EA SPORTS Ships Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 for the PlayStation 2.Business Editors/Entertainment Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002 Golf season on the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system begins today with the launch of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of video games developed and published by Electronic Arts featuring professional golfer Tiger Woods. History EA has had three golf series in its history:
ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ), bringing the most realistic golf experience to fans of console golf on the PlayStation 2 console. With all-new graphics and a redesigned game engine, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 looks as lush and rich as a real golf course. The game also debuts a new real-time swing as well as an exciting, fast-paced feature allowing head-to-head competition on the links with split screen Speed Golf. EA SPORTS(TM) is in the first year of an exclusive partnership with the PGA TOUR and continues its partnership with one of the world's best golfers and most famous sports personality, Tiger Woods. Compete as or against Woods in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002, or as one of 12 elite PGA TOUR golfers such as Notah Begay III Notah Ryan Begay III (born September 14 1972) is an American professional golfer. Begay was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from high school at Albuquerque Academy. , Vijay Singh, Colin Montgomerie and Jesper Parnevik. Play on one of four prestigious courses for PGA TOUR events, Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links is one of several well known courses in Pebble Beach, California and probably the most famous golf course in the Western United States. Four of the courses in the coastal community of Pebble Beach, including Pebble Beach Golf Links,[1] (R), the Tournament Players Club Tournament Players Club (TPC) is a chain of American public and private golf clubs operated by the PGA Tour. Most of the courses either are or had been hosts for PGA Tour events, and even those that have never hosted an event on the main tour have frequently hosted events on the at Sawgrass(TM), Princeville and Royal Birkdale Golf Club Royal Birkdale Golf Club in the town of Southport, England, is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation. The club has hosted The Open eight times since 1954, with the next championship to be held in 2008. . With an all-new Total Precision Swing, players control whether they hit it straight, slice it or draw it back. Gamers also can play as one of seven new original characters choosing from one of three originally designed challenge courses, including Tiger's "Dream 18." Tiger Woods lent his golf knowledge to EA's game developers to help design his ideal fantasy course. Split screen Speed Golf, a revolutionary new feature in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002, brings a brand new element of golfing to next-generation console gaming. In a two-way race to the hole, golfers compete head-to-head to see who will be the first to complete 18 holes and win the most money. CBS' leading golf team, David Feherty and Bill Macatee, provides commentary. Nelly's "#1 Song" is featured in the opening credits. Woods, who re-signed a new five year partnership with EA to continue the successful EA SPORTS Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf franchise, was motion-captured and sound recorded last year to achieve the ultimate realism in the game. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 for the PlayStation 2 console is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board . Consumers may purchase the game directly at the EA Store SM (http://www.eastore.ea.com), the TOUR site (http://www.pgatour.com) or by calling EA Direct Sales at 877/324-2637. The suggested retail price is $49.95. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 is also available for the PC. EA SPORTS (www.easports.com) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling franchises and games include FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f soccer, John Madden Football(TM), Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf, NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there (R) hockey, Knockout Kings(TM) boxing, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= LIVE basketball, Triple Play Baseball(TM) and NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Thunder(TM) racing. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and EA.COM(SM). More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com. Note to Editors: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA Store, John Madden Football, Knockout Kings, and Triple Play Baseball are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. The name, likeness and other attributes of Tiger Woods reproduced on this product are the trademarks and copyrighted designs, and/or other forms of intellectual property, that are the exclusive property of those licensers and may not be used, in whole or in part, without their respective written consents. PGA TOUR and TPC at Sawgrass The TPC at Sawgrass is a well-known golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and was the inaugural Tournament Players Club. Sawgrass has two courses, the Stadium Course and the Valley Course, and is also home to the PGA Tour's headquarters. are trademarks of PGA TOUR, INC. and used by permission. Pebble Beach Golf Links is a trademark of Pebble Beach Company. Royal Birkdale is a trademark of The Royal Birkdale Golf Club Merchandising Company Ltd. FIFA, NHL, NBA and NASCAR Thunder are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 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