PGA Tour 98

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PGA Tour 98
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Developer(s) NuFX
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Series PGA Tour
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: September 29, 1997 [1]
  • EU: November 1997
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

PGA Tour 98 is a sports video game developed by NuFX and published by EA Sports exclusively for PlayStation in 1997. It was the last game in the series to not feature an athlete's name in the title until EA Sports PGA Tour in 2023.

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Reception

The game received average reviews. Next Generation said that the game "may be one of the best PlayStation golf games by default – it's one of the only PlayStation golf games. But at least it's actually worth playing this year." [11] GamePro praised the animations, detailed courses, commentary, and challenging gameplay, criticized the pixelation of the graphics in close ups and the distracting background sounds, and, similarly to Next Generation, concluded that despite its flaws PGA Tour 98 was "definitely the best golf game released for any 32-bit system." [12] [lower-alpha 2]

IGN criticized the game's slow loading times and dated sprite-based graphics. [10] Electronic Gaming Monthly 's four reviewers were split about the game. Crispin Boyer and Ken "Sushi-X" Williams gave it an 8 and a 7.5 respectively, particularly praising how the game enables players to enjoy it in either a casual, beginner-friendly manner or an intense, detail-obsessed manner, while Kraig Kujawa and guest reviewer David Siller gave it a 4.5 and a 7 respectively, citing the long load times between the swing meter and the actual swing, which they said slows down an already slow-paced sport. [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ In GameFan 's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 74, and the other 50.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the game two 4/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4.5/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

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References

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  2. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "PGA Tour 98 - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ Marrin, John (December 19, 1997). "Quick Hits: PGA Tour 98". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "PGA Tour 98". Consoles + (in French). No. 70. November 1997. p. 176. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Lomas, Ed (February 1998). "PGA Tour Golf '98 [sic]". Computer and Video Games . No. 195. EMAP. p. 92. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Boyer, Crispin; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X"; Kujawa, Kraig; Siller, David (December 1997). "PGA Tour 98". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 101. Ziff Davis. p. 205.
  7. ↑ "PGA Tour 98". Game Informer . No. 55. FuncoLand. November 1997. p. 79. Archived from the original on January 21, 1998. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ Joe Kidd; Jacques Strap (November 1997). "PGA Tour 98". GameFan . Vol. 5, no. 11. Metropolis Media. p. 140. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ Tony V. (November 1997). "PGA Tour '98 Review". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on June 13, 1998. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  10. 1 2 IGN staff (September 30, 1998). "PGA Tour '98". IGN . Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "PGA [Tour] '98". Next Generation . No. 36. Imagine Media. December 1997. p. 166. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ Johnny Ballgame (November 1997). "PGA Tour '98". GamePro . No. 110. IDG. p. 159. Retrieved July 18, 2021.


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