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Fun, but no Mario Golf

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: December 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Out of the three main Golf games I've tried out on Gameboy, Mario Golf, Hole in One, and Golf, I consider this one middle-ground. Hole in One Golf will work on either the GB Color, or the Pocket or Original, so if you don't have a Color yet, this one is an immediate pick over Mario. The game includes three courses of varying difficulty, with graphic quality ranging from fairly nice for the overhead course images, to fairly lousy for the side-view of your player hitting the ball. The play system is different that most other golf games I've seen and can take a little getting used to. The strength of the swing is determined by an arrow moving back and forth on a bar indicating how strong the hit will be, and you have to press the button when the arrow is at the strengh you want. Then an icon moves in a pattern over a picture of a golf ball, which you have to press a button on when it's on the location on the ball where you want to hit. Another deviation from most other games in the play moves left-to-right, rather than vertically. It's a little different, but doesn't take long to get used to. My only real gripe about the controls of the game is that when you go to hit the ball, it switches full-screen to an image of your golfer - you can no longer see the course, so if you didn't pay close attention to your distance from the hole it's easy to misjudge how much power you need in your swing. One odd feature of this game is the inclusion of "events," which basically means some character running out on the course and tossing your ball around this way or that. I suppose it adds an interesting twist to the game, but personally I just find it annoying and am glad it can be turned off. There is also a "tour" play mode, which allows you to see how you rank against other players on a roster. Also included is multi-player support via data cable. In a nutshell, if you have a Gameboy Color, I'd highly suggest spending a few more dollars on Mario Golf, it's a much better game. However, if you have one of the older systems, Hole in One has the fun of some nice graphics for the courses, multiple courses, close-ups of the hole as the ball goes in, and other nice things like that, even though the gameplay is a bit quirky. Owners of an Original or Pocket gameboy that would like a game that is a bit more realistic and challenging, although somewhat ugly, should look into the orininal Golf.

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