Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
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Video Game Reviews of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
Customer Review: Best Sports Game Yet - Online OK too
Summary: 4 Stars
Probably the most interesting part of this game is the online experience. Playing in tournaments with up to 50 people is a lot of fun and you can win unique prizes too. The gameplay is basically perfect but the biggest downside i have found is that you are only on the servers with other Americans and Europeans, and from what ive heard the game is really popular in Japan. So it boils down to somtimes youll be online in the lobby and there will only be about 20 people. With something like 10 floors and 10 lobbies and 50 people per room there is the potential to interact with 5000 people but in reality there are never more than 70 people IN THE WORLD on at one time. if they could do a better job of getting more people together or if the popularity somehow took off then i'd give it a 5/5Customer Review: Decent Golf Game!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This game is pretty fun, I had HSG3 and FORE for the PS2 and I had a good amount of fun playing those game. I also purchased the HS Open Tee 1&2 for the PSP system and those games were really fun as well. I think this game is pretty good, but I don't think it's better than any of it's predecesors.
Actually the game is like the other one's to me, I just consider it a new installment of the series.
Don't get me wrong, I love this game b/c it's fun and it's not hard to get the hang of. I think they're all linear games but it's cool. One thing I don't like is that you cannot change out tops and pants for the characters. One other thing I'd like to see would maybe that an African-American character or two since we play golf also.
No hard feelings, the game is great, I'd recommend it to anyone that likes golf or just wants to have fun!
Customer Review: best golf game around
Summary: 5 Stars
The cover art makes this game look like it will be a poor cartoony golf game, it completely fooled me and thats why I waited to buy it. The gameplay is rock solid, physics of the ball rolling over the hilly landscape give you the feeling you'r really playing, when you putt arrows on the terrain show you the dirrection and speed of the slope. The scenery and graphics in general really are amazing and don't get enough credit, it is very polished and pleasing to the eye, you feel relaxed the whole time. There is an advanced shots feature instead of the usualy bar on the bottom, this adds alot to the gameplay.
The music and sound effects are clear and also give you a relaxed feeling, I played tiger woods and honestly if you want a realistic golf game hot shots is the one to get, I know that sounds strange but it's all too true, tiger woods lets you cheat moving the ball mid air and doesn't give you that relaxed golf feeling.
A game in general should be fun and when it all comes down to it I could play this one all day without getting bored, that alone makes it worthy of a purchase.
9.6/10 from me because it could have more maps, but keep in mind there is downloadable content and they will continue to support this game via the playstation network.
Customer Review: Great Game
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is just like all the others just with new graffics and a lot better courses!Customer Review: Another "Next Gen Update"
Summary: 2 Stars
I haven't played a Hot Shots game since part 2 on the PS2. That game got more play than just about anything I owned. However, I was hesitant to purchase Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds becuase so many of the reviews said it was simply an update of previous games. That is absolutley the case - hence 2 stars overall. However, even an update of a game this good still is super fun - hence 5 stars for fun.
First the good. It uses the X to start, X for power and X for accuracy to play. This is a great pick up and play golf game - easy to play, difficult to master. The graphics are okay - not great, but serviceable. I've never been a fan of super-deformed characters, but I don't really notice that when I'm playing becuase the gameplay is so involving. The absolute best part of the game is the online play. The game offers only six courses, and after you finish unlocking everything (which can be done in a weekend if you're a veteran player), there wouldn't be much left to do - but online tournaments are a blast and will keep you playing as long as you want.
To the bad - and the 2 stars portion of the review. There are only six courses. With the amount of space on a Blu Ray disc, there could be 30. I understand that may not be feasable, but these aren't levels in an action game or platformer. This is the classic "buy our downloadable content later" strategy - and that just sucks. The graphics are mediocre. I don't see a huge difference between this and what was possible on last generations consoles, especially with the small number of characters (15), no store to purhcase things (they just get unlocked semi-randomly), and only six courses.
I also have to mention the new advanced shot mode. It's terrible. You still will be timimg your swings with button presses, but it adds a lot more guess work. I'd rather see a analog stick swing if they are going to try something differnt. As it stands I only used it when there were tournaments with special rules mandating advanced shots.
As it stands, if you've never played it is a blast. For veterans, the Playstation store download of Hot Shots Golf 2 is just as good - and a heck of a lot cheaper.