Real World Golf

by Mad Catz

Product Features

• Swing a real golf club and GameTrak accurately monitors your swing, immersing you in a virtual reality golf world like never before
• GameTrak tracks your golf swing in real time - including pitch, fade, spin and ball draw
• Play on 10 stunning 18-hole golf courses -- plus a driving range, pitching and putting areas and more
• Compete in three challenging modes - Career mode, Championship Play and 4-Player Tournament
• In-depth video training helps you improve your grip, stance and swing

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F6NV8C
• Item Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 11, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,745 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The second game for the Gametrak game controller Real World Golf puts you in the game as the special motion tracking system allows you to swing chip and putt for the hole. The game features six 18-hole courses and driving ranges that can be played in quick play match play championship and party game modes. Nine in-depth video tutorials help players improve their grip swing and stance. Up to four players can play together in multiplayer mode.Format: XBOX Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER UPC: 728658011116 Manufacturer No: IN2-RWG0459NA

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars i'm a golfer, and this game has problems..., June 25, 2006

By 

Joshua Myers "shua" (Chicago, Il) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Real World Golf (Video Game)

This review is more for the interested ACTUAL golfer. I love this idea for games. I'm excited about Nintendo's wii, but this particular simulation device just isn't working for me. First of all, when you swing the plastic club, it has a very different feel than a real club. I believe that they calibrated the device for when you swing a real club, because I tried it with one. With a real club it was accurately simulating my swing power. With the plastic club, there is a very fine line between 110% and 70%. However, with the plastic club I find that it is not accurate how it recognizes different club lengths and how you swing them, so it's hard to figure out why it is topping the ball, slicing, or hooking. With a real club, for some reason, it hooks like crazy. I know my swing, and I know it's not hooking, especially since I slice the ball more way more than hook it. I wish they had built in a customized calibration setting in the game. The device makes sense, I just think that they hurried the game design itself. For the non-golfer, this might not be a bad game as you can sort of adjust your swing according to the way the device is callibrated and it wouldn't be awkward. Not so for the golfer.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good idea but needs work., April 16, 2006

By 

fdl_golfer "Disappointed Hopeful" (Fond du Lac, WI United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Real World Golf (Video Game)

If you're golf video game fan do not buy this game! Your expectations will be too high and you'll be disappointed in the first 10 minutes!

First off, the graphics are horrible. When you look at the fairways they look like a 2-year old smeared brown and green paint together.

Second, the motion track system is not nearly as accurate as made out to be. In a few minutes I was able to hit 'perfect' shots on the Pro difficulty. Also, if you miss hit theres really only 3 misses....short, hook, or slice. The degree of hook and slice does not seem to vary and its the same everytime you hook or slice the ball. Also, its hard to control distances with your clubs. In Tiger Woods, you can stick a 4-iron on a dime from 225 out if you need too. Yeah that doesnt happen everyday in the real world but I was expecting to be able to play to certain parts of the greens instead of praying the by choosing less club and allowing the ball to run up to the green that hopefully, with some miracle, I would end up pin high.

Third, the concept is great. However, using the system feels clunky and difficult. The little club you hold is annoying, I found it easier to make good contact by simply placing my palms together like I was praying, didn't even use the club.

Oh yeah, and the courses themselves are weird. Yeah I can understand they aren't licenses courses and everything but still, give us some variation and actually study some real courses to see what one is setup like. If you're gonna put a pond 225 out from the tee at least give us a club that can consistently carry that number.

This game was definitely a let down for me. I was following its release heavily, reading reviews from over seas from the previous release and everything sounded great, but once I got it..boy I was dissapointed. So I sold it on a 'leading auction site' the same day and had it shipped out the next day.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Can't get the full swing, August 23, 2006

By 

Rodney W. Cogbill "slow-hand" (Aylett, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Real World Golf (Video Game)

Fundamentally, the concept and mechanics of this game are great. However, due to the short plastic club that is provided, you cannot duplicate your real golf swing. So, the true value of it helping your "real" golf game kind of goes by the wayside. Being able to swing- and have it motion-captured- is cool because you really do control the action.