Forget about Tiger Woods, PGA Tour and EA Sports. ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007 will be "this year's only real-life golf simulation" - that is, according to Oxygen Interactive, who has just announced that their golf game went Gold, and will be launching next week on Augsut 18. ProStroke was previously known as World Tour Golf, until Oxygen decided that "ProStroke" was a more fitting title for the hardcore simulation game they had in mind, and its special control system.

"With its unique control method, "ProStroke" - the most innovative golf swing system ever to be implemented in a golf video game - players are allowed for the first time ever to set up and take shots exactly as they would do in real life. Gone is the 3 click system for taking shots as well as the single analogue swing with after-touch. In ProStroke, you can change weight distribution for different trajectories, and open and close your stance and club face for fades or draws - just like in real golf."

Weight distribution? Fades? Draws? What on earth are they talking about?!... Obviously I'm not golfer, as The Dude would say. Oh well, moving on to ProStroke's other offerings, Oxygen says that the game will also include the following key features:

- International Talent: Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Ben Curtis, Tomas Bjorn, Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, Mark O'Meara , and Zhang Lian-Wei.

- TV commentators : Sam Torrance, Ian Baker-Finch and Alan Green.

- Courses from a range of spectacular locations across the globe, including The Brabazon at The Belfry and Lake Nona.

- Game Modes range from Quick Match Play (3-18 holes) through multiplayer to a comprehensive career mode.

- Caddy Feature offering Golf Pro training exercises, enabling you to add the advanced techniques of the pros.

- Course and tournament creator, allowing you to design and develop your own courses.
- Single Unit and Wireless multiplayer for PSP, and turn by turn multiplayer for PC (on and off line).

ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007 is set for the PC, PS2, Xbox and PSP systems, and will debut for a suggested retail price of £34.99. That's around 50 Euro. Spicy!

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