Just picked it up from my EB games (Gamestop in Toronto). Gotta finish some work up and as soon as the kids are in bed, I'll break it open. Will post my impressions here later tonite. I'm stoked.
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Did you get the bundle with the Wii Motion Plus? This is what I'm really interested in.Comment
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Re: Got my Wii copy, will post impressions tonite
Ok I played a little bit because I couldn't resist and yes I did get the WMP with it. They give you an extended sleeve to use for your remote. Pretty easy to snap on and just starts working with no problem.
I did the tutorial for a bit but went straight to Play Now on Advanced (there are 3 swing difficulties, Advanced is hardest it disables manual fade\draws and putt preview) and precision putting.
I just hit stroke play and I got Banff Springs. The swing mechanics are fantastic. I'm about a 15 handicap so I have a half decent swing and I normally draw the balls and the majority of my swings were draws. I'm thoroughly inpressed. If you take an easy swing like in real golf you'll get good distance and if you try and hurry your swing it's going in the rough. Driving is the easiet (not really easy but easier than the other parts. It's the chip shots and putting that's difficult. Drawing and fading by turning your wrists as you swing and taking half swings works great. Immediatley after you take a shot it tells you in the corner of the screen whether it's straight or a draw or a fade and the % of power.
Putting is so intuitive and hard as hell and that's me using Tiger in practice round so it all depends on your swing. I haven't got into the club tuner yet. For some reason you can't turn off the putt meter (maybe just in tour mode?) in practice but it doesn't really matter because that hurts more than helps. You dont really notice it when you're putting as I'm looking down and then at the putter head when I hit and it feels damn good when you make a putt. There is a slight lag but I look down when I'm hitting my driver and irons just like a real golf swing so it's no problem and the lag didin't bother me putting either. The swing is incredibly accurate. I bogeyed almost every hole on the 9 I played but as soon as you get familiar with the course I shouyld start getting better but not too much better because it all depends on your swing. I don't think this is a game you will be shooting in the 50's on advanced mode. Thank god.
I didn't get a chance to go to career or challenges, I'll do that later tonite but so far this is incredibly fun and amazing to play when you have buddies over. I'll post more impressions later tonite if I get a chance but I might be up late playing this.
The only downside is the graphics are not so hot but it's so immersive you don't even think about it.Last edited by Seymour Scagnetti; 06-08-2009, 08:59 PM.Comment
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Thanks for the impressions. Graphics are not that important to me as long as the fun factor and longevity is in place.Comment
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Thanks for the initial impressions. Much appreciated!PSN: sportdan30
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Are there any Wii online modes? Sorry haven't been keeping up....Joshua:
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Don't go to sleep Seymour, we need more feedback!Comment
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Was just gonna start playing some more now and realized that I had everything on easy before regarding pin placement and winds and green speeds so gonna play Wolf Creek now and let you know how bad I do now. I don't think this game will suffer because of lack of difficulty.
Another good thing is all 27 courses are unlocked to begin with. I scrolled down the Play Now options and it doesn't look like any are locked, at least not in the Play Now mode. The only reason I played Banff Springs first off was because I just jumped into it and Banff Springs happens to be the 1st alphabetically.
From these early impressions if you have a Wii also and are on the fence about which version to buy you would be stupid not to buy the Wii game. Having 27 unlocked courses from the get go is very attractive.
I'm gonna play my 18 at WC and let you know how I did.Comment
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Hey Seymour! Longtime reader, first time caller...
Is it possible to shut off ball camera and turn on presentation camera on the Wii?Comment
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Ok this game is killer hard. I'm playing Bethpage Black on advanced with fast greens and fairways from the black tees. The only thing I have set easier is wind on breezy. I feel like I'm really playing Bethpage Black. After 5 holes I'm 7 over. This game is hard as hell and it ****ing rocks. In Play Now mode you can turn off the putting meter. There's an options screen in the main menu that lets you set all kinds of things. Before I was looking at the options sub menu when I was playing a course.
Putting is so fun and when you sink anything over 5 feet you feel really good about it. Run, don't walk tomorrow and buy the Wii version.Comment
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They have a tournament camera view so I'm assuming that it's the same as for the 360\PS3. I have it set on that but I'll get the player's view for a few seconds and then it follows the ball. But it maybe something that can only be done in tour mode because I have commentary set in the main options and I'm not getting commentary in that Play Now mode. I'v only played TW on the PC so I don't know what the old camera view was for last year.
OK I started playing Sawgrass because Bethpage was too hard and I'm only 1 over after 4 holes but with Greens and fairways set at average. This game is such a blast. When you hit a drive and it lands on the fairway you feel so damn good. This game is gonna take alot of practice.Comment
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Re: Got my Wii copy, will post impressions tonite
Already paid for it, and I rarely buy games new. Bought a wii just for this game mostly, plus they had a trade in deal.
I actually shot a 69 on the Black from the back tees(Played as par 71, not 70 like in the open). It's a great course and we've slept in our cars numerous times and had the first tee time at least a half-dozen times. If the black wasn't included I would have waited for the reviews. I'm glad you're liking it.Comment
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Ok I just shanked a shot with my driver from the teebox on Sawgrass and it went like 90 yards. That is the coolest thing ever. I'm not sure if I took my finger off the B button too early but nevertheless it's still something that can happen.
This is the most fun I ever had playing a video game. It really feels like you're golfing.Last edited by Seymour Scagnetti; 06-08-2009, 10:53 PM.Comment
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That's good to hear, I hope it comes close to being a sim. I actually inquired about prices on a real simulator and I haven't heard back from them. What kind of company doesn't contact someone about what must be a minumum 5-7K product??? It's one of my goals to have a basement or room high enough in my next house to have a simulator, I'm hoping Tiger Wii is a fun substitute in the meantime.Comment
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