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100
Electric Games
It was difficult for me to imagine Links getting any better. At best I thought small changes and new courses would be the most I could hope for. I was blown away by the sheer number of improvements to the game, while retaining the excellent physics engine that made this the top golf game for so long. Bottom Line: Numerous positive changes and additions to the game place this title right where it belongs - on top of the heap when it comes to golf simulations. The king is back!
92
SportPlanet
From a gameplay standpoint, the game is still Links and will be familiar to anyone that has played the series before. Their putting, sand trap play, and graphics stand out the most. But there are some things that are not quite up to par. The player sounds, finicky graphics card requirements, and other small bugs might sway people away from the game. This is the most significant upgrade in the past few years and a good start in the right direction. Any computer golfer would not be complete without this game on their system.
90
Gamezilla
This game is good, very good. Excellent playability, a large selection of game modes, five good courses included, and improved graphics over the last version. What would I like to see? More pros, better chatter from the pros and players, and I would also like to see a build-a-player mode. This would allow you to start from scratch, select a height, weight, pick out clothes, type of swing, etc. instead of picking one of the pros or other players and modifying them to try and make them like you. Links devotees may want to know that at the time of writing this review there is no converter to import old Links courses. There is supposed to be one in the works, so play the included courses until the converter is available.
90
PC Games (Germany)
Die neue Grafikengine setzt die Plätze derart fotorealistisch in Szene (deswegen auch satte drei Programm-CDs), dass sie glatt als Reiseprospekt für einen Golfurlaub durchgehen würden. Ob im idyllischen Gebirge oder in einem riesigen Canyon: Jede der sechs Anlagen bietet abwechslungsreiche Parcours und unterschiedliche Grüns. Leider wirkt das Ambiente nach wie vor sehr statisch, daran ändern auch die sporadisch vorbeiziehenden Vögel nichts.
88
Svenska PC Gamer
Links -serien har hamnat lite grann i samma sits som NHL-diton. Det är svårt att säga vad som kan förbättras, och ändå har man väldigt stora förväntningar när det släpps nya versioner. Links 2001 är ett mycket bra spel. Ändå finns det egentligen inte så mycket nytt som man inte har sett förut.
87
GameSpot
When all is said and done, the one thing that PC golfers will want to know isn't whether Links 2001 is better than its predecessors, but whether it's better than PGA Championship Golf 2000. While Links 2001 isn't sufficiently superior enough to pull anyone away from PGA Championship Golf, it'll definitely please Links fans, especially once the promised course-converter becomes available.
86
GameStar (Germany)
Das an und für sich fabelhafte
Links 2001 bringt mich ins
Grübeln: Endlich eine generalüberholte
Grafik, endlich
der überfällige Kurs-Designer.
Dennoch kommt es
mir so vor, als würde ich wieder nur ein Update
spielen. An der (sehr guten) Spielmechanik
selbst hat sich nämlich kaum was getan.
Veteranen sind nach fünf Minuten sofort wieder
drin, werden sich aber dennoch nach
PGA
Championship Golf 2000 zurücksehnen. Das
unterliegt zwar bei Präsentation und
Anzahl der Spielmodi deutlich, bietet aber auf
Dauer die größere Herausforderung samt
besseren Mausschwung. Wer kein absoluter
Digital-Vollprofi ist, fühlt sich bei
Access nach
wie vor am besten aufgehoben: Nie zuvor
war Golfen am PC schöner.
86
PC Player (Germany)
Nach einigen zuletzt faden Aufgüssen hat die
Links-Serie dieses Jahr etwas ernsthaft Neues zu bieten. Mit dem Editor geht ein Traum der alten Fans in Erfüllung, aber dessen strenger CAD-Charme ist zugleich ein Alptraum für Einsteiger. Grafisch gibt es sichtlich Verbesserungen, doch spielerisch herrscht Stillstand: keine Fortschritte bei der Steuerung und anhaltenden Friedhofsstimmung im Turnier-Modus. Dank des Editors entgeht Links gerade noch einem Wertungsabzug.
85
IGN
I like golf. Golf is a good game to go out in the sun, drink a couple of beers, and hang out with your buddies during a leisurely stroll while playing a silly little game. In fact I really love golf. It's really too bad that it costs so much to play. But that's where golf games for the computer come in. It gives you the opportunity to play the sport in the comfort of your home without shelling out the big bucks. Unfortunately that is also the problem. The great fun of golf is the being outside and the friends and the "exercise" that you get from playing. So where is the fun and realism in the computer golf games? Apparently no one really knows, because while Links 2001 is certainly another solid entry into the golf genre, except for the Arnold Palmer Course Designer, there's not all that much here that you haven't seen before.
80
Jeuxvideo.com
Pourtant le plus complet des jeux de golf, Links 2001 fait encore plus. Ainsi un véritable programme de création de parcours est livré dans la boîte. Grâce au Arnold Palmer Course Designer, vous utiliserez les mêmes outils que les développeurs pendant la conception du jeu et vous serez effaré par la somme de possibilités disponibles dans cet éditeur. Du moindre caillou à la moindre once de vent, vous pourrez absolument tout faire. Enfin, le multijoueur n'a pas non plus été mis de côté puisque Links 2001 permet de se mesurer à des adversaires en temps réel sur le Net, grâce à une gestion asynchrone des parties.
75
Gamer's Pulse
gameplay.
In the end, Links 2001 is a decent golf game, but has it's share of problems. Unfortunately, the various minor detractions from the game are not balanced by much of anything particularly notable on the positive end of the scale. Regardless, if you are anything like I am, playing this game has as good of a chance of causing the loud utterance of profane language as golfing out in the fresh air.
70
Gamekult
Si vous tenez absolument à acquérir un jeu de golf, Links 2001 constitue une valeur sûre. Vous n'utiliserez probablement jamais l'éditeur de parcours, assez peu convivial, qui est fourni avec le titre. Vous n'exploiterez pas forcément toutes les potentialités, tous les paramètres, de cette énorme usine à gaz. Mais, à condition d'avoir quelques amis avec qui jouer, vous passerez de très agréables moments à swinguer sur le fairway. Eh oui, même les jeux les plus incroyablement dormitifs en solo deviennent intéressants en multijoueurs !
60
All Game Guide
This is one bandwagon I'm not going to jump on simply because the name Links is involved. And any discerning, cyber golfers who spend any significant time with this game will surely reach the same conclusions. Mainstream publications will no doubt continue the myth of this venerable golfing entity, but, then, so did the singers of praise for Myst.
| Category |
Description |
MobyScore |
| Gameplay |
How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) |
4.3 |
| Graphics |
The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines |
4.3 |
| Personal Slant |
How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes |
4.0 |
| Sound / Music |
The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition |
4.7 |
| Overall MobyScore (3 votes) |
4.3 |
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