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Contents.Gameplay Actua Golf features two fictional golf courses. The game includes various modes, such as,. Options such as and are also available. The player can select the golfer's outfit and skin color.
Selectable weather conditions include dry, damp, and wet. Various camera angles are also featured. The game has several golf commentators, including.
Development and release Actua Golf was developed and published. In the United Kingdom, it was released for the in July 1996, followed by a release that October. In the United States, the game was released for the same consoles under the title VR Golf '97.
Version was published by VR Sports, a division of. A version of VR Golf '97 was scheduled for release in late 1997, but it was cancelled.Reception ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScore5/5 (PlayStation)7/10 (PlayStation)5.7/10 (PlayStation)8/10 (PlayStation)92/100 (Saturn)90% (Saturn)reviewer 'Air Hendrix' considered the PlayStation version a close competitor to. Reviewing the Sega Saturn version, Air Hendrix wrote that the game 'has what PGA '97 doesn't have: fast, clean action and spectacular course graphics.'
The latter review concluded that while the game 'has plenty of room to improve, it ranks at the top of this year's Saturn leaderboards.' Stated that golf games 'have never been a success for console systems' but that VR Golf '97 'beats the odds and successfully combines PC features and console gameplay.' Two reviewers for ( EGM) called the game addictive.
A couple of reviewers for considered it among the best games available at that time, and two reviewers for considered it the best golf game for the Saturn. Jeff Kitts of, reviewing the PlayStation version, wrote that 'there's nothing remotely 'VR,' as in virtual reality, about VR Golf '97.' Kitts wrote, however, that the game 'delivers just about everything, in terms of gameplay, one could ask for in a video game simulation.' The graphics received some praise.
However, Kitts stated that the game did not take advantage of the PlayStation's capabilities and that it 'fails miserably in the graphics department.' Kitts stated that the environments were generic and 'frightfully dull,' and that the golfer 'is downright droopy' and 'a jagged-edged graphic disaster.' Air Hendrix stated that the Saturn version was 'a bit choppier' than its PlayStation counterpart, and wrote that the 'smoothly moving players look far too elongated, which detracts from the realism.' Considered the players to be 'gangly'.The game's abundance of options was praised. The variety of camera angles received some praise as well. Air Hendrix considered the putting too easy, while Edge complained of inaccuracies regarding the putting system.EGM 's reviewers praised the commentary. Stephen Fulljames of wrote that Alliss 'provides an accurate, and somewhat acerbic commentary throughout.'
Edge praised the inclusion of Alliss as commentator but stated that his remarks become repetitive. Kitts considered the commentary 'boring and repetitive.' Air Hendrix wrote that O'Brien 'calls the play-by-play with accurate and often amusing commentary, though he does repeat himself a bit.' References.
^ Hendrix, Air (December 1996). 'VR Golf '97'. P. 181. ^ Hendrix, Air (March 1997).
'VR Golf '97'. P. 92. ^ Kitts, Jeff (19 December 1996). Archived from on 30 October 2004. ^ 'Actua Golf'. Mean Machines Sega.
November 1996. Pp. 62–63. ^ 'Actua Golf'.
P. 82. 'VR Golf '96 preview'. October 1996. P. 58. ^ Fulljames, Stephen (15 August 2001).
Computer and Video Games. Archived from on 20 July 2006. ^. 20 January 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2019. 'Actua Golf'.
Sega Saturn Magazine. October 1996. Pp. 68–69. ^ 'Team EGM Box Scores: VR Golf'.
November 1996. P. 277.
^ 'GameFan Sports Viewpoint'. February 1997. P. 92.External links.
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