Awesome Golf
SCORE: 75
Hopefully you caught the Twitch live
stream I did where I played Awesome Golf on the Evercade system. This
Atari Lynx video game is a hand held video game from a retro system that
ported to the Evercade. I have a long history with golf video games.
Sadly my long history with golf video games has not been that positive.
I will admit I do not know much about golf beyond playing this game in
video games. Playing Awesome Golf proved that.
Why do I say these things? I don't know which club to use in each
situation and that is apparent from the game play video of Awesome Golf.
This game does not help the player with any kind of assistance. Meaning
Awesome Golf will not tell you what club to use in the different
situations. Awesome Golf also will not point toward the hole at times. I
missed some putts in Awesome Golf because the guide was not pointed
toward the hole.
The biggest issue I had with Awesome Golf is the controls. I am not
capable of guessing how far the hole is compared to the power gauge.
Even spamming the button when the ball was really close would go past
the hole at times. Awesome Golf led to more frustration for me than
anything else. If I had the time to get a PhD in Awesome Golf then I
could probably play it a lot better. I just don't feel like struggling
trying to learn a game that has some bad design.
Awesome Golf looks good for an Atari Lynx video game. I love seeing the
ball fly up in the air and then come back down to the ground. I had
issues with Awesome Golf in terms of moving my pointer on the map
screen. There are three courses in Awesome Golf with eighteen holes
each. The content is a bit on the short side. The game wants players to
play all eighteen holes which does not make it very hand held friendly.
For its era Awesome Golf is decent. There are obvious issues with this
hand held video game. There are also some neat aspects. I enjoyed the
quiet music, and special effect sounds. The graphics are solid and the
game emulates golf quite well. I am sure I would do just as badly on a
real golf course. Awesome Golf felt more cerebral than arcade which is
something that also fits golf.
- Paul
Graphics: 85%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 75%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 75%
System: Atari Lynx/Evercade
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Hand Made Software
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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