Everybody's Golf 5 - New Pics!

[Grovestreet]

Not allowed to post scans on here am I? Here's the link (http://www.playsyde.com/news_4246_en.html) to them.
Famitsu this week has nothing less than 4 full pages about Everybody's Golf 5, as always for this series much awaited in Japan. The online lobby is unveiled, and it certainly does look very cute.

[VG Aficionado]

Is it me or are there some screenshots in the third page that scream "Home"?

[BruceWayneIII]

^had the exact same thought. Even 'Afrika' comes to mind, when seeing screens with a giraffe in the bush, although those two games probably aren't that connected. Remember the Hot Shots Golf trailer that ended with a shot across the bush?

[GTAce]

Yeah they scream in a megaphone HOME!!!!1111


:hugegrin:

[VG Aficionado]

There's a connection between HSG and Afrika indeed.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/718/718190p1.html

[BruceWayneIII]

^^choose your next words carefully - they will be in your post number 1000...

[Epix]

Yeah they scream in a megaphone HOME!!!!1111


:hugegrin:
Can you post the scans, GT?

[GTAce]

You got mail. 8)

[cliffbo]

There's a connection between HSG and Afrika indeed.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/718/718190p1.html

i thought this was widely known? it was mentioned months ago

[GTAce]

The IGN article is from month ago lol.

[EvilTaru]

Best golf game period. ~_~

[totobeni]

that look like the Online lobby for Hot Shot Golf 5....and yeah it look like Chibi-Home

[VideoGame mania]

LOL is that Kazuo Hirai playing golf ?
look at the top image http://images.playsyde.com/gallery/public/5273/1127_0001.jpg :laugh:

[NeoPlayStation]

I need melons :)

[GTAce]

Yep you got mail too.

[VG Aficionado]

Stolen from NeoGAF:

Some of the info is covered in the Weekly Famitsu thread, but not all the info has been translated and they've now put it all up on Famitsu's website, so we may as well have a thread on it anyway.

(very loosely interpreted info, I may miss something so a proper translation would be nice :))

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/103,1177508943,70936,0,0.html
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/103,1177508866,70935,0,0.html
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/103,1177506720,70933,0,0.html
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/103,1177506491,70932,0,0.html

- July 26th
- Up to 8 players per hole
- Because your avatar will be on the hole, you can distract opponents taking their shots (Sounds like a griefing recipe for disaster :/ )
- Lobby size 50 people
- Online stuff largely based on Mingol Online
- Shigeki Maruyama playable as a golfer and as a caddy
- 6 Courses

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_ria1.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_ria2.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_ria3.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_shi4.jpg.jpg


(If you thought virtual characters looked freakish in HSG5, just see the one they modelled on a pro golfer)

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_maru1.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_maru2.jpg.jpg


They only announced 3 of the 6 courses so far:

Iris Field Country Club (from the demo)
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_aya4.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_aya1.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_aya2.jpg.jpg

Chiyu(?) and others Sea Golf Resort
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_chu4.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_chu2.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_chu5.jpg.jpg

Great Safari Country Club
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_afu6.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_afu2.jpg.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/25/h-103_70933_afu3.jpg.jpg

1UP also have an article about the Famitsu magazine details:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158978

[totobeni]

Stolen from NeoGAF:

hoty hot ...

i hope Watch jp have a bigger screens ..

i'am in trouble now..i want this games ASAP , but if i buy the Japanese one i will play will japanese and some noobs i don't even know...and i think that chibi-home Online lobby need someone speak Japanese to enter tournaments..

US or Eu ver should/must come fast ...

i think i will buy Japanese ver of this for crazy 4player offline play and then US ver to beat you guys Online on the 9th hole..

[NeoPlayStation]

Movie of the fan/press event
http://www.jp.playstation.com/movie/...5_10th_pre.asx

New trailer
http://www.jp.playstation.com/movie/...4mv_mg5_pv.asx

[Pumpkin Head]

This game is looking amazing.

[VideoGame mania]

WTF? only 6 courses, blu ray FTL

[GTAce]

No BD ftw.
Devs who doesnt use it ftl. 8)

[VG Aficionado]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf54.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf36.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf12.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf07.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf19.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf37.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf29.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf73.jpg

[curryking1]

Those screens look kind of weak to me lol, nice find though.

[VG Aficionado]

This game is obviously not going to be the greatest showcase of PS3's power, but that's not going to prevent it from being very popular in Japan.

[GTAce]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf19.jpg

Look at the tree!!! LOOK AT THE FUCKIN* TREE!!111 lol

Awesome!

[jaxmkii]

WTF? only 6 courses, blu ray FTL

wonder how big each corse is? if each corse is as little as 1.2 gig than BR is needed.

[VonGak]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070425/golf19.jpg

Look at the tree!!! LOOK AT THE FUCKIN* TREE!!111 lol

Awesome!

Cancels the planned picnic with GTAce, he wouldn't have been able to handle excitement.

[GTAce]

:laugh:
I dont need a picnic with you when i can see those AWESOME made trees on my PS3! :-p

[totobeni]

^ i think 9 holes each ..



so clap Hanz have nothing to do now ...what is their next project mmmmm maybe Hot Shot tennis for PS3 ?

[Fazares]

i have the demo and i can say this game is very impressive,imo...

[VideoGame mania]

wonder how big each corse is? if each corse is as little as 1.2 gig than BR is needed.

fuzzy math, 1.2 x 6 = 7.2 dvd is sufficient. You can make it 5 gigs per course if you want, i'm not stopping you. I just want this game to be fully packed with content to justify my purchase.
Yeah then you have the data for the courses and whats with the rest of the game? lol
HSG4 is 2.7 gigs, you expect me to believe this game with less courses needs 50 gigs ?:spit:

[GTAce]

Yeah then you have the data for the courses and whats with the rest of the game? lol

[curryking1]

This game is obviously not going to be the greatest showcase of PS3's power, but that's not going to prevent it from being very popular in Japan.

Well said VG lol.

[Grovestreet]

Whats so special about the tree? Low res textures.

Not my type of game anyway so I dont care, golf just sucks...

[totobeni]

Whats so special about the tree? Low res textures.

Not my type of game anyway so I dont care, golf just sucks...

^ it's not Tiger crap golf game you know ....

try the demo ...you can do some crazy super shots and stuff ..offline multi players in the demo is just pure fun

[curryking1]

Totobeni, some of us just have a strong aversion for golf lol. I'm in the same boat as Grove, I just can't handle golf lol.

[Grovestreet]

It seems we both share the same mind, both like Airborne, both hate golf....Both like 'Curry'....I think...I'm guessing you do :p

[curryking1]

You know it! :)

[makeitlookreal]

This game looks like it is improving.

[VonGak]

It seems we both share the same mind, both like Airborne, both hate golf....Both like 'Curry'....I think...I'm guessing you do :p

This is why I'm against cloning.

[curryking1]

Why? Then everyone would like curry though. That's the best scenario!

Almost everyone does like curry right now, but why not 100% of everybody? :D

[VonGak]

Why? Then everyone would like curry though. That's the best scenario!

Almost everyone does like curry right now, but why not 100% of everybody? :D

I'm only human. :( We need a common enemy, someone we can unify against.
Damned non curry eating people coming here taking our jobs and women!

[VonGak]

Hmm, I was expecting someone to have posted the new video (trailer) by now so we could debate the car and sliding on banisters in the lobby.

Download new trailer (http://cdn.jp.playstation.com/4m/mg5/4mv_mg5_pv.wmv)

[LiquidEagle]

I don't like curry... but I do like these screens :) looks fun :-D

[Grovestreet]

I don't like curry... but I do like these screens :) looks fun :-D

Then you must be punished...What shall the Punishment be Curryking?

Firing Squad?....Nah to far....Waterguns that fire CURRY?

:clapping:

[curryking1]

We need to fuse some dominant curry liking genes into Liquid!

But seriously, how can you not like curry. Curry comes in so many shapes and forms. And more importantly tastes. Curry is everywhere. It's not possible not to like curry because there are too many kinds.

You can't tell me you don't like all curry, can you?! O_o

[totobeni]

characters names ..not all of them
http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/mg5/chara/index.html

[Grovestreet]

characters names ..not all of them
http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/mg5/chara/index.html

Yeah and I do know japanese...

[GTAce]

Hmm, I was expecting someone to have posted the new video (trailer) by now so we could debate the car and sliding on banisters in the lobby.

Download new trailer (http://cdn.jp.playstation.com/4m/mg5/4mv_mg5_pv.wmv)

Great, awesome, awesome, awesome!
That could be my first EG/HSG7MNG that i going to buy.
I love the series since the PS1 but never hadt it myself.^^

[totobeni]

Yeah and I do know japanese...

me either...but look to this hot anime babe

http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/mg5/images/chara/img_player03.jpg

Sophie 13 years old (oh snap ..i'am a perv ) , i will play with her all the time :laugh:

[KRA]

me either...but look to this hot anime babe

http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/mg5/images/chara/img_player03.jpg

Sophie 13 years old (oh snap ..i'am a perv ) , i will play with her all the time :laugh:

why they make me feel like perv! damn japanesse!
ahh and by the way is demo still only on japanesse acount ? becasue i will have ps3 soon and i want to play it :)

[OmniCloud]

Definitely not into Golf, but can't say that I'm not impressed....

Has me intrigued...

It's like the what Mario is to racing games;)

[totobeni]

why they make me feel like perv! damn japanesse!
ahh and by the way is demo still only on japanesse acount ? becasue i will have ps3 soon and i want to play it :)

it's still on JPN store only ..(or maybe HK store also )


oh...you still don't have shiny PS3...anyway...it will be there till MAY 25th

[Epix]

Does the demo use motion control at all? I don't speak Japanese so I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. From what I can tell there are two choices on swing mechanics; the traditional way (HSG4) with the power meter, and a new way that involves reading the golfers swing animation to determine how much "power" is being applied. Is this correct or is there some motion control as well?

[totobeni]

Does the demo use motion control at all? I don't speak Japanese so I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. From what I can tell there are two choices on swing mechanics; the traditional way (HSG4) with the power meter, and a new way that involves reading the golfers swing animation to determine how much "power" is being applied. Is this correct or is there some motion control as well?

no Motion in the demo ( i don't know about final game ) so ..you are correct ..

but you should try the super shots also..it's fun

here

There are various "special" shots that can be performed by pressing
different direction combinations while setting shot power and accuracy.
Rising and Homing shots are available when you obtain a character's second
(2nd) loyalty heart. Spiral shots become available after obtaining a
character's fourth (4th) loyalty heart. To perform any of these shots
PERFECT IMPACT is necessary.

Super sidepsin left = Spiral shot - Hold left when setting shot power, then
hold right when setting impact. Perfect impact is necessary.

Super sidepin right = Spiral shot - Hold right when setting shot power, then
hold left when setting impact. Perfect impact is necessary.

Super backspin = Homing ball - Hold up when setting shot power, then hold down
when setting impact. Perfect impact is necessary. A successful Homing ball
will strike the pin bounce off then strike again repeatedly.

Super topspin = Rising ball - Hold down when setting shot power, then hold up
when setting impact. Perfect impact is necessary. A successful Rising ball
will strike the pin roll up the pin and drop into the cup.

Super high trajectory - Hold down when setting shot power, then hold down when
setting impact. Perfect impact is necessary.

Super low trajectory - Hold up when setting shot power, then hold up when
setting impact. Perfect impact is necessary.

[Afrikan]

new vid guys/gals.....

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/platform/PS3








rally car mini game one looks fun....

[GTAce]

new vid guys/gals.....

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/platform/PS3


*cough* (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showpost.php?p=1504274&postcount=43) ;)

[MeatWagon]

Everyone RELAX. I have some good news for you. Make an alternate PS3 account under HONG KONG. You can download the DEMO of this game RIGHT NOW.

It's only available if you make a hong kong account so make an alt account for it ASAP.

I have been playing it for the past few weeks and it KICKS ASS>

[GTAce]

Yep that with the demo is old its on till may 25th (afaik) .
I really have to make a US and HK account.

[Afrikan]

*cough* (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showpost.php?p=1504274&postcount=43) ;)

:salute:



about the vid.... I like when they slide down the banister.....

[EvilTaru]

This is by far one of my most anticipated games, the demo is SO FUN.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/gladtomeetya.gif

[Nameless]

The demo is cool...
I use to love golf games, but now they get boring fairly quickly...
I guess I have been playing too many shooters and action titles.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

no nameless it's cuz us black people have faster twitch muscles, and need constant stimulation. That's why we're either dancing, running, or shooting things.

[Overload]

Black powa!!!!! (draws a raised fist)

[Sephiroth_VII]

I like curry, and I like the screens. Now, if only I could figure out the controls for the demo...

BTW, best feture in HSG: Chiibi anime girls with cute voices.Yeah, I do love my Anime.

[Nameless]

no nameless it's cuz us black people have faster twitch muscles, and need constant stimulation. That's why we're either dancing, running, or shooting things.

LMAO!
What's sad is that many people actually believe that shit...

[jaxmkii]

Black powa!!!!! (draws a raised fist)

*looks at post above and starts to shave head* crap here we go again...:shifty:

[yoshaw]

Famitsu scans galore!!
http://www.jeux-france.com/news20529_everybody-s-golf-5-plus-d-images.html

[KRA]

i would like to play this. and the castle stage look nice :)

[Fazares]

amazing gfx

[VG Aficionado]

It looks very good. I guess the fans will be pleased.

[EvilTaru]

Looking INCREDIBLE. I mean HOLY SMOKE.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/Indifferent2.gif

[BobTheBub]

no nameless it's cuz us black people have faster twitch muscles, and need constant stimulation. That's why we're either dancing, running, or shooting things.

This link seems an appropriate reply to that (http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/)

[Domination]

Famitsu scans galore!!
http://www.jeux-france.com/news20529_everybody-s-golf-5-plus-d-images.html
Those screens look extraordinary - one of the best looking titles I've seen thus far on this platform.

[EvilTaru]

This link seems an appropriate reply to that (http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/)

www.napptural.com

???

WTF is dreadlock maintenance cream? I feel so ignorant.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/Indifferent2.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/thatsracist4neug2.gif

[EvilTaru]

no nameless it's cuz us black people have faster twitch muscles, and need constant stimulation. That's why we're either dancing, running, or shooting things.

Or?

What do you mean "OR"? Come on, learn to MULTITASK!!!http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/Indifferent2.gif

Ok now, let's get back to topic.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

I downloaded the demo out of sheer boredom. I think it looks really good. All things considered (it's a cartoony golf game).

[LiquidEagle]

All things considered (it's a cartoony golf game).

Actually, All Things Considered (http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2) is an NPR news program, not a cartoony golf game.

:-p

[dendj55]

Best golf game period. ~_~

AGREED! Never short of fun!

[Fats]

This is by far one of my most anticipated games, the demo is SO FUN.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/gladtomeetya.gif

Totally, it's awesome isn't it? I'll be getting this ASAP.

[cliffbo]

What's with all the random posting?

http://kiltstore.net/club_images/landing/sr_swhdr_eightyardkilt.jpg

[Acason79]

I loved the demo and cant wait for this game as well.

[Raitei]

Yes, i rock at this game (as gegenki and his 8 over par)

looks real good, but i stopped playing this after my friend decided to distract me on every shot with the stupid animations ><

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Actually, All Things Considered (http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2) is an NPR news program, not a cartoony golf game.

:-p

Actually, all things considered, I should have you banned where you stand.

[warmachine]

Source: gamefront (www.gamefront.de)

300.000 Vorbestellungen für Everybody's Golf 5

12.06.07 - Sony gibt bekannt, dass man für das Sportspiel Everybody's Golf 5 Click Picture (jap. 'Minna no Golf 5') mittlerweile 300.000 Vorbestellungen vom japanischen Fachhandel erhalten hat. Release: 26.07.07

Engrish:

300.000 preorders for Everybody's Golf 5

Sony announced that they received 300.000 preorders from japanese retailers. Release: 26.07.07

[VG Aficionado]

It's going to become PS3's best selling title surpassing Gundam Musou =-o

[Z]

the Japs always loved their HSG. I wonder how well it does internationally compared to Japan?

[FantasyGhost]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLpnpnbhCa8

[GTAce]

:lol: Ahh i love Sonys commercials. 8)

[Applefiend]

Don't have a link but I'm told Minna no Golf 5 got 9/9/9/9 from Famitsu.

Which is nice...

[Fats]

^Very nice indeed.

[LiquidEagle]

Then again, Famitsu also gave Nintendogs four 10's....

[VG Aficionado]

They gave MGS3: Subsistence three 10s and one 9 and the only excuse they could come up with was that The Boss wasn't playable :duh:

And what's the point in making The Boss playable? She has too much charisma for random fools to get her easily killed online! It was the right decision! :pinky: (And I think Kojima gave this very reason :laugh:)

[NeoPlayStation]

Everybody’s Golf 5 is off to a strong start in Japan. The game has already sold more than 150K on its first day release. A total of 300k copies were shipped out. Many stores in Japan are reporting that , they have already sold out of the number of shipments they received.

http://gamers-creed.com/?p=126

[Fats]

:thumbl:

[PSXBatou]

1 of those release copies are mine :)

Yay for contributing to another regions numbers! :D

[VG Aficionado]

Best selling PS3 game to date in Japan :-p Keep releasing those Japanese-appealing games, Sony.

[PSXBatou]

Best selling PS3 game to date in Japan :-p Keep releasing those Japanese-appealing games, Sony.

The person that bought it for me said she waited 2.5 hours in line to get it, there were people buying a bundled PS3 set and the game. The huge line wasn't for DS Lites for once :)

[Viper]

Best selling PS3 game to date in Japan :-p Keep releasing those Japanese-appealing games, Sony.

Gundam is the best selling game with ~300k sold.

This sold 150k on it's first day of sale but it should pass Gundam in a few weeks.

[PSXBatou]

Gundam is the best selling game with ~300k sold.

This sold 150k on it's first day of sale but it should pass Gundam in a few weeks.

NG Sigma is selling very well there too Viper. I had a hell of a time finding it in stock. I ended up paying 7,000 Yen for a copy when i found it at a large store, it came with a DVD that i have yet to see since its region protected.

[Z]

maybe he meant best launch day sales?

[VG Aficionado]

I meant everything.

[NeoPlayStation]

Hands on by inefficient@B3D (http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1040654&postcount=103)

I was playing this almost my entire Saturday. I'm liking it even more than I thought I would.

Single player is addicting because you keep unlocking items/costumes/golf clubs. Plus you keep leveling up the characters you play. You gain new characters by beating them in the tournaments. It does also allow you to switch between the playable characters you have unlocked. I think there is 20 playable characters total. Different caddies are also unlockable.

I played a couple rounds of multi player. I was surprised that so many people are playing already! There multi player model is kind of interesting. It's divided into multiple zones (servers I guess). Each zone has multiple "lobbies". The lobbies are 50 characters max. And this is the "Home" like community environment where toon characters are running/playing around or chatting to each other while they wait for the match.

To join a match you have to go into one of these lobby areas and once in the lobby you have access to the game schedule of that server. There are games starting at regular intervals. And you have to basically enroll yourself in a game in advance of it actually occuring. The disadvantage to that is that you can't just pop in to the game and be on a course instantly like that. Sometimes you have to wait 20 or more mins just because its currently a bit hard to find a game that isn't full that isn't starting within 20mins

What I would do is book two or more tee times even as far as an hour in advance . Then I would exit the multi player part of the game and play some SP and then rejoin the lobby a few mins before my game was about to start.

Each game has 50 players max. And because you have to join them well in advance they are almost always full. Players that suck can retire early if they choose to. You don't actually see the other players rendered on the field. Everyone plays their hole at the same time. Once you complete your hole, you are returned to this scoreboard area for a min or two while you wait for the rest of the players to complete their hole. This is where you get to see how other players did compared to you. You'll see your position on the score board move up and down after every hole as well as other statistics. Plus it gives the players a chance to chat with each other between holes.

Before I got the game, my initial fear about MP was that it would just drag on and be really slow when you have to wait on a lot of other players. But this system seems to keep the game moving along at a nice brisk pace. While keeping the sense of competition is still very strong.

The community lobby areas seem quite lively. You've got 50 characters in each lobby either waiting for their tee times or just hanging out and chatting. And the Japanese players seem to be really enjoying themselves in it. Your avatar is customizable. And as you progress in the game you get upgrades for your in lobby avatar character. Plus it has a basic gesturing system which is fun. You make gestures by moving the left analog. If you click on the left analog your cursor changes to a hovering finger over other players avatars and you can inspect personal information about them. Like a basic personal stats and any greets they left for other people to read.

Right now there is only 2 themed lobby areas that I have seen. Just a really typical western hotel lobby looking place. And then a very Japanese style ryokan hotel complete with an onsen and everything. In one of the ingame videos I saw there were other themed lobbies. So they must either be unlockable for higher level players, or they have not made them available to players yet. Maybe more content updates will be patched in later.

Speaking of patches, the game did require a patch for MP immediately after logging in.

Anyway, it's a quality piece of software. If it hasn't already sold well, I expect word of mouth will carry this game even further and give it legs as far as sales are concerned. The community aspect of it is unlike any other current playstation game out there. I suppose Final Fantasy Online is the only other PS game with a community aspect that is even close. But that is subscription based. And this is free. It's not even a full priced game! I only payed 5380JPN ($45USD) for it at retail!

[Fats]

Is it possible to start a review of a golf game without a reference to a good walk spoiled? Apparently not. But golf's real problem isn't that it spoils a good walk. It's that golfers spoil a potentially good game, with their blazers and ties, and their committees, and their archaic attitude to women and all that sort of thing (although don't tell my dad I said that: he's the captain at his local golf club).

Minna no Golf is, in stark contrast, a good game of golf, unspoiled by any of that. From start to finish, it just exudes charm. Like your caddy, who zooms off after each shot to make sure he (or she) is there, panting, to greet your ball when it lands. Or the 'NICE SHOT' that appears in great big multi-coloured letters every time you hit a good shot. Or the sound of cowbells, or the sight of swans as you make your way round the various courses. Or the slightly non sequitur but relaxing and serene images of tranquil vistas, or swimming dolphins, that greet you in pinpoint high definition at the end of every round (a personal favourite is the killer whale).

In terms of the actual game design, Minna no Golf is unabashedly old school. Unlike games like Tiger Woods, which have moved into the modern era by featuring a growing roster of licensed names and courses and incorporating a mimetic analog stick waggle, Minna no Golf does pretty much the same thing that previous games in the series have always done. Which means that Minna no Golf, unlike the real thing, and the games that aim to ape it, provides a wonderful invigorating streak of colour and character across the golf course.

The structure is the same as before. There are 15 characters, six courses, and seven caddies available to unlock (with just two characters, one caddy and one course open at the start of the game). There's strokeplay, matchplay, multiplayer, and a variety of challenges that allow you to unlock new costumes, clubs and balls, and each set of challenges culminates in a matchplay game against the next unlockable character. There are online tournaments, and cute online lobbies, modelled on Japenese hot springs, or tatami rooms, peopled by Mii-style avatars, decked out in a variety of costumes, from scuba divers to schoolgirls.

And there's the same, tried and tested mechanics that have featured in all the previous Minna no Golf games, barring a cosmetic change. The way you used to play Minna no Golf was with a simple three-tap system: one tap to set the power bar going; a second to confirm the power of your shot; and a third to determine the control and accuracy. The new system sees an equally simple three-tap system: one tap to set your swing going; a second to confirm the power of your shot; and a third to determine the control and accuracy. It's the same power bar system that golfing videogames have employed since time immemorial, just without the power bar. So it's just as intuitive - and probably more so - than ever before (and in any case, old-hand die-hards still have the option to use the old system). It does make putting slightly more difficult at first, but only until you suss out the relative power of different putts and learn to read the greens.

In the world of mobile phone gaming, they call this sort of design 'one button gaming', and get breathlessly excited about how it appeals to everyone, not just people who play games. That's absolutely true of Minna no Golf, but it's also true that the game sports sufficient depth to satisfy the most ardent wannabe pro golfer. It's got spin, mapped to the d-pad, and it's got boost shots, which you can use a certain number of times each round to gain a few extra yards. It's got a choice of players, clubs and balls, all of which have an impact on your style of play. And ultimately, it's got the infinite variety of a real game of golf, because wherever your ball lands it will create a subtly different challenge every time.

And that's why, in spite of all the similarities to previous games in the series, the game never runs into the law of diminishing returns. In spite of the fact that all you're doing is pressing a button three times, over and over again, it never gets boring. It would probably be too controversial to call it the best golf game, or the best PS3 game. But on both counts it's a remarkably close call.

Final score - 2/10 - Just kidding!

Final score - 8/10

Source (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=81840)

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[curryking1]

LOL! Omg at the video... jeez Fats!

[Fats]

Sorry. :(

[GTAce]

The problem is i must say the cloth animations and the wind are awesome but i cant say "nice video" because i would look like a pervert or something lol.

[Fats]

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[PSXBatou]

Great game ;) I am 2 levels in to the challenge mode right now. Online play is pretty fun, though I am still no match for the Japanese kids that stay up all night playing a game to get ranked #1...

[Sephiroth_VII]

They didn't draw panties!! Is this really a Japanese game?

[Fazares]

i m glad i purchased it...