As I wrote in my review of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, playing the game is comparable to complex mathematics equations: once you factor in wind, swing speed, and other environmental factors, you usually come out with the right answer. Unfortunately, one of the things that the Tiger Woods series has always failed to capitalize on is the ability to immerse players in each course. That, in addition to five other new courses, is the real reason to purchase this year’s edition. Most headlines surrounding The Masters, however, are focused on the inclusion of the infamous Augusta National, a legendary course that most golfers dream of playing. The addition of the caddie would be beneficial to this mode in a way that the traditional settings can’t take advantage of club and shot suggestions make sense without the help of the shot-circle crutch. In the True Aim mode, players were no longer afforded the generous landing circles for shot previews and were forced to play the game with their intuition. What’s the point in playing Tiger Woods if there’s someone telling what shots to take? Furthermore, the addition slows down the pace of play for experienced gamers who simply want to advance their careers and finish rounds.Īnother important change in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters was the removal of the True Aim feature that was introduced in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11. Not that the caddie is always correct, making the game significantly easier - in fact, your caddie often suggests low-risk, low-reward shots - but much of what the caddie offers detracts from the experience of playing the game. Unfortunately, the addition of caddie’s shot suggestions and club choices doesn’t feel as realistic as it does a constant digital crutch.

Born of discussions with PGA pros, the addition of your personal caddie was an attempt to add realism to the on-course experience. The most notable change to this year’s edition - aside from Tiger’s ostensible removal from the game’s cover - is your ever present caddie.

Their tinkering ranges from wildly effective (e.g., the advent of the True Aim mode in last year’s edition) to inconsequential but rarely do the designers’ additions detract from the game the way that they do in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters. The makers of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series, and in reality, all of the EA Sports properties’ designers, have an unenviable job: after creating one of the most acclaimed and realistic sporting experiences on home consoles, they’re annually tasked with recreating, tweaking, and actually improving on a model that repeatedly earns top honors.

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