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 PC#

Tiger Woods 06 bought the franchise into the HD era, but as several courses and plenty of content had gone missing in the transition from the PS2 and PC versions, it felt like a bit of a rush-job.

#PSP TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 PROFESSIONAL#

As in previous Tiger Woods games on PSP, players can create custom characters, challenge nearby friends to wireless matches, and choose one of 14 professional stars to compete as or against.It’s a sobering thought that we’re already on our third Tiger Woods on the Xbox 360 – I guess we’re way past the point where we can talk about Microsoft’s breakdown-prone box as a next-generation console, and also past the point where we can get too excited about the usual annual franchise updates.

These range from clearing the area of debris to wiping your cleats, juggling the ball, and even controlling your heart rate. While having a shaky state-of-mind can cripple a normal golfer, the golfers in PGA Tour 08 can improve their focus through nine mental mini-games. Subsequent bunker shots, long putts, and so forth, will become easier or more difficult depending on your character's confidence.

As in the console versions, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 features a play mechanic called the "confidence meter," which increases and decreases based on your performance during specific situations on the links.

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