The Golf Club Collector's Edition is a well-featured and enjoyable game, only held back by the lack of licensed content and performance issues that hamper the fun. The asynchronous multiplayer lends plenty of real-world competition to the proceedings, and the course designer is a powerful tool in the right hands. Its more serious tone may not be to...
The Golf Club2014
The Golf Club
2014 Maximum Games63Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateTypically 12 hours
Playable on
Upcoming on
Game modes
- 2–4 players
Details
- Launch
- August 19, 2014
- Developer
- HB Studios
- Publisher
- Maximum Games
- Themes
- -
Overview
The Golf Club is a visually stunning golf simulation that features procedurally generated courses, a fully featured course editor, asynchronous online play and outstanding gameplay. Create and share courses with your friends and compete with both friends and rivals in this fresh take on golf.
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Reception
Press66
Players67
WorthwhileWorthwhile- Metacritic64from 15 reviews
- OpenCritic67from 24 reviews
It may simulate golf to a punishing tee and have a course designer-sized trump card, but until it raises its game elsewhere the PGA Tour series is still the king of the fairway.
Play golf on thousands of created courses, enter tournaments, and better yourself through practice. It's golf. Just. Golf.
Overall The Golf Club isn't for everyone and does have a few faults, with many finding it difficult to get to grips with, as it does do away with hand holding. But for those will to put the time and effort in, you have a fantastic golf simulator that does away with bells and whistles to offer up a pure golfing experience.
Unpolished to the point of seeming unfinished in places, The Golf Club isn't a rival to the EA Sports Tiger Woods franchise but is more of a throwback to the hardcore, simulation days of Links. It will likely find a home with a specific group of players and the course creator will also likely add a ton of replay value for that group. The masses however...