this is like 3 1/2 stars. this review by no means reflects the individual seller i dealt with, with whom i had a very good experience. i got this game off the recommendation of members of a facebook group. i was really hoping it would not just be regular golf with mario slapped on it. i own the other mario sports games (for gamecube) and the gameplay for this one is not quite as compelling. i'm on the third course and so far everything is regular golf. i'm told there's arcade/fantasy style golf in the later courses, but that'll be too little too late. it's not bad. the graphics are very clean. being a first party title, you are guaranteed a degree of quality, even if it's not perfect. i imagine that this would be very good for multiplayer.
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This is an incredibily fun, yet challenging game. I love the game of golf and Mario Golf offers the same fun, but with Mario's unique touch. The first few tournament courses are not too difficult and can be won with any of the character you choose, but I suppose they were designed to make you master your skills before moving on to the more difficult tournaments. I personally like Donkey Kong for his long ball ability, but there are other characters whose well ballanced control of the ball is better suited for some of the holes. I don't like the fact that you have to do a single player game in order to unlock other tournaments. If this game were more like Mario Cart: Double Dash where two can play the tournaments to unlock other characters, cars, or races, I would have liked Mario Golf better. But if you are totally into playing by yourself, then this will be fine. My kids like to play this as well. They like to play the side games like collecting coins, closest to the hole, or just playing against each other. While some golfing principals are handy to know, everything you need to know to master golf in Mario's world can be learned in about 20-30 minutes of watching the tutorials. However, this is a slow paced strategy game where patience, paying attention to the natural physics of the course (like wind direction, wind speed, slope of the green, speed of the green, rain, etc.) and careful planning help you compete well, not at all a fast paced FPS's or racing game kids usually like. My kids usually get bored after a while and return to Super Smash Bros. On the whole, it is a good game, one that I'll enjoy for a long time and finding it for less than $20 made my wallet feel good about it, too.Read full review
There are plenty of game modes and loads of courses and characters to unlock. The controls are very simple, using the a traditional power bar scheme for players to time their button presses in order to take a shot. Other adjustments are available, but oftentimes unnecessary. Graphically, the game is very sharp with great draw distances and well-animated and detailed character models. Multiplayer is fast-paced, as are single-player Tournaments. Just because golf is slow-paced in real life doesn't mean that the game has to be! Great game, well worth 10-15$ for anyone looking for a Hot Shot's Golf inspired Nintendo game.
As with just about all Mario titles, the game is packed with hours of fun. Toadstool Tour is chockfull of courses players can choose from with different modes of play to cater to each of their skill levels. Players can choose from a host of familiar faces such as Mario and Luigi, not to mention Bowser and Donkey Kong. They can also choose less familiar faces like Diddy Kong and Daisy. Mario Gollf: Toastool Tour is not only a great game but certainly one of the best golf games you can play on any console, period.
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I played this game as a kid and had a blast doing it. I re-purchased it here recently to add to my GCN collection. The controls are fairly easy and pose no issues for new players or veterans. Linking with the GBA version of the game is possible and allows you to insert your custom characters into this game. --Pros-- Easy to learn GBA linking opens many possibilities Music is very nice, but a little repetitive Lots of characters and unlockables --Cons-- Easy to master Gameplay gets redundant after a while Once you get past the skill curve, the game pretty much beats itself
I love seeing all of my favorite characters from the Mario games. My fav character to play is Yoshi. Lots of stuff to do (the good), If playing this on the Wii-which I am, you have to have a gamecube controller to play (the bad), now for the ugly, using the aforementioned controller really sucks on your short game. It is extremely difficult to control the swing power with that controller. It would be better with the Wii controller. That's why I can only give the game a good rating. Otherwise, Swing Away Yoshi!
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is a fun and light-hearted golfing game featuring all the classic Mario characters. This game is similar to most golf games except that it is more cartoonish and comical. This game is easy to learn to play but has plenty of modes and mini-games that are challenging. It has plenty of courses and lots of mini-games which are especially fun to play with other people. The courses range from a regular course with green rolling hills to a course in the Mushroom Kingdom with warp pipes you can hit your ball into and have it come out another warp pipe somewhere else on the course and sand traps with chain-chomps in them. Pros: Fun golf game, easy to play, lots of mini-games Cons: Very similar to the Mario Golf game on the N64
This is an easy to play sports game, because the controls are not very complicated. You mostly need to aim and then push A at the right time to go the distance you need to go. Just because the controls are easy does not mean the game is entirely easy. Parts of it are, but as you progress in the game there are challenging courses and timeing the pressing of A is something that takes practices. The thing I find hardest is timeing when putting. It can be very hard to get it to go just the short distance and sometimes frustrating, but with some practice it becomes easier. The game offers many courses and characters to unlock. It also has a good amount of characters that you do not have to unlock, which is something that Mario Golf for Nintendo 64 was lacking in. Overall the game is better than the Nintendo 64 version, especially in comparision to graphics.Read full review
Even in 2021 this is still the best Mario Golf Game ever created. Easy to pick up and have fun but difficult to master. You will have a blast honing your skills at driving, chipping, and putting. Courses start very normal but then stray into awesome Mario themes.
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this is a great game. it is like most other golf games in mechanics. howerver it has all the carrtoonie mario stuff added. the good thing is that the carrtoonie stoff does not interfear with the it beeing a golf game. ie you wont get irritated by gumbas kicking your ball or something like that. you cant controll the weather. you cant on most golf gamees, but if your looking for the one you can, this one is not it. i wouldnt mind so much but it will be calm wind with rain on one hole ant the verry next will be 20 mph wind and sunny. it will start and stop raining 4 times ever time you go out to hit 18. i think that is the only dumb part.
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