Instead, the traditional three-click system returns, and it's as good as ever. While most golf games have moved to analog swinging, which does tend to allow for easier control, Hot Shots Golf Fore has not yet gone to this point. It works fairly well and does allow for some learning for HSG newbies, and because practicing offline helps onlineЕit should occupy plenty of time. You can play at whatever level you want for as long as you want, but pass the Stage Trial and the opponents get tougher, as do the requirements to upgrade your rank. Pass the trials (some of which are extremely difficult), and your rank increases, and you unlock a new course to play on. As you play, and at least finish in the top 10, you'll unlock a Stage Trial to increase your rank. At the outset, you get a small amount of courses, a couple taken straight from HSG3. Offline, tournaments are a bit different this time around compared to last game. It's a little bare-bones (ranking system is weak, no buddy lists, why 56k is shunned is bewildering, etc), but it's addictive nonetheless. If tourneys aren't your thing, there's also a rival mode where you can play with others in real-time, together on the same course, but it lacks the depth of the tournaments. It can lead to some big battles down the stretch. On the other hand, the keyboard chat is fine and because the game is lag-free, the competition is fierce, especially given you don't know what the other players are doing while you play. While it makes sense that with up to 50 people, having 50 voices would be atrocious the option would have been nice. Unfortunately, all you can use is text chat Ц no voice at all. Once you're done, you're dropped into a lobby where you can discuss what everyone did on that hole, until the timer runs out and you head off to the next tee. Tournaments are simple Ц you create a room, pick a course (or go with a random), and once everyone is there, you all individually play a hole. Up to 50 people can play tournaments online together, if they have a broadband connection. The biggest addition, however, is online play. Finally however, HSGF sees the return of miniature golf, with two tough courses to check out. Mini-golf was a hit in the original Hot Shots, but failed to make it into the last two games. mode to unlock new, tougher characters, and offline multiplayer, but there's a couple new things. There's the usual 18 hole tournaments (organized differently than HSG3), vs. HSGF is fully loaded with gameplay types. While this fall will be a monster for PS2 owners, it's no reason to pass up Hot Shots Golf Fore if you're even remotely interested in golf video games. Bad pun aside, HSGF is a golfer's dream come true Ц though many may see it as a minor upgrade to HSG3, the new courses, characters, and inclusion of a bare-bones, but playable, online mode are enough to warrant picking this game up if you're a fan of virtual links. Here and now, Clap Hanz and Sony have unveiled the newest entry Ц Hot Shots Golf Fore. The combination of light-hearted characters and fairly realistic gameplay has been a hit, and that only advanced further with the first PS2 version, Hot Shots Golf 3. It may not have the flash of Gran Turismo or Ratchet & Clank, but HSG has had a strong following since the original debuted on PlayStation some years ago. The Hot Shots Golf franchise has quietly been one of Sony's more beloved 1st party offerings.
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