Released in 1994, Sensible Golf took the elegant sport of chasing a tiny ball and gave it the unmistakable Sensible Software treatment. Rather than drowning players in endless statistics and complicated swing mechanics, it focused on fast action and accessibility. Courses were colorful, controls were simple to grasp, and matches moved along at a pace that kept frustration to a minimum. There was always something amusing about watching perfectly planned shots end in spectacular embarrassment, which somehow made victory sweeter. Even people who normally considered golf a punishment disguised as leisure found themselves surprisingly entertained by this cheerful and lighthearted take on the sport.
Computer and Video Games (1995): "Sensi Golf is a pleasant change from the oh, so serious simulated 'listen to the realistic bird calls on the 13th Tarquin, the programmers actually went to the course at dawn to sample that Crasted Warbier?' type of game that we've come to know and yawn at. Playwise, Sensible Golf is very much akin to the all-sim-and-no-stim bunch, employing the traditional power bar technique to whack your ball, but with a much more console comedy feel to it. There's loads of courses and compo's to enter and even a jersey and slacks editor to play Burton man on. If there's a downy downside then the power metre's too small, but it's not that much of a hindrance 'cos we've learnt a lesson: golf can be fun."
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Status: abandonware Also published for: Amiga Abandonware DOS views: 10211
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