PGA Tour Golf Series

PGA Tour Golf

Excerpt from Genesis Game Guide by The Scribe

NAME:             PGA Tour Golf series (5 titles
AUTHOR/VENDOR:    Electronic Arts
RELEASED:         various
TYPE:             Sports (golf)
LANGUAGE:         English

PREMISE:          Enter the world of big-time professional golf as you
                  compete with pro golfers on some of the best courses in
                  the game.  Includes a unique 3D putting grid and instant
                  replay, as well as a useful gamesave option to assist in
                  tracking your stats. (Electronic Arts)

IMPRESSIONS:      Though not the rival of World Class Leaderboard until
                  late in the series, it has gameplay options that WCLB
                  sadly lacks.  The graphics got better as the series
                  progressed, resulting in notorious slow build times for
                  the courses.  If all you're interested in is quick and
                  dirty gameplay, then get the original; but if you want
                  a real looker with maximum options, then get the 1996
                  release.  I still prefer WCLB, but I can see how people
                  might be attracted to this series.

VARIATIONS:       PGA Tour Golf (1991 with game design by Sterling Silver
                    Software - has only four courses and simplistic
                    gameplay at best, but has few problems with the slow
                    build times that plagued the later games in the series)
                  PGA Tour Golf 2 (1992 with game design by Polygames -
                    this was the first one to have real problems with slow
                    course build times)
                  PGA Tour Golf 3 (1994 with game design by Polygames and
                    High Score Productions - an improvement over its
                    predecessor, but still plagued by slow course build
                    times)
                  PGA European Tour (1994 with game design by Polygames -
                    features European greens and pros)
                  PGA Tour 96 (1995 with game design by NuFX - without a
                    doubt the best playing and best looking game in the
                    series - not as many courses and pros, but the lush
                    graphics make up for that)

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