True Swing Golf

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Using the touch screen and the stylus is almost like swinging a golf club in real life; The longer you slide a stylus across the touch screen, the harder you smack the ball
• Curve their swings to slice or fade shots, and alter the angle of the club head for sharpshooter-like accuracy
• Multiple game modes & character customization features
• Support for up to four players with just one game card

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BNUXL2
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 23, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,232 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #1 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Sports > Golf

Product Description

True Swing Golf delivers the feel of a real golf game, on your Nintendo DS. Hit the toughest courses for incredible 3D golf action that feels like the real thing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The only drawback is the missing PGA, January 24, 2006

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Aaron L. Shaw "Casual Reviewer" (Provo, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: True Swing Golf (Video Game)

Wow. What a great game on the DS. This is not the prettiest game, or the most notable. But it is FUN FUN FUN! Using the stylus to control the swing works great. Nintendo continues to innovate and change the way we play games. There are at least 15 courses. This is enough to keep anyone entertained for a long long time. There are no PGA anything in this game. But for what it lacks in realism it makes up for in fun. Get this game if you have even a moderate affinity for golf.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Satisfying No Frills Golf Game, June 24, 2006

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A. Ectal Greenhaw "ectal" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: True Swing Golf (Video Game)

At a glance, True Swing Golf appears to offer an average gaming experience. With graphics that you would expect from a mobile phone game rather than a DS game, a general lack of charm in the presentation, and an extremely limited set of game options and modes, the player's initial impression may be one of disappointment.

You can't do much to customize your golfer, the equipment system is best summed up as "buy the most expensive gear you can", there are no licensed courses, four basic game modes (stroke, match, practice, championship), and you can't even save videos of your best holes.

Despite all of these shortcomings, the game is insanely fun. Mostly, it comes down to the controls, the courses, and the physics. The basic mechanics of making a shot are incredible. Line up your shot, get ready to swing, set your spin, decide whether you want to click L for a powered up shot, then guide the club head back and quickly up through the ball. Incredible, intuitive, and when you crush it just right, amazingly satisfying.

In spite of some very devious greens, the courses are wonderful. Unlike many golf video games, you really do need to think through your strategy, aiming for just the right spot and roll on the fairway to push the ball that extra 20 yards. And attempting mastery of some of the tougher holes gives this game a huge amount of replay value.

If this game had any kind of license attached to it, it'd be perfect. If you married the swing system and the other basics of this game to the Mario Golf franchise, it would likely be not just the best handheld golf game but the best golf video game ever made. Since Nintendo is the publisher of this game, it's a mystery they didn't wait and do just that.

So if spartan presentation with excellent mechanics is good enough for you, get this game without hesitation. Otherwise, wait and see if Mario Golf DS ever appears.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have game for ds owners., January 19, 2007

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R. Killough "cary" (Camden, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: True Swing Golf (Video Game)

The best golf game on the DS. Very good graphics. Excellent play control.
Multi-player with other DS owners even if they don't have a game card.
You win money as you win tournaments which allows you to purchase equipment upgrades and change how your player looks.