PGA Tour Golf is a 1990 golf simulation that brings the famous sport to the computer with a focus on accuracy, strategy, and careful planning. Players can compete on realistic courses, choosing clubs, adjusting shots, and trying to master the difficult art of sending a tiny ball exactly where intended. The game captures the patience required by golf, where a single mistake can ruin an otherwise excellent performance. PGA Tour Golf provides a detailed experience for fans of the sport, offering more depth than a simple arcade approach. It is also a perfect example of how video games can turn even the quietest activities into intense competitions. After all, few things create more tension than watching a virtual golf ball slowly roll toward the hole while hoping it does not decide to stop just a few centimeters away.
The One issue 22 (1990): "Where PGA Tour Golf scores over other golfing games and simulations is its gameplay. It’s perfectly balanced so that while there’s a good deal of accuracy and depth, it’s simple enough to pick up and learn within minutes. Placing and playing your shots is, if anything, even simpler than in Leaderboard (formerly the best example of a golf game as opposed to a simulation) and because all the information you need is presented clearly and without fuss, you can play as advanced a game as you like without having to mess about with complicated menus and icons. The designers have obviously thought long and hard about this, and have managed to strike an excellent balance between game and simulation. Icing on the cake comes in the form of near-flawless presentation, with the exquisite pre-hole flyby, tips from the professionals and the alternating camera angles. The facility to save out career statistics is invaluable, as it proves a genuine aidin rooting out your weakest areas. Unfortunately it’s an experience only to be fully appreciated by those with a speedy PC, as without this and the Roland or AdLib music, PGA Tour Golf isn’t quite the same - but even then it’s the best golf game there is. And we can’t say fairway-er than that!"
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Status: abandonware Also published for: Sega Genesis, Amiga, SNES, Master System, Game Gear Abandonware DOS views: 18604
Great game from my childhood. lemonamiga has the pdf of the game manual if you are trying to get past copy protection.
TB 08/01/2024 23:32
How do you get past the copy protect screen where it asks for yardage of a particular hole?
Gorn 09/05/2023 20:55
I remember this from my childhood. Overall it was a nice golf simulation, perhaps better than World Class Leaderboard.
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