redcat

This comes out in a couple of days. It normally comes out at the end of August or early September, but I guess they're releasing it now to use the U.S. Open hype to sell some copies. I always thought it was dumb that they released it at the end of golf season anyway. I'm excited for the Bethpage course and Oakmont. Looking at some previews, it looks like they might be finally offering more variety in the camera angles when you hit your shot (something Outlaw Golf did really well on the original XBox), and a new putting system. It looks like there will finally be some weather in the game as well, including changes during a single round.

dvdsteve2000

I live right next to Oakmont CC so I'm excited about that one!! One cool feature is, if it's really raining at Pebble Beach, you play in the rain. All of the courses can be played in 'real-time' weather...awesome!!

Decker

Why are there NO reviews for this game when it's like two days before release?

darkside

I hated the new putting system. Probably something I can get used to, but I'm passing for now. I paid $15 for 2009 on 360 and that will tide me over until this one is cheap as well.

dx23

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-...f-wii-ps3.html

Spiderbite

Yeah. That is strange and it worries me a little.

The only one I have seen released so far is Nintendo Power just rated it for the Wii in this month's Nintendo Power (I just got it in yesterday) and they gave it a 9.0 The Wii version is the one I am interested in due to the new MotionPlus device.

But I don't tend to trust NP's ratings that much but the reviewer says that the Wii MotionPlus accessory make the game "the most authentic sports video game I've ever played."

The biggest criticism the reviewer gives is that "my only real gripe is that the putting recommendations can be frustratingly inaccurate, making me want to throw my Wii Remote into the nearest lake."

Sonny Corinthos

I'm glad EA decided to release the game in June instead of September. Only two more days until release!

zekeburger1979

There was a little event called E3 last week.....

Spiderbite

And your point is?

redcat

Amazon now has "In stock on June 15th" listed for all versions. Has the release date been pushed back?

RichC2

Amazon has been having issues with their videogame division, the game was released as planned.

Daryl

UPS delivered my copy from EA.com this morning (Wii version)

Decker

Sitting with $120 in EA store credit now, that game is very tempting. Would love to see some reviews first, though.

Spiderbite

Post a review when you get a chance. Thanks!

thelwig14

I bought both because of the EA Best Buy deal. I should have it tomorrow and will post comparisons for the people who are debating between Wii and 360.

dino88

I got my copy as well (PS3), but unfortunately I can't post any reviews as it's going to stay sealed until Father's Day.

zekeburger1979

That the websites that would have a review up by now were busy at E3. I'm betting tons of reviews show up today/tonight.

Spiderbite

Gotcha. I still would have thought some peons who didn't get to attend E3 would have been working on it though. It's just been awfully quiet for a game that releases tomorrow, especially when one version is using the "famed new" Wii MotionPlus. I thought reviewers would have been screaming all over the place about it by now.

I look forward to the guys here saying they are going to review it.

DVDChris

well like most games, I'm sure there's a boycott on releasing reviews for the game until it releases like with Gears of War, Halo, etc.

Daryl

So I was able to sneak in 15-20 minutes while I took a break from working. This is the first time I have purchased the Wii version instead of the 360 version, and have to admit the graphics were better than I thought they would be. I will also admit that I haven't exactly been the biggest fan of the Wii Remote in general because I've felt that the occassionally frustrating "WTF just happened!?" moment using it often overrides a lot of the good things it does. Having said that, Wii MotionPlus rocks in this game. It just FEELS like golfing, even down to my uncontrollable urge to kill the ball by swinging hard
The putting is gonna take some getting used to, but it will come. Overall, being able to adjust your hand to draw/fade and to accurately control the amount of your backswing just makes it feel so right. You could easily just play a whole round as if it was real life, just using the "club". By that I mean: not having to use a cursor to control the draw or fade, or timing button presses to control the shot power/accuracy or the usual golf video game standards (they are there if you want, sure, but you don't HAVE to use them). All of that is naturally controlled by your swing. It even accurately reflected my natural right to left style of swing. Sorry, I don't have more details right now, like I said I gave it a quick work through the tutorials and about 6-7 holes as Tiger. But so far, so good!

Decker

Actually, that's wrong. Both those games had reviews like a week before release. It's very unusual to not have any reviews until release date. It has happened with a few of this week's games (Tiger, Prototype) making me think E3 may have had something to do with it. First reviews are coming in now:

8.5 from Gamezone
7.0 from Eurogamer

Jeremy517

Usually the only games that prohibit reviews until it releases are games that suck. That probably isn't the case here though; E3 is the more likely explanation.

dino88

I just saw that there is an offer for a free subscription for 2 different golf magazines (valued at $10) included with the game. So you can either take the free subscription or get a refund for the $10 value. For those of us that got in on the EA/Best Buy deal, that brings the total down to $20.

edit...This was with the PS3 version, maybe Daryl can confirm that this comes with the Wii copy as well.

Daryl

wow, good catch! It is in the Wii version as well. I would have never read the small print on that.

edytwinky

Anybody else have some reviews on the Wii version of the game?