game. The player can chose who they would like to play as, representing the countries that those players would in real life. Tiger Woods denotes the U.S. team and Rory McIlroy for the Europeans. In previous titles there were a range of mini games to break and add more variety to the golf game, like Target, T-I-G-E-R, Capture the Flag and Target2Target. In PGA Tour 11 there are a few more. Shooting Gallery requires the player to hit as many targets as they can before the time runs out. Ball Juggling demands that the player keep the ball in the air as long as possible. Last, but not least, Range Cart Showdown, challenges the player to speed around the range and pick up as many golf balls as possible. The mini games include all the enhancements from the game, so the Motion Plus accessory needs to remain on the Wii remote when playing them. g
AT A GLANCE: This is not just the next in the series… it has numerous new features and improvements on offer. Developer: EA Sports Publisher: Electronic Arts Distributor: EA
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are just a bit too much to take on, then the new difficulty settings will help. Players are able to pick and chose realism levels and what features are to be enabled. These can be changed as the game progresses, to get the player closer to a real game of golf. When a new golfer is created, the experience levels of that golfer are taken into account in the game. More experience is gained by hitting good shots and scoring well. These experience awards are naturally scaled according to difficulty levels and realism settings. Soon these experience points will take the golfer to the next level and they will receive a reward… maybe even a new sponsorship. The rewards are often skill points that can be applied to the golfer. Another of the biggest additions to the game is the Ryder Cup, with all the holes faithfully recreated in the
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