Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Reviews

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is ranked in the 19th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Jul 13, 2016

Building Rory McIlroy PGA Tour from scratch was indeed the right thing to do for this franchise. It's a fresh reboot of a wonderful series of games, and it doesn't fail to deliver.

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7 / 10
Mar 12, 2016

With regard to the actual gameplay, it's clear to see that EA have put some work into ensuring [Rory McIlroy PGA Tour] controls as well as it could

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4 / 10
Aug 30, 2015

Too many golf clubs missing from this bag

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5 / 10.0
Aug 20, 2015

Sadly for all concerned, especially those that had pre-ordered and had been counting down the days, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is a huge disappointment on multiple levels and if there was a viable alternative then it wouldn't do anywhere the numbers it likely will do in the first few weeks of launch. Please EA, go back to the drawing board and invest.

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3 / 5.0
Aug 11, 2015

The stripping of established features and modes is a curious decision on EA's behalf – You'd think that, as with most other yearly sporting iterations, that the focus would be on innovating and building upon a proven foundation rather than unnecessarily streamlining the experience.

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6 / 10.0
Aug 5, 2015

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour isn't a bad game; there's just not enough of it. Its predecessors not only supplied a good time in-game but also stacked the deck with a lot of value. We've talked about the lack of golfers and courses, but there's also a lack of golf play styles and even a lack of differing weather conditions. As good as the playing experience is, a sports game should also feel complete. Instead, we're left with untapped potential and questions that will dog designers until the next hole.

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Alan Bell
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Jul 31, 2015

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour plays well, but it's also intermittently ugly, and there's isn't nearly enough content here for the asking price.

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Jul 31, 2015

A new face and name certainly brings a sense of freshness to Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, but the novelty isn't enough to make up for the lack of content. While there's a decent game of golf here, it won't be occupying the top of the leaderboard any time soon.

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Digitally Downloaded
Matt S.
Top Critic
Jul 29, 2015

I shouldn't allow the presentation to bug me, but for Rory McIlroy, it does. Coupled with the limited range of play modes and a relatively shallow range of courses, and I was left with the impression that this game was certainly not EA Sport's focus this year. The core physics and mechanics of Rory McIlroy PGA Tour are quality, and I like golf, so I still give this a passing grade, but it's hard not to wish that there was credible competition for EA in the sport of golf, to spur the publisher out of some of the complacency that is seems to be in.

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Gamers Heroes
Johnny Hurricane
Top Critic
7 / 10
Jul 28, 2015

Despite it obvious lack of content, I still played Pro mode for a good amount of time and had fun with that. Ultimately I think you need to be a fan of golfing to enjoy this game.

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5 / 10
Jul 28, 2015

It's not often that you can say a previous iteration in a sports franchise is significantly better than the newest and prettiest, but for EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA Tour that is very much the case. The graphical upgrades and gameplay tweaks don't make up for the massive lack of depth and sacked features, meaning that this outing is very much below the property's usual par.

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6 / 10
Jul 27, 2015

Rory McIlroy’s PGA Tour would’ve been a much easier sell on platforms that didn’t already have a game or two in the genre available, but there really isn’t a lot that should make it appeal to players who want a long-lasting experience. Despite its improvements and additions it just takes too much away from its arsenal to stand on its own in strong posture.

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6 / 10.0
Jul 27, 2015

PGA Tour's newest offering, championed by Rory McIiroy. It completely misses the green, however, and like a bad tee shot, seems to go off into the rough.

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ThisGenGaming
ThisGenGaming
Top Critic
5 / 10.0
Jul 23, 2015

With this being the first Rory McIlroy branded PGA Tour game as well as being the first on current gen consoles, I expected this to shake up the series. Sadly that didn't happen as it felt like major backwards steps were taken instead. The lack of features is the biggest gripe I have about the game by far, and it's just not going to satisfy fans of the series at all. Add the technical problems too, and you have a mediocre at best golf game. There won't be another PGA Tour game now until 2017 so  I hope the next 2 years are spent making it much better rather than taking away everything, and leaving fans with a bland and shallow video game.

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4 / 10
Jul 23, 2015

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is an empty, unimpressive debut lacking in both content and finish.

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Jul 21, 2015

Rory McIlroy's first PGA Tour might eventually have enough to keep golf fans amused.

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7 / 10
Jul 21, 2015

Rory McIlory PGA Tour fundamentally plays a great round of golf, with an excellent range of playstyles to suit fans old and new. Despite the welcoming gameplay and often outstanding graphical representation of the courses though, enthusiasts and series stalwarts may soon feel that while progress has been made in some areas, this may not be the experience they expected from the first PGA Tour of a new console generation.

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Ray Carsillo
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Jul 20, 2015

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour plays better in many ways than when Tiger Woods graced the cover, but the removal of so many modes and continuous shortcomings with the short game make this a disappointing debut on new-gen hardware.

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Jul 19, 2015

[A]s much as Night Golf and reduced loading times are fantastic additions to the standard PGA Tour offering, I would rather have more courses, golfers, and character customization with clean next-gen graphics. Content and execution outweigh novelty modes and convenience.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Jul 19, 2015

The assumption seems to be that most players won't have the desire or the stamina to play a full round - though in light of the limited number of courses, it may simply be a way to minimise repetition. Either way, EA Tiburon has produced a game hardly befitting a player of McIlroy's talents. The so-called "next generation of golf" looks uncomfortably similar to the last, and there's substantially less of it. Only the quality of the underlying game saves this from the ignominy of an Avoid sticker.

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