Review: Pro Series Golf

I’ll be honest with you from the start, I didn’t expect too much from this game at all. I’m not a big golf fan at all so maybe that was why? But moving onto the history lesson, we had the original N-Gage with Tiger Woods PGA tour which was a huge success within the N-Gage Arena because of the fantastic multiplayer it had. Can Nokias version hold up the fort? Read on…

My first impressions were of course the download size 25 MB download size? Wow finally some real game sizes – Then to install it 60 MB? Wow, this is looks promising from the start! But I had one thought on my mind, will it live up to Tiger woods from the Original N-Gage? Simple Answer – Without a doubt.

We start off with a nice laid out menu you, to quickly get into the action with some very golf like music – this to me already gives me a good impression, you can tell already time and work has gone into this game unlike some of the other N-Gage games, this is a serious N-Gage game.

So now you have worked out the aim of the game, Golf – you play golf, with friends anyone, anywhere, and for once a golf game has excited me.

The game starts off in landscape, and it works – The graphics are simply “Stunning”. They do not use the 3D chip, but the time they have spent has made it look very nice indeed – This is a game to impress and it’s doing a very good job.

When making your shot and you see your ball go across the playing field – looking at all the scenery, the water, the detail in the grass you can notice it all and it looks fantastic.

The sound is also very good, its very golf like and keeps you within the experience, though like every N-gage game – The quality could be a lot higher than what they are maybe this is due to size reasons I do not know, but it could be improved.

The multiplayer part is what the old Tiger Woods users will enjoy the most, 1-4 Players in real time across the N-Gage Arena network, and it actually works. This is a game the N-Gage needed, we saw the original Tiger Woods game bring us the first Real Time online play for the Original N-Gage – Now I know this isn’t the first for this generation, its certainly one of the best for this generation.

Overall I’m deeply impressed by this game – Never have I been immersed in a golf game so much – Mineshaft Entertainment has proved that to me. There are a few flaws but nothing that could put you off the game, the graphics, the sound, the game play make this a worthy N-Gage Title – Even Extonix couldn’t complain (We Hope: P) So go grab this game at a bargain price of £8, this is a game worth buying.