Power Golf
1989 video game
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Power Golf is a golf video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the TurboGrafx-16 on August 29, 1989 as one of the system's launch titles.[1] It was part of the Power Sports Series, a series of sports games released between 1988 and 1998.
| Power Golf | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Hudson Soft |
| Publishers | Hudson Soft Konami (Windows) |
| Composer | Daisuke Inoue |
| Series | Power Sports Series |
| Platforms | TurboGrafx-16 Windows |
| Release | Windows Store
|
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
Played using primarily an overhead view of each hole, Power Golf features stroke and match play, and a competition mode that supports up to three players.
Release
The game was released for the Wii Virtual Console on October 9, 2007 in Japan, on November 5, 2007, in North America, and on November 9, 2007 in Europe, and was released for the Windows Store on May 1, 2014 and for the Wii U Virtual Console on October 22, 2014 in Japan.
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Aktueller Software Markt | 8/12[2] |
| Computer and Video Games | 88%[3] |
| Eurogamer | 3/10[4] |
| Famitsu | 6/10, 6/10, 7/10, 5/10[5] |
| GameSpot | 6/10[6] |
| IGN | 3/10[7] |
| Marukatsu PC Engine | 7/10, 6/10, 7/10, 6/10[8] |
| Nintendo Life | 4/10[9] |
Power Golf garnered mixed reviews from critics.[10][11][12][13]
