Pin Seeker!!!!!!!! -With just a little tweaking EA could have a perfect 10
As far as game play goes, it is awesome. After you get the swing down (as well as the game allows) it quickly becomes the greatest and most challenging edition to the Tiger Woods series to date. Yes, I will admit the graphics are lacking a little and there are still some quirks in the swing mechanic but I would like to have someone look me in the eye and tell me that it is more fun to pull a controller back and push it forward than stepping up to an imaginary ball in your living room and ripping a 350 yard drive down the middle of the fairway. Just as others have written though, my biggest concern also happens to be my favorite thing about the game- the swing mechanic. Hopefully all the small problems with it will be worked out in Tiger 08. EA really needs to develop total swing control that will let you adjust your backswing without having to worry about striking the ball at 70% power unintentionally. The putting swing could definitely use some tweaking as well. There should be a way to set the power to a range that will let the ball actually reach the hole on uphill puts. My only other gripe is there is not a lot of consistency on how the ball is struck in relation to how the lie is. EA made it difficult to tell what percentage lie you had, instead they just show the graphic of your ball on top of the grass (or sand). Sometimes it looks like it is sitting up, but only comes out at 50%.
Despite these shortcomings, after an hour or two of practice Tiger truly offers you a unique experience that is comparable to being out there doing the real thing. I would recommend it for any golfer, gamer, or family member looking to have a little fun!!