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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.

Back To 2000

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Graphcs are great. PERIOD. Sound set up is almost impossible to coordinate with selected motions. None of my 25 add-on courses purchased over the life of previous versions work on this engine. I've taken it off my machine and reinstalled Links 2000. Now I'm useing the good one.

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If you already have some of the add on courses that went with Microsoft Golf 2.0 and Links 386, they probably would be outdated for this new version and wouldn't transfer.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

Continues to be the Purest and Best Golf Simulation

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 29 / 30
Date: June 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Granted, Microsoft, which recently purchased Access, was resting on its laurels with the release of this year's version. This is not the revolutionary update to the series that the 2001 version is purported to be. Still, with rebate and some new courses it's not totally devoid of charm. The more of the same you get, however, continues to be the strongest simulation in the computer golf genre. I have owned all the versions since its inception, along with all the courses, and have seen its sophistication and polish grow over the years. Many people approach the Links series from different angles with different goals in mind. What they should not approach thinking is that this is a shallow console game that you can control with a gamepad. I golf 3 of 4 times a week in real life at an 8 hcp and have not found a golf game that models the physics of putting and ball striking as well as Links LS does. Punches, flops, bump and run, pitches and chips are all represented choices your avatar/player can choose from. It's always interesting to find yourself moving back and forth between the simulation and reality, where you might tell yourself while on the real course `now make sure your swing is as smooth and controlled as LS' or inadvertently looking for the non-existent putting grid. LS also helps hone game time decisions such as when to punch out of a wooded area, or to declare an unplayable lie, etc. Each side of the game is helped by the other. In addition to liking the LS series because of its mental/situational parallels to the real thing, I appreciate the meticulously crafted courses. In this version one can actually detect increases in sharpness for many of the objects on the courses included. [The 30 or so other courses are still compatible] One begins to pick up little niceties over the course of the series, like the progression of the fairway and the rough designs and colors. The panoramas have also seen a sharpening; it's just a pity that we will have to wait until the 2001 version to finally progress past the current pixelated players and their square-ish shadows. The new clouds are also more realistic and lend a storm front atmosphere if you want it. Can't comment on the online/tourney aspect of this game, it's usually just me vs the course and my scoring histories. So, if you're upgrading from MS Golf, or entering the LS series completely, this is the appropriate on ramp. If you're a Links lifer you get more of the same strong product as you wait for the big update this fall. Things to look forward to there, the addition of a course designer, new sharply digitized golfers, a preparation for a 3-d world, new courses, and the ability to tune your PC golfer to your real life ball striking physical characteristics [7 iron, 130 yards, etc.]. It's a testament to the strength of the series and Access that it continues to find a home on my HD after more than a decade of constant play. Recommended.

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.

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!

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!

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!

Best computer golf game out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: June 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing the Links LS series for a few years now, and every year the graphics some how get better, as well as the game play. I've played pretty much every other golf game for the PC, and I like this one the best by far. There are numerous courses you can play, all with amazing detail and clarity. The players swing motions are just perfect and sharpe. If you love golf, this is a game should should go out and purchase.

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