| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1136 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2002-08-21 |
19,888,654 bytes |
72 |
6959 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
UNCLASSIFIED |
Barto2k3.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 39e221e989ef49cf97f85d37009262ab |
6f707c61befc07ed32306139de91b081 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, parkland course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 3/10
There doesn't seem to be much underpinning concept to this course. It's a fairly routine, get-out-there-and-hit-'em Sunday course. No holes stand out for their excellent design. There is no overriding theme to the course. It's pretty standard, all told. |
Appearance 2/10
Unremittingly poor. Extrusions have left ridiculous sharp edges all over the course, the panorama is massively pixelated, the planting is weak and visually confusing. On several holes, the trees and pano just formed a mass of mixed green colours, from which it was impossible to discern shapes. |
Playability 3/10
Pretty damn boring was my overall impression. There wasn't enough variety between holes, the scenery was best ignored (I had to wait until the last hole to get a halfway-decent screenshot, and then I forgot to move my cursor - doh!), and it was too easy to avoid the hazards. Despite some interesting greenside situations, this dragged. |
Challenge 5/10
Seriously misjudged. The Par 5s were all a breeze to reach in two, the greens offered nothing unusual, and the bunkers were so easy they might as well have not been placed. Most disappointing were the approach shots: the greens were often unguarded and it was easy to pitch to within 10 feet of the flag regularly. I scored 10 under and I was barely trying. |
Technical 2/10
It really defies belief that this has been turned out by professionals. Planting was terrible, massive extrusions left sharp edges everywhere, space was wasted and seemingly neglected. Only the textures seemed vaguely in place. |
| Overall |
A really half-hearted effort from the game's designers. There are very few redeeming features here, and even fewer reasons why I should recommend playing it. |
15/50 |
Please remember that Clipnote reviews are the opinion of one person and do not constitute an 'Official' Links Corner review of the course. |
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