EA Ships Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005
Press Release
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 21, 2004 Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced that Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005 is available in stores today on four platforms. With exclusive partnerships with the PGA TOUR and the world's most famous golfer, Tiger Woods, EA SPORTS' industry leading golf title provides players new game features that extend the appeal to both golf and videogame fans. In Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005, players will compete against the legends of golf and use Tiger Proofing to alter the courses in the game en route to becoming a legend of their own.
In an all-new Legends career mode, players will create an ultra-detailed golf character (aged anywhere from 8 to 80 using the state-of-the-art GameFace II technology), then take that golfer to the course to earn the chance to tee off against some of golf's greatest legends including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Ben Hogan. Only when players complete the ultimate challengea victory over Tiger Woods himselfwill they become golf legends themselves.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005 also gives players the opportunity to experience the real-life phenomenon known as Tiger Proofing, where they will act as golf course superintendents and alter the courses in the game to build the most challenging layouts imaginable. In their quest for legendary status, Tiger Proofing will let gamers change the width and patterns of fairways and greens, the depth of bunkers and rough and even the color of the leaves on the trees to make the courses more difficult, unique and prestigious enough to attract the Legends to come out of retirement and challenge them on their course.
The game has eight new licensed courses including Harbor Town Golf Links, Sherwood Country Club, Fancourt Golf Club Estate and the Ailsa Course at Turnberry Golf Club. It also features 15 different PGA TOUR players including Tiger Woods, PGA Championship winner Vijay Singh, US Open champion Retief Goosen and 14 new fantasy characters. David Feherty and Gary McCord make up an announcing Dream Team, providing their commentary and irreverent observations on every shot. EA SPORTS TRAX returns with songs digitally mixed by DJ BT
Online* gamers will enjoy enhanced features on the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and for the first time and Xbox Live support. Enhanced online play on the PlayStation 2 console and Xbox video game system from Microsoft will allow players a chance to play head-to-head matches, face-off in tournament play, and exclusive "battle golf" events with broadband connections. Players will also be able to bring their created "Dream 18" online to compete on their own customized courses.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005, developed by EA Redwood Shores is rated "E" for (Everyone) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $49.95 for the PlayStation 2 console, Xbox, and the Nintendo GameCube and $39.95 for PC. The game's official website is www.tigerwoods2005.com.
About EA SPORTS
Electronic Arts' EA SPORTS brand is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling titles and franchises include Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, MVP Baseball, NCAA Football and NASCAR racing. The EA SPORTS home page is www.easports.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $2.96 billion for fiscal 2004. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. In 2003, EA had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS, EA GAMES and EA SPORTS BIG. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
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