In the history of sports games, there have been many sports that sell well, but Tiger Woods brought the golf sub genre to a whole new level with his rise to fame in the 1990′s. The super star golfer who regularly tore up the green in the PGA tours of his prime has found himself recently in the midst of a love scandal that has created a debacle of immense proportions, pulling all the world’s paparazzi cameras directly onto him. As a result, many of Woods’ sponsorships were in severe doubt and the golfer, according to many, just might be losing his lucrative contract with Electronic Arts in a move similar to the fallout experienced by NFL star Michael Vick after his run in with the law over fighting dogs. The legendary golf star is back, however, with a brand new game in his name which will be available online – a feature many gamers are extremely excited about.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online will be coming out just as Woods returns to the Masters and will be available online. While Nike seems loathe to embrace the star despite not dropping him entirely, both Accenture and Gatorade have cut all ties with him. This latest game will be playable over any web browser without having to buy a physical copy of the game and a will be playable for free, with special features being offered through a subscription program. The browser plugin will allow gamers to interact more easily with fellow players. EA hopes that the game will lure in new comers and convert them into Tiger Woods fans by offering free play and then extra goodies for a small subscription price.
