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This game could have gone a long, long way. It's easy to start off on on your own, it's training mode is comfortable & pleasant, and game mode is a pleasure to watch and play, while a little limited. Once in game mode, surprisingly, even though the analog sticks on my PS2 version were available for these options, there are no options to end the game and return to the main menu..?! Perhaps their planning department's deadline was constrained, as the other options, locations and camera angles were full and satisfactory, with the additional exception of the character choice. Perhaps their misconception of having a choice of a starter character with a 5-year-old personality (either Phoebe or Mike) warrants rating the game E. Putting it on a mature body gives the planning and marketing departments negative points from this table. (That's a minus value.) Just thank goodness the option to click through the annoying 5-year-old cheers and banter were available. Did I say cheers? The terms snuffles, whines or screeches may be more accurate. With truly exceptional camera views and beautiful settings, the investment in making an initial character anyone could relate to would have been invaluable. The 'retry' options which had been available in training mode are completely unavailable. Here, an 'Extra-Easy' mode might be nice for the easy-does-it beginners. (Hey, if you want to make money, why not market for as many people as you can?) My copy had a couple of small glitches. The choice of seasons was available on two of the options screens, but using one of those froze the game when choosing a particular season. One location showed characters' winter animations with an obvious lack of winter scene graphics. Maybe... I have one of those rare, vintage versions snuck out during pre-demo creation, likely highly valuable to videogame afficionados or educators. (I'll take bids!) And lastly, an important investment in music would have been appreciated. The music on this game would be comfortably enjoyed on a handheld device, but is really, so incredibly annoyingly trite on a full-version game, (No, my TV does NOT play delicate, esthetically-pleasing tones from music created on far more limited technology suited for handhelds.) All considered, that may be the decisive reason I don't pick up this game more times than I can count on the fingers of one hand. My final decision: It's absolutely worth making the upgraded version.Read full review
This is a great game and my kids love it. I even got my wife into playing PS2 because of this game. It is great because all 4 of us can play at the same time and have fun together as a family. The graphics are great. The game is easy to play. A couple of negatives...You only get points towards unlocking "stuff" when you are playing single play. The characters do some dumb stuff when they miss/make a shot. We are pretty conservative so the girl in her little cheerleading outfit and the other woman with clevage showing doesn't do much for me. The game is fun and easy to play. I hope to unlock more players so that we have more to choose from. The miniature golf courses are great too! If you are looking for a game that your kids will LOVE, buy it. They'll enjoy it and you will too playing with your children...or even sneaking a round or 2 in after the kids have gone to bed.Read full review
This is a great game. Relatively easy to pick up and start playing, very satisfying, and several courses/players/caddies/ different clubs/balls to choose from. Also has little extras like screen shots, little insects/animals on the course. Just a fun game. Some times the computer does cheat a little by making ridiculous shots (chip in Eagle from 200 yds out...) but that just makes it that much more challenging. All in all, one of my more favorite sports games.
If you've actually played real golf, Tiger Woods 2004,2005,2006, etc is totally unrealistic. Shooting a 52 at Pebble Beach - yeah, even Tiger won't do that. The scores in HSG4 is much more reasonable, and the difficulty level is sooo much harder there's a learning curve. But with the multitude of characters, courses, caddies, there's just so much in this game different from TW. Yeah, it uses the familiar 3 click to make your shots, unlike TW's analog controls, but after you get used to it, it's still effective. Graphics are cartoony, but the game does not play like a cartoon. Great golf game and party game.
I use to play this game years ago and really enjoyed it. I let a friend of mine borrow it and later he moved so I had to buy another copy. I'm enjoying getting my golf swing back in shape
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