## Description
_Go Go Golf_ is a player golfing game for one to four, where there’s only one
human player the game provides the opposition.
The player(s) play as one of eight predefined golfing characters, each with
their own strengths, on three golf courses which can be played in three ways:
Stroke Play: here the match is played over eighteen holes and the player who
completes the round in the fewest strokes wins
Match Play: where it is the player who wins the most holes who takes the
match, here if a player is, say, five holes ahead with just four remaining
they are declared the winner
Tour: Here the objective is to win more than $1.5m in one season. In order to
achieve this the player must win a qualifying match in May so that they can
compete in a major tournament. There are four major golfing tournaments in
Japan in June and July, two nationals the All Japan Masters and the Asian
Open, and two internationals the International World Classic and the World
Classic. By winning the nationals the player can progress to the
internationals and the big prize money. Games can only be saved during a tour
The game has an unusual, one button, style of gameplay. Cross is used to
initiate a stroke. As the player shapes up to take their swing a shadowy
outline appears behind them and the player must press Cross again at, or near
to the top of the swing, the game does not allow Cross to be used beyond the
top of the swing. On the downswing the player must press Cross again at the
point of impact. With each press during the back and down strokes the player
sees a message ranging from “Too Fast”; “A Bit Too Fast”, “Correct”,
“Perfect”; Amazing Skill”, through to “Too Slow” and others.
Club selection is automatic and the player cannot make their own shots, with
most approach strokes the player has a choice of three shots to play and on
the green there is only one shot option.
There is no course or hole flyby in this game, no gimme’s, no mulligan’s, and
no character creation. Neither the eight players nor the three courses are
based on anyone or anywhere in real life. In-game the player can view the
ground ahead before they play their shot but all camera viewpoints are
automatic.
All matches are played over eighteen holes, none of that ‘front nine’, ‘back
nine’ rubbish here.
Go Go Golf