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Best Sim on the market...PERIOD!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 68 / 70
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I've been using LinksLS Golf for several years. I've had the opportunity to play a couple of the courses available for the program. The realistic graphics are excellent. Add on players are fun (Arnie, Davis Love III, and Fuzzy Z) and actual player voices are used. There are lots of options to customize the game to your liking. A must for Sim fans and ALL golf fans.

Out of this world

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 68
Date: November 18, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Best product Microsoft thas ever bought. Superb. Pity there isnt a Linux version available!

LS 2000 Is The Best Simulation Out There

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 28
Date: January 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Links LS is a God send to golf fanatics of all ages. The realism is uncanny and the play is almost as good as being there. The game is easy to play and even offers lessons on how to play better. This software also has internet play built right in. You can play on-line tournaments or even one-one play at The Gaming Zone. Microsoft also sells add on courses that makes you feel like a pro. You couldn't get on these PGA courses in real life, but with Links LS you are there! Don't worry about the software going out of date. I previously owned LS 99 and decided to upgrade. To my surprise, Microsoft offered a $15 rebate if you owned a previous Links LS version. You will be amazed at this game. If you are trying to decide between Tiger's Game or any other sim game, wonder no more. This game is IT!

Have to Love this Game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As a long time user of Access links golf sims I just have to say that this game keeps on getting better, maybe not by leaps and bounds but always an improvement. If you have Links LS 99 and are debating over the upgrade to 2000, it is definitely worth it. Why? The scenery seems more clear than ever, you are able to choose from numerous sky scenes which is great, Fuzzy Z. is a new golfer with great comments and new courses. It is definitely an upgrade from Links LS 99. You just install it over top of the previous version. Many people who upgraded from Windows 95 to 98, noticed the differences after using it for awhile. It is the same with this game.

LINKS LS is still champ...but there are Contenders!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: January 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've been a LINKS LS fan for a long time. I have ALL 32 available courses. The photorealistic graphics are unquestionably superb. The ball flight and landing physics...outstanding. The total gameplay and user interface is smooth and flawless. The choice of players, modes of play, and swing syles is also first rate. However, the ONLY complaint I have at this point is the choice of courses available. In my opinion, Jack Nicklaus 6 (from Activision) is the next best runner up of all the the golf sims available, They have an extremely sophisticated player "course designer" that allows individuals to actually design courses. So far there are a mere 310 courses. Perhaps 50% of which are not top of the line, but several that are absolutely outstanding! LINKS LS has 32. Plus a new 10 course "add-on" that includes 1 "new" course. The rest have already been released in other packages. Let me tell you...this is a gorgeous golf sim, but they need MORE NEW REAL COURSES, released NOW! Microsoft....if you want to remain competitive, release new courses, or incorporate a course designer. There is no question about it! None the less,Try LINKS, and you'll be amazed!

Be Hesistant When Buying This Product

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: February 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you already have some of the add on courses that went with Microsoft Golf 2.0 and Links 386, they probably would be outdated for this new version and wouldn't transfer. Find out before you get this.

Can't reccommend it

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: March 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Jack Nicklaus GBC has passed Links by. Links is still a great game, but the JN game is flexible, playable, and looks better. Plus, there are hundreds of courses available for download all over the web, many by the same designers who did the courses that are included in GBC. Links makes you pay for their courses. Until Links releases a course designer, improves the play options and the playability, they'll come up short. Still a very good game, and if you're used to the Links family, you may not be willing to change. The JN game is, however, better this year.

Playing golf has never been easier.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When Links first hit the software market it was the talk of the town, now the latest version LS 2000 is going to follow suit. This three cd set is the best golf software package bar none that I have ever tested.

The install has an upgrade or full install depending on whether you have LS1999 installed. I recommend the typical install unless you have 800MB of free space. Also you will need cd disk 1 in order to run the game.

The graphics and sound are even better than before and this version does run under Windows 2000. You have more options to choose from in the setup of players, more professional golfer like Fuzzy Zoeller installed and more overall match options making this game one of the best around.

Also include are six new course to choose from and a screen saver. I was very impressed with the software, but knowing Microsoft reputation for quality gaming application this should have come as no surprise at all. I highly recommend this product to everyone.

Great golf game for the "Walter Mitty" in us all

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: May 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

For years I have used the similar Microsoft Golf (which can even load the same courses) but Links is superior in graphics and reliability. I found that Mirosoft Golf occasionally had glitches that Links does not have. The beauty of Links is it's realism. For example, I attended the US Open at Pinehurst and it was very misty and drizzly on the final day of the tourney. I am able to set the settings to duplicate the haze and mist. It is absolutely uncanny. Having seen the Pinehurst #2 course (and even played it) several times, I am stricken by the stunning accuracy of Links. It is truly like you are really there. I am a so so golfer but in Links, my fantasies are fulfilled as I battle Arnold Palmer (and sometimes beat him). The software reproduces shots accurately and the game is truly fun and realistic. There are settings to duplicate any situation including wind conditions, fast greens, shotmaking (ie fading and drawing the ball) etc. I recommend Links without qualification.

If you use a dedicated gaming platform, beware...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: June 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Prior to purchasing "Links", I read the customer reviews. Most, if not all, rated this game as either good or excellent. I must respectfully disagree.

Even with a high end system, the graphics are only a shade better than mediocre. Further, the user interface is clumsy, with mouse control of the swing function both inconsistent and often inaccurate. The game scenarios, while attempting to invoke an air of realism, are artificial and do not yield a true "course" atmosphere.

As a golfer and avid gamer, both desktop and "dedicated" (Playstation, Sega, etc.), I was disappointed. However, I decided to expose a friend to the game and compare reactions. He liked it. Most perplexing.

The answer was quite simple: My friend, a better golfer than I, had little experience with non desktop gaming. To him, "Links" was Nirvana. Accordingly, I stress my warning: if you have significant, recent experience with Playstation, Dreamcast or even some of the slightly older versions, desktop computers do not compare when performance elements such as interactivity, graphics and playability are factored in. This may not be a popular point of view, but specialization in any field, gaming or neurosurgery, does have its advantages.

If "Links" is your only option, and you are desperate to play golf with unlimited mulligans, by all means buy it. However, make the purchase from a reliable vendor such as Amazon, just in case you decide, as I did, that it was not money well spent.

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