Conversely, it is just has hard to make those power shots like slamming the ball through the loop on hole nine. The swing mechanic is unreliable and it is hard to make those tippy-tap shots. What are we supposed to pass the mouse around in a four-player game? Unacceptable. I usually don’t even play/review games that don’t support a controller, and a game such as this demands one. Perhaps the biggest issue is with the controls and the lack of support for a gamepad.

The HUD is also rather intrusive, invading from both sides of the screen, not to mention a lot of leftover placeholder/debug text remains. Miniature golf is a lot like pool and you often need to work the angles and bank your shots, but being forced into some rather awkward camera angels makes this impossible. My biggest issue has to be the camera and the complete lack of control you have in freely moving around to see what’s what. The graphics are serviceable in that they accurately depict a somewhat realistic mini-golf without any of the flair or flavor we’ve seen in other mini-golf games. While the game does support 2-4 multiplayer it is local couch competition only, so don’t expect any fancy online tourneys or leaderboards. The game offers up 54 holes spread across three themed courses park, beach, and camp site, as well as 18 tournament holes and two modes to play them – Challenge and Tournament. If that bargain price scares you it probably should.ģD MiniGolf is riddled with bugs, glitches, and outright design flaws, which makes absolutely no sense because other people have been making miniature golf games for years and have already perfected the system. 3D MiniGolf falls into that category, now available on the Steam store for the low price of only $15.

I’m a big fan of most all types of golf games from the serious sim like the PGA Tour franchise to the more fun and arcade-style gameplay of the Hot Shots Golf series on PlayStation and there have been several indie golf games to come out on various digital stores.

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