Hot Shots Golf (PlayStation)

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Description

Fun cartoonish golf game. Features attractive graphics and is easy to pick up and play for both novices and pros. Choose from a variety of modes including training, stroke play, match play, tournament and vs modes. Plus some miniature golf as well! Features a plethora of characters including some hidden ones. You earn experience points for your character after every round. Each character has different strength and weaknesses. Includes 4 courses and a free moving game camera.

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Alternate Titles

• "Minna no Golf" -- Japanese title
• "Everybody's Golf" -- European title
• "みんなのＧＯＬＦ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: PlayStation
• Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf / Minna no Golf series
• PlayStation the Best series
• Sony Hot Shots games

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Critic Reviews

Defunct Games	Mar 18, 2016	A-	91
Gamezilla	1998	91 out of 100	91
GamePro (US)	Nov 24, 2000	4.5 out of 5	90
Super Play (Sweden)	Jul, 1998	90 out of 100	90
Absolute Playstation	Jun, 1998	89 out of 100	89
Mega Fun	Jun, 1998	87 out of 100	87
GameSpot	May 25, 1998	8.3 out of 10	83
Game Revolution	Jun 04, 2004	B+	83
Video Games	Jan, 1998	68 out of 100	68
Power Unlimited	Nov, 1998	6.4 out of 10	64

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Trivia

Contest

The North American release of this game featured a contest to win a Multi tap adapter and a PlayStation branded T-shirt & hat. Details were found in the back of the manual. The goal was to compete for the highest score in the game's Mystery Mode, which would be unlocked after the player had collected 2350 experience points. After completing the Mystery Mode, which was 90 holes in total, the player would be awarded a 12-character code. The player could then submit the code to SCEA via their website or a postcard. SCEA could decode the code to see your score. The top 20 scores were posted on their website. The contest was available to the United States only and ended on September 07, 1998.

Awards

• Game Informer
  • August 2001 (Issue #100) - #87 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll

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