Easy Come Easy Golf

I have played many of the old Hot Shots Golf games on PS2 - PS3 and Everybody’s Golf on PS4. They are by far my favorite golf games. Clap Hanz Golf feels like a close cousin to the Hot Shots games, but not quitef as polished as Everybody’s Golf. I get that this is on a new platform and maybe not 100% the same team, but there are odd missing elements, like the lack of an impact sound effect when you putt the ball, that just makes the putting feel floaty. Not sure if rights issues prevent the inclusion of the Hot Shots courses, but would love to see some of those in this game. The touch controls are pretty good, but can be tough to master precision. I almost wish we could use the old 3-tap meter from Hot Shots / Everybody’s Golf. Please consider adding the old meter as a control option in a future update. Honestly, if you made this game for other platforms, I would buy it full price. The characters are great and game mechanics are super solid. Keep up the great work!

It’s fun to play and has kept me engaged. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is b/c I don’t know what 25% of the crap means and I’m not talking about the info/? button that explains the courses & the symbols next to the characters stats, I get all that. What I don’t know is for example, what is the little kb box (1st try & 2nd try) in upper right hand when you’re playing a course? And when you choose to play a course that has rules (example, the rough is OB), what in the world does it mean when the course has a “Fixed lie” rule? I have googled it and can’t find the answer anywhere. Also, the training course should actually train you on how to make different shots, instead it’s just all the courses, players, holes etc where you just hit the ball around. Sure, a great way to practice but if you can’t seem to figure out how to apply back spin then it’s hard to practice it. In my mind, training mode is a teaching mode and practice mode is where you just go on the course and mindlessly hit the ball. If they’d provide more descriptions on what all the little things mean and a mode that teaches you how to make different shots and so forth, it would be easily a 5 star game.

UPDATE VERSION 1.1.2 - problems in previous version have cleared up. Glad to have a couple new players and levels, as well as the new game mode “World Tournament”. The Tournament is fun for seeing where you rank against other players, but that’s it - there are no rewards or experience points given for one’s final ranking. So, what’s the point of having the tournament if you can’t earn any reward for skill-based play? Also - there are still no new courses to discover - it’s a crime that there are, as yet, no links style courses available on the map, especially in Scotland, the home of golf. ================================ Clap Hanz Golf is - fine. It’s fun, for the short time you can play it on your own. It’s fine, for it’s decent, though not amazing physics. And - it’s finished, as I’ve already gone through all twelve levels and there is nothing left to do but wait for the Advanced golfers and courses I assume are on the way. In the absence of others to play here locally (local multiplayer is available), I’d love to be able to take on other players around the world. So - it’s golf. Sort of. It’s fun. It’s fine. It’s finished?