Mario Golf

"Golf??? This isn't Golf. It's the best GBC game iffa."

Hallelujah, or something like that??? This game is fantastic!!! Since I may not say anything about the start or whatsoever about in-game story or features, I will do this. You start with a newbie golfer and have to win lots of cups and 1vs1 matches. First everything is quite funny, and even a newbie gBC-er will win every cup. But the challenges become harder and harder.
Actually the game comes not even close to golf, by my knowings. Okay, you hit the ball with the stick (or is it club) and you play at courses, but the funniest thing about the game is the correctly timing of hitting the ball and the RPG kinda stuff what is in the game.
Of course you don't only play 'normal or common' matches and cups, there are also 'Stars' (it IS a Mario game, although in the beginning you won't see this) ot get, when you do something special like putting the ball (whooo!!!).
Now for da real stuf!!!

Graphix 94/100
I have never seen this good graphics on a GBC game, it seems like they have got more pixels and colors than every other game. Especially the colors are reallly good. You don't ver get the felling something is wrong filled in or so. When you want to hit the ball, you can see him fly very long and the HIT-BAr is very clear too.

Sound 80/100
GBC sounds (or GB sounds my part) aren't good many times, this one is not an exception. But it fills in the game good. I won't say more about this, because I don't think the GBC & GB are made for the sounds.

Gameplay 99/100
This is the very very best part of the game. Hitting the ball is not that hard or difficult, but you just have to time the bar very good, when you have practiced this around a bit, you won't find this hard at all. But the enemies (or opposers) getting better too, and you can get stats (like THPS) to get better also.
The second gameplay is very good too, you walk in a RPG kind of world where you meet a lot of interesting people and where you can get the Stars to improve your skillz.

Originality 100/100
I've never seen such a game like this, all the stuff together makes it really good. I would really buy this, when you need a gBC game, or just want it :D

Multiplayer 79/100
When you go to holiday and want to GBC whole day (which I think is really stupid) and your friend goes with you, this game is really good too.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 04/07/01, Updated 07/16/01