![]() ![]() ![]() The caddy system of last year's game, which provided you with fairly explicit instructions on exactly where to place your putt, is gone and replaced with something called the ideal putt camera. In fact, it doesn't take you long to figure out that judging distance is the only requirement to sinking putts in Tiger 06 (more on that in a bit). You can use the shape stick for putting for more or less spin, but for the most part, judging the correct "zone" is more important than ball spin in the short game. Obviously, few green surfaces are that accommodating, so it's up to you to judge whether to set that "zone" icon short of the hole (for downhill puts) or long (when you're putting uphill). This icon indicates exactly how far the ball would travel if the putting surface were perfectly level. Second, putting power is now dictated by putting "zones," for lack of a better term, indicated by a blue arrow icon on the putting green. First, the greens look different this time around, thanks to some dynamic color-coded "beads" that travel along the green grid lines, accurately illustrating green breaks and slope. You can also use the gamebreaker against an opponent and drain his or her gamebreaker meter once your meter is full.Īnother area of tinkering by the Tiger 06 developers has been with the putting controls. It simply enhances your shot, adding distance to a drive or accuracy to a long putt. Though, unlike in games like NFL Street, use of a gamebreaker doesn't result in a guaranteed eagle from 200 yards out. The gamebreaker also makes its way into Tiger 06. How far you push the icon to either side will determine the amount of influence you put on the ball. ![]() It's very intuitive: place the icon to the right side of the ball and the ball will fade right place it to the left side of the ball, and you'll draw the ball. ![]() The shape stick manifests itself onscreen as a handy golf ball icon in the lower right-hand screen and a small cursor that you aim with the right analog stick. First and foremost there is the inclusion of the right analog stick, known in EA speak as the "shape stick." Players can use the shape stick to influence the flight and spin of the ball in a number of ways, including adding topspin or backspin, drawing or fading the ball, or various combinations in between. To be sure, the biggest news in Tiger 06 is the control changes, which, when you first hear about them, sound like a fairly substantial shake-up of the golf mechanics we've become acclimated to over multiple iterations. This time though, Tiger has some control tweaks you need to know about. Yet unlike the real Tiger, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 doesn't seem to be reaping the full benefits of this switch just yet.Īnother year, another golf game from EA Sports. Interestingly, the very golf game to which Tiger lends his name has seen a similar change in its swing system as well. Part of the "problem" with Tiger's game during his difficult times, according to the pundits, had been attributed to his new swing which, they said, fundamentally changed his approach and thus damaged his game. Whatever professional problems Tiger Woods had over the past handful of years have seemingly dissipated, and with them goes any doubt that Woods is once again the premier golfer on the planet. ![]()
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