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Press Release:
FOX SPORTS INTERACTIVE TEES UP AND BLASTS DOWN THE VIRTUAL
FAIRWAY WITH FOX SPORTS GOLF '99
Features Easy-To-Learn Interface And Realistic Gameplay
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 17, 1998) -- Fox Sports
Interactive breaks out of the club house and tees off 1998
with a hole in one as it releases, Fox Sports Golf '99.
Grab your club and hit the course with an easy to play
game designed for the arm chair golfer. Fox Sports Golf
'99 will be available in June for the Sony PlayStation and
Windows 95 CD-ROM for a suggested retail price of $44.98.
"Over the past few years, sports simulation games have
grown into one of the hottest gaming categories,"
commented Jon Richmond, president of Fox Interactive. "Fox
Sports Golf '99 features the same unique attitude and
innovation that Fox Sports fans have grown to love. We
are redefining what a video/computer game can be and are
making it a far more entertaining experience."
Fox Sports Golf '99 is the next best thing to playing on a
real course and costs a lot less too. The game features a
true 3D environment with stunning graphical detail and
allows the player total freedom of movement anywhere on
the course. Gameplay is further enhanced by an adjustable
free-floating camera P-O-V, breathtaking fly-bys and
walk-throughs, and a precision-based swing meter. The
game features a variety of play modes to satisfy any
variation of golf desired, including Stroke, Match, Skins,
Foursome and Fourball as well as driving range and putting
green options and a course editor. Gamers may select
commentary by John Walls from Fox Sports Net or the
world's most notable and wittiest golf commentator, Peter
Alliss.
The Windows 95 CD-ROM version of Fox Sports Golf '99 will
feature a total of eight courses, maximized graphics for
laptop users, multi-player gaming options via LAN and
modem, and supports 3Dfx and other major accelerator
cards. The Sony PlayStation version will feature six
total courses.
Fox Sports Golf '99 was developed by Gremlin Interactive
of Sheffield England, one of Europe's leading publishers
and largest development houses known for its
critically-acclaimed Actua Sports series of games. A
powerhouse in such innovative technologies as Motion
Capture and 3D, Gremlin Interactive is part of the Gremlin
Group PLC, a fully listed company on the London Stock
Exchange. Gremlin Group PLC is also composed of Gremlin
Studios of Dewsbury, England and DMA Design of Dundee,
Scotland.
Recognized as an innovative global industry leader, Fox
Interactive, an operating unit of Fox Filmed
Entertainment, a News Corporation company, is committed to
developing a full range of bold and engaging interactive
entertainment. Fox Sports Interactive is a joint venture
between Fox Sports and Fox Interactive formed to create a
multi-platform line of compelling interactive sports games
that combine great gameplay and technology with TV
broadcast-style production values. Fox Interactive and
Fox Sports Interactive products are distributed by
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Contact:
Steve Feldstein
Fox
310-369-5369
Dan Wool/Julie Gladder
KillerApp
(213) 938-7600
dwool@kappcomm.com
Contributed by Jeanne 
(59643) on Aug 03, 2008.
uk.playstation.com:
Play golf to the new standard with the arrival of Actua Golf 2 from Gremlin, part of the ever-growing range of Actua Sports Series titles on PlayStation.
Actua Golf 2 features six gruelling courses for you to take on, including the world famous Kiawah Island Ocean Course, The Oxfordshire and Carnoustie Championship Links. New motion capture technology has provided smoother player movement and action out on the course, while the commentary team of Peter Alliss and Alex Hay bring their own inimitable style to every shot. Increased shot and club selection give you even greater control from tee to pin, multi-player options allow you to take on up to 3 others in a fourball tournament. In short, the real tiger has arrived with Actua Golf 2.
Contributed by Xoleras (67002) on Oct 21, 2004.
