A couple days ago, art/environment producer for Tiger Woods 10, Reza Elghazi, announced the development of The Predator, a fan favorite course that was last seen in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07 (PS2 and Xbox versions).
Now for those of you who remember The Predator, you know what to expect. For the ignorant, let me tell you about The Predator: Its the most frustrating course EVAR! Obstacles are everywhere with decent placed balls unavoidably adding a few strokes to your game. The terrain is easily the most devestating feature. You may think your ball will lay nicely next to the pin, but don't be surprised if it starts to roll at high speed past the fringe and into the rough.
Definitely a course for the experienced Tiger players.
Hit the jump to see how the remaking came about and how the TV series Lost (?) influenced the environment.
The last time The Predator was featured in the game was in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07 on the PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox. The team and I sat down, popped in a copy of the game and started playing the course. I think our first reaction was: "wow, that's going to be a difficult one!" The Predator can indeed be an unforgiving course to play, with some very long holes scattered with ruthless obstructions and OB areas. But our real challenge was to figure out how to recreate such a dense jungle environment without altering the overall design of the course. We wanted to be as faithful to the original as possible so we started by porting the actual PlayStation 2 course terrain data to our next generation engine then began replacing and upgrading everything.
- Reza Elghazi
Personally, I don't mind the development team straying away from the original layout, but its nice to know that they're giving fans exactly what they want; a total restoration of The Predator.
Once the course was assembled, we got even more creative and started placing some fun new additions: there are now broken rope bridges (Indiana Jones style), a crashed propeller airplane (Lost was on TV when we were designing the course), apes are hiding behind the trees (can you spot them?), tee markers are actual mini Tiki statues (imported from Polynesia), etc.
- Reza Elghazi
So let me get this straight, we'll be receiving a faithful and upgraded edition of The Predator with cool scenery like crashed planes and apes? Count me in.
No date has been set for the upcoming DLC for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10, but stay tuned for announcements.
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