Pro Stroke Golf: World Tour 2007 is a golf sports game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). This PSP game is a port from the PS2 version, which was released in summer 2006. As far as golfing games go, "World Tour 2007" offers decent game play that isn't nearly as addicting or compelling as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07. The game just isn't as fun. But if you are tired of playing the same PGA Tour courses, "World Tour 2007" has several courses that Tiger doesn't get to play on and a very different control mechanism that you will either love or hate. Regardless, it is a decent game and should make for an okay rental.

The first thing that struck me wrong about "World Tour 2007" was the controls. Perhaps I am spoiled with good old Tiger, but I really prefer using the analog joystick to control my swing. The process is simple, intuitive, and easy to pick up. "World Tour 2007" uses an adapted version of their PS2's ProStroke control. ProStroke provides fine-grain control to affect driving and putting by changing weight distribution, shot types, swing trajectories, and a multi-step meter control for back- and down-swing. The fine-grain control works and gives slightly more flexibility than Tiger ever did, especially the weight distribution. The primary issue I had with it is that it didn't feel as smooth as using an analog joystick to control the swing.

In regards to the PSP version of ProStroke, the perspective is limited when compared to its PS2 counterpart. For the PS2 instead of the standard third-person view, you look down at the ball, see your feet, and adjust your position as necessary. It is neat perspective that adds some realism to the game. "World Tour 2007" on the PSP does not provide the first-person perspective. Instead there are little icons on the lower left portion of the screen that show off your stance, weight distribution, etc.

As for the game modes, there are several. The game includes both single- and multi-player gaming options. The single-player modes include a quick play, tournament play, career, and training. The multi-player mode supports ad-hoc wireless and allows up to four players to play within the same vicinity of each other (Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 supports infrastructure wireless for competing over the Internet in addition to ad-hoc wireless). In addition, there is a course designer that allows you to create your own courses and share them with your friends.

The single-player modes are pretty common to sports game. "Quick Play" is your best bet to jump right into a match. All it requires is that you pick the course, number of holes, weather, season, and play. "Play A Round" is similar to "Quick Play" as it lets you jump into a match. However, you can select all of the options from scoring type to number of wholes to AI difficulty to number of opponents (up to four) to weather conditions.

"Play Tournament" is a way to participate in a tournament up to sixty-eight computer players. "Career Mode" is probably where most of your time will be spent. It is your way of going from rookie to professional. There are a variety of matches setup between major competitions. "Training" is the final component to the single-player experience. It is essentially a virtual driving range and allows you to practice your swing without having to worry about your score!

The multi-player mode allows two to four people to compete against each other. The players must be within the same vicinity to play. This game only supports ad-hoc wireless, not infrastructure wireless that allows competition via the Internet. The lack of infrastructure wireless support is a definite negative. The multi-player game lets you select a course, score type (strokeplay or matchplay), number of holes, season, weather, tee position, wind, and tap ins.

Other aspects to Pro Stroke Golf: World Tour 2007 include its courses, lineup of real-life professional golfers, and audio commentators. "World 2007" has eighteen courses, sixteen of which are fictional and two that are real. The real courses include The Brabazon and Lake Nona. As for the golfers, there are Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Ben Curtis, Thomas Bjorn, Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, Mark O'Meara, and Zhang Lian-Wei. I only can recognize a few of them, but then again I don't follow professional golf too closely. The game is supplemented with real-life sports commentators Sam Torrance, Ian Baker-Finch, and Alan Green. They provide a decent narration of the game, but the experience is pretty much the same with the sound off.

Overall, Pro Stroke Golf: World Tour 2007 is a decent golf game. My biggest thing against it is that it isn't Tiger Woods PGA Tour. I have really grown to like how Tiger plays out and "World Tour 2007" just doesn't have the same feeling. Despite, it still has enough punch and controls that don't necessarily feel natural, but do provide more fine-grain control. In the end, Pro Stroke Golf: World Tour 2007 is a decent game that is worth renting for the hardcore golf gamers who need their fix for on-the-go-gaming. But again, be prepared for it not being nearly as fun or engaging as Tiger.