Golf Story

This apparently straightforward retro golf title puts an absolutely delightful curve into its swing by adding  a combination of murder mystery and rags-to-riches adventure to its fairway. It is all done with an impressively energetic glee, as the golf itself provides the backdrop to all manner of unlikely scenarios. Each course is full of characters who need things fetched, carried or fixed in return for funds and experience. This, as much as hitting the green, is how progress is achieved to gain new kit and improve skills. At times the in-jokes and bizarre side-quests can obscure the well executed golfing gameplay. Give in to the incessantly zany world though, and there is a well-written and funny adventure at its heart. A multiplayer mode cuts straight to the golf but that rather misses the point. Delight in the sheer madness of it all, and this is a golf game like no other. 

Golf Story

This apparently straightforward retro golf title puts an absolutely delightful curve into its swing by adding a combination of murder mystery and rags-to-riches adventure to its fairway. It is all done with an impressively energetic glee, as the golf itself provides the backdrop to all manner of unlikely scenarios. Each course is full of characters who need things fetched, carried or fixed in return for funds and experience. This, as much as hitting the green, is how progress is achieved to gain new kit and improve skills. At times the in-jokes and bizarre side-quests can obscure the well executed golfing gameplay. Give in to the incessantly zany world though, and there is a well-written and funny adventure at its heart. A multiplayer mode cuts straight to the golf but that rather misses the point. Delight in the sheer madness of it all, and this is a golf game like no other.