Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
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  1. Games Master UK
    May 8, 2011
    74
    Barely average update. [June 2011, p.82]
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  2. PSM3 Magazine UK
    Apr 10, 2011
    74
    Still the best golf sim around, but in need of an overhaul. [May 2011, p.93]
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  3. Gamer.nl
    Apr 26, 2011
    70
    Although Tiger Woods is the golfer whom it is all about, the attention sort of slides from his lap onto the Master-tournament. This turns Tiger words PGA Tour 12: The Masters into an authentic and fresh golfing experience. It's just such a shame that Electronic Arts chose to keep all downloadable content and online functionalities tightly under their own care.
  5. Level7.nu
    Apr 17, 2011
    70
    Irritating load times and too much content hidden in DLC, but other than that another great game of golf.
  6. XGN
    Apr 16, 2011
    70
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters doesn't do anything wrong but doesn't have enough daring innovative features to make much of a difference. It's by far the best golfing sim out there, but it doesn't manage to warm our hearts.
  7. GamesRadar+
    Apr 6, 2011
    70
    Ultimately, we tapped in for par what should have been a birdie – the best description we can come up with for Tiger Woods 12.
  8. Metro GameCentral
    Mar 31, 2011
    70
    Shockingly exploitative downloadable content overshadows an excellent new career mode and effective use of The Masters tournament.
  9. Play UK
    Apr 21, 2011
    65
    To all but the most fragile newcomer the caddy's inclusion is the opposite of empowering. [Issue#204, p.86]
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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Madmaz
    Apr 1, 2011
    0
    My advice is boycott this game, the DLC it offers is nothing short of scandalous and offensive. Why should you pay your hard earned bucks forMy advice is boycott this game, the DLC it offers is nothing short of scandalous and offensive. Why should you pay your hard earned bucks for a game that punishes you for not buying DLC in the career mode!..courses that are in the career mode that are DLC need to be either bought or skipped and you get penalised for skipping too many events!..shame on you EA!...ok offer DLC but dont punish players in the game when they dont buy it!!...man im so angry!… Full Review »
  2. AE_hate_EA
    Sep 13, 2011
    0
    EA just love to tinker - don't they understand 'if it aint broke then don't fix it!'

    Online is so uninspiring and boring. What happened to    EA just love to tinker - don't they understand 'if it aint broke then don't fix it!'

    Online is so uninspiring and boring. What happened to the 10 second timer? What happened to the online points awarded/deducted for wins/losses? What happened to penalising players who quit?

    Bring back Tiger Woods 10 (unfortunately, online services for TW10 was terminated and shutdown on 11 August 2011).

    Luckily, I managed to play/trial this version for a month (activating and using the one-off one-time online access code which is another annoying feature rendering the game worthless to anyone else) before returning the game for a full money-back refund.

    My advice to lovers of Tiger Woods series (TW10 and previous releases) is like Tiger Woods and his professional career/ranking, this game is rapidly going one way - that is down and further down!    … Full Review »
  3. aspentitan
    Sep 24, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I can't believe I'm seeing high scores on this game. The game has fairly decent presentation but I'm highly disappointed in the controls and club selection. The caddy does help speed up your gameplay but too often doesn't align you properly with the hole when you least suspect it necessitating a custom shot which just makes the game a bit of a mind f***. When this does occur and you want to set up your shot more wisely you can easily lose your vantage point and your putting "line" not giving you a fair chance to actually use it. On top of that the spin on the ball at times seems scripted and further to that your shot strength is decided upon how quickly you move your analog stick. At times the selection of clubs makes your swing nearly impossible however you must use it as there is not enough club options in certain scenarios and it seems the game was built this way for difficulty as you earn experience points it dampens this problem. I guess that's good in one sense but for a sim based game this isn't really sim anymore in the true sense of my own skills. I'm also disappointed in the shot detection between ball and objects for example trees. You can grace a leaf on a tree and the ball completely stops. I expect this to be the case for a stump, with a bounce but tree leaves? Cmon this is 2012 the ball should rip through and the leaf should fall. The current animation is programmed as If 1998 or thereabouts. I really did like the difficulty of the putting and was up to the challenge however at times I felt the game followed the line to the hole and at times disobeyed the line with no real discernible way to reason why except maybe my upgrade stats were in charge more than myself. This is when I decided to pack it in. I'd say avoid, and further say strongly avoid since the focus is obviously selling outfits ahead of providing solid gameplay. This I guess is where gaming companies started making service model games and I view this game as a rudimentary start to building something mostly playable, regardless of quality, around a cash cow modelling system. If you want full control in this game you need the best clubs and well, good luck finishing the game to get them by then you already finished the game so no longer need them. Just sickening.… Full Review »
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