Mario Golf

"This game "tees" me off."

Intro: Mario, Mario, Mario. When will you end? When was the last time Nintendo shoved another game out there that you weren't in? Well, this is, yet another, Mario spin-off. Or rather; tee-off, and I tell you, it deserves it, if you know what I mean.

Graphics: 8/10 I'll give them credit. For a GBC game, the graphics are pretty surprising. Lush coarses, and the people themselves look good too.

Sound/Music: 5/10 This one's split for me. The music is awesome, but the sound effects are the complete opposite. So, the sounds get a 1, and the music gets a 7, so I'll just go somewhere in between.

Gameplay: 2/10 I can't believe this. Oh my stars....Did this game need to be invented? OK, here we go. The game sucks. You get this little swing meter. A problem arises right here. You get a fairly good shot in, while, guess what! The computers get a "Nice shot!" every time they need it. Amazing, huh?! Allright, now let's go into the game a little bit deeper. You start the game off with a choice of....4 characters. 2 male, 2 female. And you know what? They all look like they just went bar-hopping! Anyway, then you name your character. Then you get started off with an unforgettable 10 minute lecture, and it's all about boring crap too! It isn't even like it's a "How to Play" type of thing. Then you go out of that room, and, since there is no tutorial, you go on a quest of how to play yourself! Once you finally figure out the one room out of the 100 you can go into to actually play, you start to play a "game." Let's see. First off, it's impossible to get a Hole-in-One in any course. Second, you get to pick from about...maybe 10 clubs to "bat" with. OK, not satisfied? Well then, let's talk phsics. They suck too. Right when you think you got that golden shot, it hits the hole and bounces out. Then, because of the horrible way they got you to swing, it takes another 5 shots to finally get it in the hole. Do you see a pattern here? Allright, now let's look at "Multi-player." While I've never had the chance to try this myself, I'm sure it would suck just like every other part in this game.

Replayability: 1/10 Unbelievable....this....from Mario? This is coming from the people who gave us Super Mario Sunshine? This is coming from the people who made Advance Wars 2? I can't believe this...The computers are impossible to beat, and overall, the game is just annoying.

Final Verdict: Nothing Please. I beg of you. Go get any other game. ANYTHING. This game just doesn't do it for me, and I doubt that it will you. I'm sorry Mario, but I wouldn't have to do this if you didn't make this such a lousy game.

Reviewer's Score: 2/10, Originally Posted: 07/15/05