<s>
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-built	O
from	O
scratch	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
shift	O
to	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
adopting	O
DICE	O
's	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	O
(	O
primarily	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
franchise	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
graphical	O
fidelity	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
courses	O
as	O
large-scale	O
maps	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
having	O
an	O
individual	O
map	O
for	O
each	O
hole	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
although	O
critics	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
increased	O
graphics	O
quality	O
and	O
realism	O
over	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
primarily	O
for	O
its	O
regressions	O
over	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
available	O
courses	O
on	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
various	O
modes	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
games	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
additional	O
courses	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
missing	O
features	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
back	O
in	O
subsequent	O
updates	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
franchise	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
hiatus	O
following	O
its	O
2013	O
release	O
,	O
Tiger	B-Application
Woods	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
14	I-Application
;	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
co-branded	O
with	O
Tiger	O
Woods	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
golfer	O
for	O
its	O
next	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Rory	O
McIlroy	O
became	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
athlete	O
,	O
naming	O
the	O
game	O
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
recent	O
EA	O
Sports	O
titles	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
unified	O
around	O
the	O
Ignite	O
engine	O
,	O
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
utilizes	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
DICE	O
for	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
allows	O
an	O
entire	O
course	O
to	O
be	O
rendered	O
all	O
at	O
once	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
map	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
a	O
hole-by-hole	O
basis	O
—	O
reducing	O
loading	O
times	O
between	O
holes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executive	O
producer	O
Brent	O
Nielsen	O
explained	O
that	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
tailored	O
towards	O
"	O
creating	O
complex	O
,	O
lifelike	O
environments	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
"	O
recreate	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
beautiful	O
courses	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
create	O
some	O
new	O
ideas	O
of	O
our	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
features	O
NBC	O
Sports	O
 '	O
Golf	O
Channel	O
in-game	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
contains	O
some	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
assists	O
and	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
includes	O
eight	O
real-world	O
courses	O
on-disc	O
;	O
Bay	O
Hill	O
,	O
Chambers	O
Bay	O
,	O
the	O
Old	O
Course	O
at	O
St.	O
Andrews	O
,	O
Royal	O
Troon	O
,	O
TPC	O
Boston	O
,	O
TPC	O
Sawgrass	O
,	O
Whistling	O
Straits	O
,	O
and	O
Wolf	O
Creek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
courses	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
through	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
an	O
expired	O
license	O
,	O
Augusta	O
National	O
and	O
the	O
Masters	O
Tournament	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
an	O
EA	O
representative	O
has	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
course	O
may	O
be	O
re-introduced	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
gave	O
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
a	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
improvements	O
brought	O
by	O
its	O
new	O
engine	O
(	O
including	O
its	O
visual	O
appearance	O
,	O
short	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
ball	O
physics	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
putting	O
system	O
,	O
its	O
career	O
progression	O
,	O
which	O
now	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
[	O
deepen	O
their ]	O
package	O
of	O
abilities	O
instead	O
of	O
forcing	O
him	O
or	O
her	O
to	O
be	O
pure	O
power	O
,	O
pure	O
accuracy	O
or	O
down	O
the	O
middle	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
lifelike	O
"	O
crowds	O
,	O
Golf	O
Channel	O
commentators	O
that	O
were	O
"	O
much	O
more	O
conversational	O
than	O
the	O
wooden	O
and	O
overacted	O
delivery	O
of	O
Jim	O
Nantz	O
"	O
,	O
albeit	O
somewhat	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Polygon	O
concluded	O
that	O
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
smooth-playing	O
game	O
of	O
golf	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
new	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
old	O
features	O
fans	O
loved	O
even	O
more	O
regrettable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
similarly	O
negative	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
although	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
swing	O
modes	O
and	O
assists	O
for	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
gameplay	O
to	O
better	O
suit	O
their	O
play	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
for	O
being	O
"	O
appreciably	O
superior	O
than	O
the	O
links	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
generation	O
—	O
even	O
if	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
textures	O
are	O
a	O
little	O
flat	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
course	O
features	O
tend	O
to	O
pop	O
in	O
around	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
's	O
flight	O
"	O
,	O
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
