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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
PAL region Xbox 360 cover art
PAL region Xbox 360 cover art
Developer(s) EA Sports
Publisher(s) EA
Series PGA Tour
Platform(s) GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Windows
Xbox 360
PlayStation Portable
Mobile phone
Release Mobile
  • NA: 2005
GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows & Xbox
  • NA: September 20, 2005
  • EU: October 7, 2005
  • JP: December 22, 2005 (PS2)
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: September 26, 2005
  • EU: September 26, 2005
  • KOR: December 8, 2005
  • JP: February 16, 2006
Xbox 360
  • NA: November 16, 2005
  • EU: December 2, 2005
  • JP: February 23, 2006
  • KOR: March 15, 2006
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Review scores
Publication Score
GC PC PS2 PSP Xbox Xbox 360
EGM 8.17/10 N/A 8.17/10 N/A 8.17/10 N/A
Eurogamer N/A N/A N/A N/A 7/10 6/10
Game Informer 8.25/10 N/A 8.25/10 7.5/10 8.25/10 8.5/10
GamePro 4/5 stars N/A 4/5 stars N/A 4/5 stars 3.5/5 stars
Game Revolution B N/A B N/A B C+
GameSpot 7.9/10 8.9/10 8.1/10 7.9/10 8.1/10 7.8/10
GameSpy N/A N/A 4.5/5 stars N/A 4.5/5 stars N/A
GameTrailers 7/10 N/A 7/10 N/A 7/10 7/10
GameZone 8.5/10 8/10 8.5/10 8.9/10 8.5/10 7.7/10
IGN 8.3/10 8.7/10 8.4/10 8.5/10 8.4/10 6.8/10
Nintendo Power 9/10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OPM (US) N/A N/A 3.5/5 stars 4/5 stars N/A N/A
OXM (US) N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.6/10 8.5/10
PC Gamer (US) N/A 86% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Detroit Free Press N/A N/A 3/4 stars N/A N/A N/A
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 80.78% 79.40% 81.58% 80.32% 78.85% 70.52%
Metacritic 82/100 81/100 83/100 80/100 81/100 71/100

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 is a golf video game in the PGA Tour series available for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Mobile phones, and PC.

The game features several types of play, including the development of golfers in a simulated PGA Tour environment. Among other things, the game also features a set of famous courses and players. Also it includes the Stroke Play, Match Play, and Skins Play among other numerous methods of play. It also includes the Four Ball, Best Ball, and Stableford modes of play.

By being able to customize golfers and advancing that character through several stages (from amateur to pro) the game allows a high level of identification with the character. The virtual ego can be equipped with various pieces of equipment and styled according to the wishes of the player. The custom outfits are licensed and include several brands which are commonly present in professional golf, among others: Nike, Adidas, Callaway, Ping, Taylormade etc.

The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 81.58% and 83 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version; 80.78% and 82 out of 100 for the GameCube version; 80.32% and 80 out of 100 for the PSP version; 79.40% and 81 out of 100 for the PC version; 78.85% and 81 out of 100 for the Xbox version; 78.25% for the Mobile version; and 70.52% and 71 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version.

IGN gave the Mobile version a score of 8.4 out of 10 and said it was "nothing short of a rock-solid mobile edition of EA's famous golf franchise." In Japan, Famitsu gave the PSP version a score of 29 out of 40.


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