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Why are you reading this review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: January 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

While you read this review you are missing out on valuable time you could be playing this game. This game by the makers of The Sims is on par with fun. You make a golf course then you can change the holes, or even play your own golf tournament. That is right; you can play your own golf course as you could with Roller Coaster. It is like 2 games in one. This game also has many different possible courses so replay is endless. You also don't need to look for those codes to get more money; there is a mode where you can play with infinite money where you try to get your fun and skill rating up. You can even sell homes to Movie and Music Stars on your golf course. I knew that the programmers at EA were having a lot of fun creating this game when a "Britney Agulara" bought one of my lakeside homes. I also enjoyed playing a 9 hole tournament against a "Fuzzy Navel". I am not joking if you play this game, you will come across many funny names including the ones I have mentioned here. This game is a lot of fun!

If you are married, get a divorce lawyer because this game..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: January 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...is electronic 'crack'. I am not joking. I enjoy the 'Sims' games but am not a giant fan of them; however, this game...? UNBELIEVABLE. I could not stop playing it the first 2 days I had it. I actually skipped 2 days of work (...cough cough... sick boss, sorry...) and played the he** out of it! I cannot wait to play the full version. The role playing elements are great, I can see that there will very likely be scenarios and specific challenges in addition to the career and 'tycoon' aspects of the game. This game Roxor!

The Demo alone is 5 stars.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: November 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Having read some interesting press on this game, I decided to download the demo. For the record, I like SimCity, Alpha Centauri, and other games these designers have separately participated in. I am not a big fan of The Sims, however, as I find it repetitive. The Demo starts out a lot like Roller Coaster Tycoon, another favorite of mine. If that had been it, I would have stopped there and stuck with RCT. However, working out the course design is wickedly fun and engrossing, with some interesting tools to help (including graphs of how the golf ball will behave in the hands of SimGolfers of different skill). I played the Demo solidly for 4 hours without realizing it. The fact that you can "play" a round of golf and select shots for your SimGolf pro (with shades of "The Sims" like personality selection) makes this even more addictive.

A little bit of Rollercoaster tycoon and Sims

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: December 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I found this demo on my Hot Date CD and really enjoyed it. Mr. Meier has seemed to combine the fun parts of rollercoaster tycoon and the sims and even simcity. It all comes together and if you're like me you'll find yourself playing this short demo for hours. I'm looking forward to the game coming out next year. I think it will become a big hit!

Great golf game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is one truly good golf game, and sim game, for that matter. I downloaded the demo version and found it to be quite entertaining. You don't need to enjoy golf at all to enjoy this game, as I am HORRIBLE at real golf, but thoroughly enjoyed this software.

It is fun to watch guests come in and watch them golf and hear their comments, and it is fun to watch your own character, which you receive at the start of your game, improve. I thought one of the truly unique features of this game was the ability to enter tournaments and play on your course as your character. You get to line up your shots, pick what type of shot, etc, allthough you do not get to putt, which didn't take away any of the experience for me.

The only things I would advise you to be ready for are the following:

1. There are occasional graphics glitches, although this may be a demo problem, I don't know.
2. There are frequent spelling problems by the programmers in game, as well as grammatical and punctuational. This won't bother most people, but it's something to watch for.

All in all, I would say to buy this game, or if you don't believe me, download the demo from EA's Web site, ea.com. When I find the right deal on the price, I am going to purchase the full copy. Enjoy!

Sid Meier has yet to disappoint me!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of Sid Meier's previous games - Civilization and Civ II being some of my all-time favorites! I can't even count the number of hours I've spent playing those two games - probably well in to the hundreds. Anyways, I normally would never pick up a golf game, I don't usually play sport-type games, but since it had Sid Meier's name on it I decided to give it a try. I was not disappointed!

It plays like most other Sim/Tycoon games - you start with your basic empty plot of land and build it up to a huge golf course. You build golf holes, hire staff, get different buildings and attractions (driving range, etc). One feature that I really enjoyed was selling plots of land to celebrities - they're a lot of fun to watch! You also can play in a tournament against another golfer, which is pretty easy. I am not skilled at golf games, so I enjoyed it a lot because it was not too complicated.

Another fun feature is to watch the patrons of your course.. because sometimes they'll start on a funny story. If you watch them the entire time they're golfing, they'll keep going on with the story. If they finish (a sign of a good course I guess!) then you get a special prize (some kind of decorative item usually).

I was surprised I enjoyed this game as much as I did. I played it for several days exclusively, but haven't played it since. It doesn't have the longevity that some other games do (namely the Sims for me), but it did keep my attention for many hours over the course of a few days and for the price, I say its worth it!

The Best "Tycoon" Simulation I Have Ever Played!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

In short, this was the best simulation of a real life "tycoon" sort of game I have ever played. The game allows people who do not play golf to enjoy the exiting aspect of it, and actually play in-game tournaments and matches agaisnt pro's

At first, the most appealing thing of the game to me as a pre-teen was the "Sim" name in the title. Once I started playing, I couldnt stop. I loved the challenge of pleasing my members, the real life golf things like the hazards, and I enjoyed the actual golf games and skills you had.

In short, I loved this game, and I can see why "Sim" is still a leading producer of excellent simulation games!

When will the fun end?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 13
Date: October 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Although i havent had the oppurtunity to play this game, it seems like a game that can be enjoyed at different levels. ... I cant't wait to see the gameplay Sid Meier has developed for this game. I dtrongly urge you to buy this game. Its times like these that im glad i own a 50 gigabyte hard drive to install all of the sims gaes

Great Golf Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: November 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Even though I have not played this game it looks like it will be the best computer game in golf history. Your able to design your dream course add trees, slopes. golf cart paths,ect. I strongly urge you to buy this great game. I sure you will love this game. Even if you do not like golf you will still enjoy it.

Played The Demo!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have played the demo (comes with The Sims:Hot Date) , and I must say it's one of the best golf games made yet. I play this almost as much as The Sims Hot Date. Best demo I have ever played since the Metal Gear Solid 2 demo!!!!

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