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Head across the street for something better...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This title came out about the same time Sim Golf appeared. I went with the latter, but always wondered what this game was about. Years later, with the revival version, I decided to find out. Needless to say, I was not impressed.

The main focus of the game is money and how to make it off of the course. That would have been great, if there were pre-made holes you would add on to the course rather than being forced to make half-baked ones. Just drop in a design, starting with a cheap but boring one, and move up to copies of the greater holes in golf, which cost more or require more status to earn. Would have been fine.

The only thing you can do with course construction is lay out fairways, tees, and greens according to a limited set of options. Hazards amount to bunkers and ponds. There is no real way to use the terrain that is present when you start a game, because it won't let you build a fairway over existing terrain features. It will also level out a sculpted terrain at times.

If you can turn a blind eye to this, you are left with a basic business sim. In short, the whole thing about this being a golf business sim is essentially meaningless.

If a remake is ever made, consulting even the most rudementary book on golf course architecture might be a good idea rather than just pushing some idea of what a course is supposed to be like on the player.

Ok but still BAD

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I find this game interesting but not that fun. Activition did a great job on other games, but on this one crashed and burned. Activition found a fascinating topic but no real story line. I played Ski Resort Tycoon before but this one was different. I don't know why but I found that Ski Resort Tycoon more interesting. You don't see Golf Tycoon having Movie Theaters. I think this time Activision. was focosing more on the elderly folk. Other than that I think this game was..........ok.

A very very bad game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: June 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...This game is very boring, it is the worst game I have ever played, the money is so slow. The people so weird, and the graphics are the worst in the world.

A Good Serious Review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun. When you first get it I would suggest leaving it on the first night to get a lot of money because each item is obscenely expensive. Also, I recommend the island course.

Too sloooow, too repetitive

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The concept is interesting, but the application falls far short of the mark. The gameplay is very slow on an older machine, and even on 1.6 Pentium is poor. The golf course design applications are vey crude, especially in comparision to the golf architect functions in golf simulations like Jack Nicklaus golf or Tiger Woods. In addition, those products give you the opportunity to play the course.

The challenges are very easy provided you have the patience to wait for enough money to come in for building the course, and you don't mind endlessly chasing gophers. This is a poor imitation of good products like Roller Coaster Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon.

Ok Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The games is ok but for some reason it runs very slow. If you have a fast computer you will enjoy it but if you have a slower computer you may not enjoy it like me!.

Not The Best Game. Too Easy!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Golf Resort Tycoon is not the best game. First of all it is too easy. In no time at all you can have this huge golf resort that takes up all of your land. On the first day when I played it I used up all my land and buit all of the builings you can build.You also run out of ideas for new golf courses fast. I tried to make zig zaggy courses, But they turned out all looking the same and even if you use hazereds it still look similar. They said they have golf carts, but I haven't found out how to get them. So then I read the manuel, but no help there. It just saids that you should explore with these items: swiming pool, golf carts,ect.A nother problem with it is that there is this object called the media. It is a news van and it is aposed to raise guests, but in the time you have enough money to buy it you have enough guests all ready so that all it dose is makes lines longer for the courses. On the good side, the grapics are good and you can see people's golf score. You can also move the view so you can see golfers golf close up.
So over all it is a O.K. game.I would say you should only buy it if you are relly in to golf, but if you are not buy Roller Coster Tycoon insted.

Not Bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: November 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Interesting concept. Great graphics. My only problem is the game tends to run a little slow and freezes up every so often.

a pretty cool game, and addictive

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game starts out pretty cool with all the different courses you can create. after a while, however, it gets hard to think of new holes, and like all tycoon games, money managing is hard. It's a good challenge, and very addictive.

THIS GAME ROCKS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: August 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS THE COOLEST ON THE PLANET. U SHOULD GET IT I REALLY RECCOMEND IT. HAVE FUN GOOD LUCK.

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