GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
- +
Motion sensing peripheral
- +
Challenging courses
- +
Nice sensitivity when putting
Cons
- -
Swing sensitivity way off
- -
Doesn't feel like real golf
- -
Actually a step backwards in tech
Why you can trust GamesRadar+ Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless hours, so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about our reviews policy.
Jan 8, 2008
In2Game’s first peripheral/golf game bundle Real World Golf was justly praised for its responsive peripheral (the glove-based Gametrak) and acting somewhat as a teaching tool for the real thing. And yet, two years later, here’s RealPlay Golf, fundamentally the same game as Real World Golf, only now with a less intuitive, less sensitive peripheral. It’s a massive step backwards.
The courses themselves are well planned and present some dastardly challenges; it’s just a shame you have to use the peripheral to traverse them. Its unbalanced response to the force of your swing is infuriating- though the club does become slightly more sensitive on low-impact shots, particularly putting. Still, the feel of the club is so far removed from the real thing that anyone hoping to improve their swing will be exactly that- left hoping.
More info
| Genre | Sports |
| Description | Here's RealPlay Golf, fundamentally the same game as Real World Golf, only now with a less intuitive, less sensitive peripheral. |
| Platform | PS2 |
| UK censor rating | 3+ |
| Release date | (US), 30 November 2007 (UK) |
Ahead of GTA 6, Take-Two CEO says he’s “not worried about AI creating hits” because it’s built on recycled data: “Big hits […] need to be created out of thin air”
Getting Over It creator Bennett Foddy threatens the world once again: If you want Baby Steps to be a brutal rage game, "you can inflict that on yourself"
A Simpsons Hit and Run Remake will probably never happen – and I don't want it to
