EA Creates A Racket (and A Golf Club) On The Wii

EA's Tiburon studio made great strides last year with the Wii version of the "Tiger" golf franchise, delivering an experience that gave your arms a real workout. The addition of MotionPlus brings finesse to an already solid swing mechanic. You can adjust Tiger's backswing in minute increments, and add fade or draw by twisting the club.

The increased accuracy is more obvious once you reach the green. The new "precision putting" technique gauges the speed of your forward swing as well as the length of your backswing. It takes awhile to get used to the subtlety, so be prepared to overshoot most holes at first.

Duffers and hardcore players alike will appreciate all the other new features in "Tiger 10," including seven fresh courses, a few new golfers and online tournaments. There's also a wide variety of lighthearted party games, including a version of disc golf that could have been a standalone release. Four stars out of four.

"Grand Slam Tennis" isn't quite as assured, but as the initial entry in a potential series, it's pretty solid. If you're used to the tennis in "Wii Sports," be warned: this is much less forgiving. It's very easy to overswing, and at first you'll hit a lot of balls out of bounds.