‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12’ Review
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 brings a realistic and as close as a console like game for the iPhone as you can get. With great graphics and controls and a lengthy and addictive gameplay, PGA Tour 12 is great for gold fans.
Gameplay 8.5/10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 has plenty of gameplay to keep you interested. It includes four different game modes: PGA Tour, Tiger Challenge, Closest to the Pin, and Multiplayer. In PGA Tour, it is just a regular golf game with number of holes. In Tiger Challenge, you have to pay money to complete certain golf challenges and mini-games. You can earn cash by beating these challenges, and then use the cash to buy equipment and gear for your golfer. In Closest to the Pin, you face your Facebook friends as you attempt to land the hit closes to a pin. There is also online and Bluetooth multiplayer available, if you get bored playing alone. PGA Tour 12 has 8 different golf courses in which you can enter tournaments to win more money and have fun. The commentary of the game is bad and is usually wrong 70% of the time. Also, it repeats a lot and gets annoying. You can play as many different great golfers or make your own legacy. Full customization of your golfer allows for more fun and makes you want to come back the gameplay. The same golf rules and terms that apply for the sport also apply for the app. Overall, there is many things to do in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 and plenty of content and gameplay to keep you interested.
Graphics 10/10
The graphics are gorgeous and support the new Retina Display. There are 8 different golf courses and all the graphics just look crisp and clear.
Controls 10/10
The controls consist of are easy and simple to use. You move your finger to wherever you want to aim the golf ball and once your ready tap the button to start-up the meter. Than you just drag the golf up and down for accuracy and power. These controls are spot on without any doubt at all and are perfect for a game like this.
Sound 10/10
The soundtrack fits extremely well with the feel of the game and keeps the game interesting. The in-game music is upbeat and fun to listen to while golfing. The sound effects are great also. You can also you iPod music while playing the game which is an added bonus if you happen to not like the in-game music.
Menus 9/10
The menus are great and fit with the theme of the game. There is nothing much unique and involve simple tapping. But the menus look great, and work perfectly fine.
Longevity 9/10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 has 4 different game modes and plenty of gameplay to keep you interested. Once you start playing, you will feel the need to customize and deck out you golfer. The Facebook option allows you to interact with your friends more, and there is also an online mode. There are 8 different courses to check out and more golfers to unlock and play with. For true golfers, the game is a gem; but if you do not like golfing at all game will get boring after several hours.
Cost 10/10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 takes the price of $4.99 which is perfect because it is an excellent game for the iPhone that has all the necessary elements. However the game is only sale at the time of when this was originally written, and at a sale price, it’s a steal. Get it.
Conclusion 66.5/70 — 95% — 5/5 Stars
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, is great game for golfers and brings plenty of content and more on the way. You can play for hours and feel like you accomplished nothing to customize your character. An online and Facebook mode is a bonus and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 is as close to a perfect golf game as you can get. If they would fix the commentary, it would be perfect.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 on the App Store.