~Links The Challenge Of Golf
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Reviewed by Adriano Grisanti 1995

This  is one of the original  versions of the  links golf game series
from US GOLD/ACCESS software.

  This is a very good golf game, especially if you have a low spec PC,
because it does not use SVGA like some of the newer golf games around,
which means  it can be run on  a 386 with  no problem, at a reasonable
speed  or  a  486DX2 66 at a  very fast  speed, by  this  I  mean  the
difference of about 3 seconds to redraw a course after a shot has been
taken on a 386 computer, which is quite good considering it only takes
2 seconds on a 486.  This speed is for when the detail is set  to high
for close  up, medium for  short  distance and  low for long distance,
however this can be altered to help speed the game up.

  This game works well with 4MB, but is better with 8MB (only  if  you
choose to use extended and/or expanded memory in the setup section  of
the game).

  You only get one course with the game, but  new  ones can  be added, 
via the many course data disks available.  
  
  Once you have choosen a course during a game you will be shown a top
view of  the course, which is  followed by a short  description of the
course, then  the course  will be drawn, you  are then  ready to play.
Once this has happend, you will  find playing the game  is easy & fun,
especially if you are playing with more than 1 player.  There are alot 
of nice touches, like  the sound of  birds and the  coments the player 
makes, along with the course map  which can be  called up at any  time 
while playing the game.
  
  Besides playing a game of golf with 1 to 8 players, you can practice
putting  and driving, which helps alot some people get the hang of the
game.
  
  Overall I give this game 75%, as it dos not require a high spec  PC,
which means any one can enjoy it, including your mum or dad, who  said
old games are rubbish ?.