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Publisher: Sony
Category: Sports, Golf
Platform: PS1
ESRB Rating: Everyone Release Date: February 2000
Overall Rating:
3 Stars out of 4
Review by Tom Allen
3 Stars out of 4
Two years since the original hit, Hot Shots Golf 2 is winning praise from casual gamers and golf
freaks alike. Anyone can immediately appreciate the user-friendly design. It's nice to know
there are still developers who try to be perfectionists.
Case in point: Most games hide their weather options in a menu somewhere. Hot Shots Golf 2
has a little icon in the bottom right corner of each training level screen; an instruction next to this
icon tells you to press R2 (was it R2?) to switch seasons.
I'm sorry, but I appreciate this little touch. It's so easy! Why don't developers try to make start-
up as easy as possible? Why don't they make the features jump out at you, instead of having to
hunt through the menus or read the manual? (Okay, enough.)
Hot Shots Golf 2 also makes concepts like ball spin an intuitive exploration. The icons on the
screen actually attract your attention, and you can tell what to do just by looking at them.
I like how you can press left or right to rotate the direction of your strike. You can even aim
away from the hole if you like! The game feels less formula-driven as a result. Play is more
flexible and fun.
Different clubs and goofy characters (Gex is hidden!) complete the package, though the original
is actually more enjoyable.
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