Customer Reviews

Hot Shots Golf 2

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I got this game because I wanted a game to play with my friends who don't play video games as much as I do. The learning curve is pretty good and it can take less than a round to get a good grip on the game, but much longer to master it. As you play against different opponents and beat them you are then able to play as them. Going through the tournament season opens up courses and doing well gives some cool prizes.

Controls are simple, but you can do a lot with them. Spin and terrain play a large role in this game and really add a lot. Still, the best thing about this game is that it doesn't take long to get the hang of, so novices can pick it up pretty quickly. Also, because of its cartoonish look, it's a blast when everyone is drunk!

Single player of multi, this game is a lot of fun.

The original Hot Shots Golf has to be my most played game EVER, and I've owned systems for every video game generation since Colecovision. The sequel, then, has some enormous shoes to fill. In the end, it does so quite nicely. For starters, it's slicker than the original, with better graphics, more realistic greens, fairways, and ball characteristics. There are a total of 7 courses and a pool of 13 (the game hints at a 14th) characters from which to choose, but much like the original you'll have to do some work to get them all open. You'll play VS mode to open up the characters, and you'll have to win tournaments to open up the courses. In between opening courses, you'll win other goodies such as new clubs, balls, announcers, and camera angles. Opening these new items is a welcome addition, adding a sense of accomplishment beyond just getting the best score. Hot Shots 2 keeps a wealth of statistics as well. Want to know what the average score on hole 7-course 4 is? No problem, it's in there. The game keeps track of average and best scores, greens in regulation, putts, etc. for each individual course, as well as overall. Oh, and the taunts make a return. Not only do each of the 4 main buttons spout out a taunt, so do each of the directional buttons. Some are funny, most are annoying... As far as how the game plays, Hot Shots veterans will likely find themselves a little out of sorts the first few rounds. It takes a while to get used to both the swing meter (hitting a perfect shot-100% with no slice or hook-is much more difficult), and putting. You'll find yourself not reading enough break, not giving enough extra on up hill putts, not taking enough off on downslopes, and generally missing many more putts. Still, it took me less than a week to get used to the nuances of the new Hot Shots, having already shot 12 under. Again, I had huge expectations for this game. Initially, I wasn't so sure they'd pulled it off. After spending some time with it, however, I must say it is a worthy sequel to the original. Still, only time will tell if it occupies as much of my game playing time as that beloved game...

This game is amazing! I can never play another game in my Playstation. This game has lots of cool characters (with the exception of Dottie, shes good but man is she ugly). Cool courses. Everally thing you want to know about your scores. I hope they make a Hot Shots Golf 3. This is just an overall great, awesome, cool, easy to start kind of game.

Hot Shots Golf 2 takes the game of golf, leaves in most of the realism, and adds enough fun to keep the game enjoyable.

When you first start out with the game, you can select from three different golfers, and two different courses.

There are actually several different golfers and courses included in the game, but you have to "unlock" them as you progress through the game - players are added by beating them in a one-on-one game, and courses are added by winning tournaments.

In general the gameplay is pretty simple - when it's your turn, the game will automatically point you straight towards the hole, and will try to estimate which club would be best for that shot.
If you don't like it's selections, you can aim on your own (for example, to account for wind or do avoid a sand trap) or select whichever club you like.
Hitting the ball is a simple 3-button-press system, very similar to the classic system the game Links uses on the PC.
One press sets the swing guage in motion, the second press selects the power, and the third press sets your accuracy hitting the ball - getting a good shot is all a matter of timing with the button.
Also, spin can be added to the ball in any direction by using the directional pad to select where on the ball you want to hit, while you're making the swing.

All four seasons are represented in the game and have weather that effects gameplay - for example, in spring it may rain frequently, in fall it may be very windy, and in winter there may be a light snow. All of the weather conditions effect the physics of the game.

The graphics are decent. They're not photo-realistic or anything, but they're certainly not bad, and there are some nice touches like clouds (which you can use to estimate wind speed and direction), and butterflies and other insects flying over the ground.

Sounds in the game are fairly minimal, but there's more there that I'd expect from a golf game. Various sounds of club-to-ball contact, ball-to-ground, ball-to-hole, etc are all there. On windy days you can hear the wind blowing through the trees, on rainy days you can hear the typical sound of a rainshower.
When you make it into the hole appropriate music is played depending on how well you did, along with cheers or "Awwws" from the crowd. Occassionally the caddy voice-over will chime in with a "Nice birdie!" or a "That was weak!"

The game has several modes of play, including Stroke play for 1-4 human or CPU players, Match play for two players where the winner is based on holes won rather than overall score, VS mode where you can take on and "unlock" other CPU golfers, 9-Hole Par-3 for a quick game, and a Training mode.

Tournament mode allows you to play against several other "virtual" players (you don't actually see them, you just see how your score compares after every round). Winning tournaments allows you to increase your ranking up from "Amateur" to "Semi-Pro" and so on, and along with trophies you can also win items such as specialized sets of clubs, which you can then use in future games.

The only few complaints I would have about the game are these:
There are a lot of times when the game has to do some extra calculations, such as in high wind, when you will go through the motions of hitting the ball, and the game will just sit there, locked, for sometimes up to 20 seconds before you actually hit the ball. The first time it happened I thought the game crashed on me. It doesn't happen enough for it to really be a problem though.
Although I suppose "unlocking" things is supposed to be part of the fun of the game, I found it frustrating to only have a choice of three players and two courses to begin with.
And the voice comments get REALLY annoying after a while, and although you can change the voice (and comments) to another caddy, the other selection is even worse. There's no option to turn off the voice comments all together.

It has a couple of quirks, but overall this is one of the best golf games I've ever played.

This is a very amusing game, a great challenge and so funny, I recommend it!

There is only one thing to be said about Hot Shots 2. It is the best golf game I have ever seen. I say this for 3 reasons. (1) The gameplay is easy but still challenging (2) You can get through a round in less than 30 minutes, even when playing with another player (3) The look and feel of the game (as far as the physics involved) are the best in any game I have ever seen, and the feel is so true to life. So, if you want to get a golf game that will return the most play value, Hot Shots Golf 2 is definitely the one. And one last thing, if the game wasn't so great, than why would my best friend and I log over 300 rounds of golf against each other? Makes you think.

Your proto typical classic PSone game. Very fun not much else tp say about it. If you like the Hot Shots series I would recommend it.

I really liked this game. I think that I hyped it up too much in my mind after enjoying the first one so much. I still think I like the first one better. I play both still, but the first is my favorite. Maybe it's just the if it ain't broke, don't fix it kinda thing. I recommend getting it. The new characters are a lot of fun, and the new courses are great too.

I have played a few times. My husband has been glued to it. He will not let our son have his Playstation2 back. The characters are fun. The play is good. It has alot of consideration for real golf. The characters actually express anger at times for missing an easy shot--noting violent though--! It has some fun little tunes on it too. A great way to golf when it's snowy out or not ideal to go golfing. An all around good game for all golfer or not!!

MORE PERSONAILTY IN THE GOLFERS. THE COLLECTIBLES ARE A LITTLE WEAK. BUT STILL VERY MUCH FUN