Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples is a golf video game for the 32X. The game features Fred Couples on the cover and is sponsored by Golf Magazine. It was released in 1995 in Japan, North America, and Europe. The game received mixed reviews.
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| Developer(s) | Flashpoint Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Producer(s) | Michael Meischeid |
| Designer(s) | Guy Carver Brent Erickson Shaun Mitchell |
| Artist(s) | Shaun Mitchell |
| Composer(s) | Ron Saltmarsh Andy Warr |
| Platform(s) | 32X |
| Release | 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
Gameplay
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Players are given a variety of options for play, including selection of clubs, clothing their golfing character wears, and in which order the holes are played.[1] During play, golfers are viewed from behind.[2] Swinging a golf club in the game require three button presses:[1] players must select a shot type and a club, then position the shot. A button press initiates the swing on a power meter that rises and falls; pressing the button again swings at the level of power at which the meter is stopped.[3] During the setup for the swing, players can look at the map of the hole and adjust their stance to change the swing.[4]
Development
editThe game was in development as early as July 1994.[5]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
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| Computer and Video Games | 89/100 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.5/10[10] |
| Famitsu | 23/40 |
| GamePro | 3.5/5 |
| M! Games | 78%[6] |
| Mega Fun | 77%[7] |
| Next Generation |   |
| Video Games (DE) | 71%[9] |
| Mean Machines Sega | 73/100 |
| Sega Saturn Magazine | 7.0/10[8] |
Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples received mixed reviews. In Japan, Famitsu gave the game a score of 23 out of 40.[11] Reviewers for GamePro recommended the game "for thinking golfers who love to experiment", praising the wide range of options and the detailed course graphics, though they criticized the difficult shooting controls and the unclear overhead maps.[1] A reviewer for Next Generation, while assessing it as a decent golf simulation with good features, concluded that Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples "is just another golf sim without the depth of EA's PGA series, and, to top it off, the graphics just aren't that impressive for a 32-bit game. The only thing here that hasn't been seen before is the massive 15 syllable title." He gave it three out of five stars.[12] Two reviewers for Mean Machines Sega scored the game 73 points out of 100, identifying little difference between it and PGA games.[4] Computer and Video Games was more positive, scoring the game 89 points out of 100, with the reviewer calling the game "superior to just about any other title in the genre."[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Fred Couples Scores a 32X Birdie". GamePro. No. 70. IDG. May 1995. pp. 98–99.
- ^ "Golf's Greatest Holes". Tekno - Computer and Video Games. No. 156. April 1995. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Golf's Greatest 36 Holes Starring Fred Couples". Computer and Video Games. No. 161. April 1995. p. 64.
- ^ a b "Mega Drive 32X Review: Golf Magazine 36 Great Holes". Mean Machines Sega. No. 29. EMAP. March 1995. pp. 78–79.
- ^ McClelland, Kamilla (July 11, 1994). "Software maker returns triumphant". The Olympian. p. 13. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiele-Tests: Golf Magazine 36 Great Holes". Man!ac (in German). April 1995. p. 56.
- ^ "Test Mega Drive 32X: Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes". Mega Fun (in German). April 1995. pp. 72–73.
- ^ "HYPER MEGA EXPRESS for 16bit user". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). Soft Bank. March 1995. p. 130.
- ^ "Reviews: Golf Mag. Presents: 36 Great Holes". Video Games (in German). June 1995. p. 92.
- ^ "Fred Couples Golf (32X) by Sega". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 69. Ziff Davis. April 1995. p. 108.
- ^ "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: GOLF MAGAZINE PRESENTS36 GREAT HOLES STARRING FRED COUPLES". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 324. March 3, 1995. p. 42.
- ^ "Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples". Next Generation (6). Imagine Media: 104. June 1995.