Tiger Woods 13 Review

Ah yes, Tiger Woods 13 with Kinect. Pffftt, nice try.

Let's get the major gripes out of the way first, it should not be listed with Kinect. I tried using the Kinect and failed miserably. The Kinect picked up my back swing, then got stuck. No matter what I did I couldn't hit the ball. Fail. Better than someone else I saw play that couldn't even navigate the menu system it was that bad!

No that's over with, we can talk about the game itself. No real major changes from the last version. The swing system is slightly different, allowing you to see how your swing looks according to how you move the thumb-stick..quite handy for drawing/fading. The caddy system works well too, most of the time, where taking their advice can be the difference between landing on the green or the drink. There is a new mode too, where you play through Tiger Wood's life from a 3 year old kid through his young career and up to seducing ladies as a mini-game (not really).

One caveat, the game should really be played on 'hard' or above. I've played through the majority of the career mode on normal and finished most tournaments around about 30 under which is just plain ridiculous. The masters tournaments are a little more realistic, although as an up and coming amateur I was still fighting it out with big Ernie and Mcilroy at the top!

The Kinect issues aside, this is a decent game that can waste plenty of hours while it's rainy outside. I wouldn't say it's a must have, but if you see it at a knock-down price, it's worth a shot.