Longtime PlayStation video game franchise Hot Shots Golf is now available in a second version where there is no need to wear real plaid pants. Challenge your friends to a four-player stroke play round or a two-player match play game.
Hot Shots Golf 2 gameplay is simply realistic: Wind changes, ball spin, and the lie of your ball are all things to keep an eye on when planning your shot. When you can't read the wind by watching the clouds, you can toss up grass to help you judge from which direction and how hard the wind is blowing.
You can learn everything about the game of golf and how it is played in the Tutorial mode. After that, head out to the links where you can choose one of six different games. There's a simple four-player stroke game, a par three nine-hole game, a two-player match play, and one-player tournament, training, and vs. modes.
Challenge your friends to a four-player stroke play round or a two-player match play game. There are also two single-player modes within the Hot Shots Golf 2 video game: Tournament and Versus. Tournament mode that takes you through the four seasons and a Versus mode where you play against a single computer opponent. The Tournament mode will allow you to unlock new clubs and balls, each which have their own abilities, while the Versus mode lets you unlock new characters. No matter the mode, understanding the unique style of every character is essential to performing well.
Each character has his own strengths and weaknesses - from ball control to arc type - making a sizable difference between players' game styles. Like Hot Shots Golf, HSG2 uses an experience-points system - you gain a certain amount of points by playing in any game mode besides training
Its 3-D graphics are sort of better than the original video game and a bit of inconsistent; he courses are still beautifully laid out, and you can scroll back and forth with no slowdown or polygonal breakup. The camera work is nice, randomly changing to show the track of the ball in flight. The teeny-tiny swing meter makes your shot power hard to judge, and pulling off accurate or nonstraightforward shots with the game's control setup is much more difficult than it needs to be.
The sound of the Hot Shot Golf 2's video game is very nice. Catchy pop tunes fill the audio track, while cool sound effects and ambient noises help you get a real feel for the course. When the wind is blowing particularly hard, you can hear it coming from the appropriate speaker.
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