- Golf with Your Friends is a golf video game by Australian developer Blacklight Interactive and published by Team17.The game started in early access on Steam on 30 January 2016 and fully released on 24 May 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
- Jul 30, 2021 Drive a wedge between your friends as you trap their ball in honey, freeze it or turn it into a cube. Three Game Modes! Tee off in classic mini golf, shoot for the pars in hoops or swap the hole for a goal in hockey. Putt your own spin on the game by creating, sharing and playing your own courses.
Golf With Your Friends is a multiplayer based mini-golf game that is great for those looking to have some fun. I have been a fan of golf games since I discovered Mario was in Golf for the NES! I love the more “arcade” and fun golf games so I do tend to go for the more mini golf-based games. That is why I was very excited to get the chance to play this game.
More Than You Would Think
One of the most surprising things about this game is just how stacked with content it is. There is a great selection of golf courses and each one is a full course so you have a ton of holes to master. Golf With Your Friends has a nice amount of variety to its gold courses with there being courses based on the woods, pirates, sand, and so on. Each course has its own theme and this helps a great deal keeping things fresh and fun.
While the main game mode sees you going against up to 11 other players. You have many different ways you can play. I will admit that when I play this it is the standard game of mini golf I want to play. However, there is a basketball mode and a hockey mode for you to have fun with as well. There is even an editor so you can create and share your own courses which is something I got way more into than I thought I would.
Scream And Laugh
The question is whether Golf With Friends will eventually manage to make miniature golf an entertaining game instead of just an entertaining comedy of errors. Golf WIth Friends is available on Steam for £4.79 / $5.99. My impressions are based on build 984427 on 22 February 2016.
The gameplay of this game is going to make you yell at your screen one minute and then laugh the next. This is a Golf game that is fast and frantic and everyone is just going for it at the same time so balls are flying all over the place! Taking your shot is very easy to do, if you have played a golf game before then Golf With Your Friends is going to feel very easy to pick up and play.
Some of the holes are fiendishly difficult and will really test your skills and patience, but hearing someone get frustrated is all part of the fun. Let me tell you there is nothing more awesome than when you manage a hole in one! On the flip side of this, on a few occasions, my ball would disappear or get stuck in an object which was very frustrating.
Ball, Cone, Square You Decide!
I was surprised at the level of customization on offer here. I am not just talking about the course creator, but the way you can customize your ball. This can be something like giving it a little hat, for example, mine sports a pirate hat and looks awesome! You can even change the actual shape of your ball to something like a traffic cone! This is a fun way of sharing a bit of your personality with your ball.
When you watch a trailer for Golf With Your Friends it really does not do justice just how much fun this game is. I am sure some people take it ultra-serious, but this is a game that should be played as a casual game. You will have a great time if you are playing with people you know, but no matter if I am playing with my friends or if I am just jumping into a random match, I am always having a fun time with this game.
Pros:
- There is a ton of holes to master
- You can also play basketball and hockey
- The course creator is a lot of fun
- It is the kind of game that is easy to pick up and play
- It is so much fun when you are playing with your friends
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Cons:
- The ball can sometimes get lost
- I wish there was more stuff to customize your ball with
| Golf with Your Friends | |
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| Developer(s) | Blacklight Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Team17 |
| Director(s) | Kevin Karthew |
| Producer(s) |
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| Designer(s) | Matt Burnill |
| Programmer(s) | Andrew MacKinnon |
| Artist(s) | Phil Brown |
| Composer(s) | Kriss Wiltshire |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Casual, sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Golf with Your Friends is a golf video game by Australian developer Blacklight Interactive and published by Team17. The game started in early access on Steam on 30 January 2016 and fully released on 24 May 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Gameplay[edit]
Golf With Your Friends allows up to 12 players to play in 13 challenging levels containing 18 holes each, 234 in total. The game features a level editor and ball customizations.[1] A featured The Escapists and Worms map are available in the game.[2]
Development and release[edit]
Golf with Your Friends was developed by Brisbane-based video game studio Blacklight Interactive, which consists of three people, and published by Team17.[3] The game started in early access on 30 January 2016.[4] It fully released on 24 May 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[5]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Publication | Score |
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| Game Informer | 7.5/10[9] |
| Hardcore Gamer | 2.5/5[10] |
| Nintendo Life | [11] |
Golf with Your Friends received 'mixed or average' reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.
The game scored a 9 out of 10 from Lyle Carr of GodIsAGeek.com, which was the highest score the game received. He thought that golf fans would fall in love with the game, especially with 'outlandish levels' and 'chaotic game modes'.[12]
J. Brodie Shirey of Screen Rant gave the game four stars out of maximum five, 'Excellent'. While he admitted Golf with Your Friends might have 'minor faults', the game was still 'a fun' and 'colourful'. He also praised the in-game physics was 'quite well for the most part', feeling satisfied with the varieties in terms of courses and game types.[13]
Richard Dobson of The Xbox Hub sent out a 3.5-star review. He praised the game presented a new experience with 'tons of customisation' and 'very well-designed courses', as well as excellent to replay. However, he felt the game had some camera issues and small bugs to be fixed.[14]
A.J. Maciejewski wrote a review at Videochums.com based on his knowledge of the Xbox One version, rating 4.9 points of possible 10 to the game, which was the lowest score the game received. He thought the game was 'promising', but he criticised the 'extremely barebones' gameplay, a lack of characters and glitches the game had.[15]
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Courses[edit]
Forest, Haunted, Oasis, Space Station, Museum, Pirate Cove, Volcano, Ancient, Twilight, Candyland, Worms, The Escapists, The Deep.
References[edit]
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- ^'About the game'. blacklightinteractive.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^O'Connor, Alice (20 May 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends has left early access, adding a new course'. Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Clark, Dean (22 April 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends gets an official release date and opens pre-order'. gametyrant.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Zacny, Rob (22 February 2016). 'Premature Evaluation: Golf With Friends'. Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^'Golf With Your Friends Release Date Announcement and Preorder!'. Team17. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^'Golf with Your Friends Switch'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^'Golf with Your Friends PlayStation 4'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^'Golf with Your Friends Xbox One'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Kato, Matthew (3 June 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends'. Game Informer. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Helm, Jordan (28 May 2020). 'Review: Golf With Your Friends'. Hardcore gamer. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Scullion, Chris (24 May 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends Review (Switch eShop)'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Carr, Lyle (26 May 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends review'. godisageek.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Brodie Shirey, J. (3 June 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends Review: What Friends Are For'. Screen Rant. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^Dobson, Richard (21 May 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends Review'. The Xbox Hub. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^J. Maciejewski, A. (19 May 2020). 'Golf With Your Friends Review'. videochums.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.