The only nagging issue with the Tiger Woods games that EA has yet to address seriously is the game's soundtrack. For the past two years, EA has been assembling seemingly random collections of contemporary licensed songs and calling them soundtracks.

"Bogey"
Players are not different enough cause you only get Tiger.

I dislike how putting is done.

Too many arcade elements for a "sim" game.

CPU AI is not worth playing against.

"Imagine if it was the 'Jack Nicklaus PGA Tour 2004'"
This game is excellent beyond belief and i would have to say one of the more realistic version of golf simulation games. Everything about this game is great, from PGA Tours, to World Tours to Traditional Golf and Stroke Plays, but i clearly am not satisfied with this years roster, it's top notch and got some of the greatest golfers in the present, but what about the legends, golf wouldn't be as popular as it is today if it wasn't for Jack Nicklaus, so if they bring the legend roster for the 2005 edition, that will definitely get my satisfaction, so if you like golf, then i prefer you get this game, it's great but would've done better with adding in Classic Tours and Senior Rosters.
See Ya.

"Great game, but where the hell is the pros"
I Loved this game the first day i bought it, it was all good and the gameplay was great, but the lack of players are getting on my nerves. Don't get me wrong, there are many great pros like Tiger Woods, John Daly and Vijay Singh nut some players like the legendary two time pga tour winner Davis E Love III seems to be away from the 2004 installment of the Tiger Woods franchise. As far as that, the challenges are hard, the players are flawless and the whole 10 in 10 game is pretty much hype eater. This game has done it but i can't call it perfect. 9.2/10.

"A must play game."
EA Sports has whipped yet another juicy title for us to go crazy over. An expert at the sport's genre EA has always excelled in its golf titles, never more present than in its latest title "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004". Right from the get-go you can tell this will be no normal round of golf. It's like the "Bronx" meets "St. Andrews" with DMX pumping out the intro song while golfers break it down B-Boy style. Straight away EA shows off its impressive list of big name golfers from Australia's very own Adam Scott to Fiji's Vijay Singh. EA has even made up its own array of funky characters for the not so fanatical golf fans.

What first impressed me was the revolutionary gameplay that EA Sports has created. EA has come away from practically the only swing style ever used in golfing games, that of clicking the button when the bar reaches the correct area highlighted on a swing bar. EA has made this action much more realistic and entertaining. Taking full advantage of the analog controls on most platforms these days (much like a joystick used on arcade machines), to swing the club you must pull back all the way for a full swing, half way for a half swing and so on and then swinging it forward to hit the ball. A lot harder than it sounds, TRUST ME! Don't let this put you off because the game provides a very well explained introductory game which teaches you how to fully manipulate these moves to your advantage and not that of your opponent's. After a few rounds you'll be scoring like the pros. Hitting the ball hard will take on a life of it's own, with cool camera work similar to that of Max Payne's "Bullet Time" (influence from The Matrix film's) it all makes it a lot more exciting and pulls away from the general school of thought that golf is boring. You also have the option to Fade or Draw your swing, this does take some time to master but a very handy trick for those dogleg curves.

Once you've played a couple of games on any one of the many courses available, you begin to collect money and if you're good enough, even some lucrative sponsorships from brands like Callaway, Precept, Maxi-fly, TagHuer, Adidas, Nike and more. This is where the "Pro Shop" comes in. With over 5000 products to choose from ranging from apparel, equipment, accessories and attribute points you could end up spending much more time shopping than actually playing golf. I must admit I got carried away with this feature and my player now sports some very cool white micro-fibre pants, wearing a cream colored turtleneck top, a white beret, Tag-Huer sunglasses, gold chain, silver ring and bracelet and some very nice brown leather shoes. As you can say it's all too easy to have a little bit too much fun in this option.

Back to golfing, "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003" provided us with a whole bunch of different courses to play on. The bar was raised and nobody expected them to go one better in the 2004 release, but they have. With an impressive list of courses from real locations like Pebble Beach or St. Andrews to fantastic fictional course set high in the Incan mountains in Peru to luxurious holes with a view of Mt Fuji in Japan. With over 25 courses to pick from you will always have somewhere new to go for that relaxing round of golf .If that isn't enough variety for you there are 21 pro golfers and 6 fictional characters to play as or against. Still not satisfied? Just create your own player. EA has included an in-game character builder, which allows you to edit almost every feature you could possibly imagine for your character. From the appearance of your teeth to the features on your face, this option is extremely fun when sitting around with a couple of mates with characters that actually look like yourselves and hitting it out on some of the world's most prestigious courses.

If your friends aren't big fans of video golf, the PlayStation 2 version of "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004" lets you play online. You can play match or stroke games against another real-life opponent or you can compete in online tournaments. You're given a great amount of control over the game settings when playing match or stroke games, allowing you to decide whether you play the front nine, the back nine, or the whole 18-hole course. You also get to choose the length of the rough and the speed of the fairway. You can even introduce a shot clock, which limits the time a player can take for his swing, and, ultimately, it lets you control the pace of the game. This helps to keep a quick nine holes from turning into a long and gruelling ordeal.

One thing that EA has to work on is the soundtrack, with a mix that will please most people including genres such as Hip-Hop, Ska, Hard Rap, Indie and others. The seemingly random collection of contemporary licensed songs causes a clash. Luckily we have the option to edit the playlist and remove any of the songs we don't like. This is only a problem while travelling through the menus. In-game the natural sounds of birds chirping, waves crashing or the wind blowing will compensate for the bad choice in music.

This game left my mates and I competing against each other for weeks, and not online but just by progress in the game. Everyone we show it to also gets hooked. It's addictive because it's fun and easy, but can become very hard and rewarding. Definantely a must play game.

Happy Golfing.