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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 for PlayStation 2
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 for PlayStation 2 lets you play golf at Pebble Beach, Poppy Hills and Spyglass Hill. Each course has eighteen holes, with its own distances, hazards and greens. You choose a club, aim the shot and move an analog stick backwards and forwards to swing. The power and execution of that movement affect the ball. A high approach to the green needs different preparation from a low shot out of a difficult lie.
You play as Tiger Woods or one of the other professionals included. In PGA Tour Challenge you begin as an amateur and work towards a higher rank through twelve events. Play Now offers individual pressure situations in which you must solve a specific golfing problem. These tasks do not always require a full round. Practice instead lets you retry a hole and replay shots, so you can work on a difficult bunker, a particular distance or reading a green.
In Stroke Play you try to complete a round in as few strokes as possible. Match Play centres on holes won, while Skins gives each hole a separate stake. Up to four golfers can take part locally in Stroke Play and Skins, taking turns to hit. Practice, Challenge and Play Now are for one player. On the green you use different camera angles and information about the ground to determine your putt's direction and power.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001
Electronic Arts released Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 for the European PlayStation 2 in 2001. EA Redwood Shores worked on this console version. The name also appeared on the original PlayStation and PC, but the PS2 edition had its own implementation. It was EA's first golf game for Sony's new console. The series thus moved to a system on which golfers and courses could be displayed as three-dimensional environments, with a moving camera around every shot.
The content remained compact: three courses around Monterey and a limited group of professionals formed the foundation. Their movements and recognisable swings were meant to show differences between golfers. At the same time, the analog controls echoed a physical movement: a backswing followed by the forward stroke. Judging distance, choosing the right club and accounting for the lie therefore remained directly connected to what you did with the controller.
PGA Tour Challenge and Play Now gave that golfing foundation different kinds of progression. One took you from amateur to a higher rank through events; the other offered short situations with a clear goal. Later Tiger Woods games on PS2 added more elaborate created golfers, more courses and other career structures. This instalment shows the beginning of that development: a smaller collection of locations where you learn the same holes and become increasingly precise at adapting your shots to the terrain.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 for PS2 shares its analog swing and planning of every shot with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001. However, the later game gives a created golfer a much more extensive career featuring sponsors, Tiger Challenge and the FedExCup. In 2001 you use the included professionals on three courses, and the longer challenge revolves around twelve events. The golfing actions are therefore familiar, while the programme's scale and personal development differ.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 for PS2 also uses real courses, club selection and an analog swing. It adds a more detailed created character, with clothing and equipment you earn. World Tour gives encounters and rewards their own route. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 focuses more on the included professionals, its three courses and individual scenarios. Both demand accurate shots, but the later edition connects those shots to more personal development away from the course.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 for PS2 shares careful consideration of distance, wind and the ball's lie with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001. In 2005, Tiger-Proofing also lets you change golf-course characteristics, such as fairway width and bunker depth. Historical golf legends give the challenges a different cast. In 2001, you instead learn the fixed holes of a smaller collection of courses, without that additional role as a course designer.
Everybody's Golf for PS2 also combines club selection, wind and reading a green with matches against the computer or other people. Its cartoon golfers and emphatic reactions create a different atmosphere from the real professionals of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001. Sony's game also offers characters and equipment to unlock, plus a separate miniature-golf variation. The similarity lies in preparing a shot; the presentation and rewards between matches take different directions.
Sega Superstars Tennis for PS2 also calls for timing and accurate ball placement. However, its rallies with Sonic and other Sega characters keep moving, while in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 you prepare every golf shot separately. Themed tennis courts and special abilities add a playful twist to Sega's matches. Tiger Woods uses real golf locations and professionals, so the lie, club choice and a controlled swing largely determine how you tackle the next situation.
