Picture Perfect Golf

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Picture Perfect Golf
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Developer(s) Lyriq International
Publisher(s) Empire Interactive
Platform(s) Windows [1]
ReleaseOctober 1994 [2]
Genre(s) Golf [3]

Picture Perfect Golf is a 1994 video game from Empire Interactive.

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Gameplay

Picture Perfect Golf offers photorealistic, first-person golfing, featuring actual photography of courses like Harbor Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Players interact using either a standard mouse or an optional infrared club—an innovation adapted from Japanese company GolfTek—that simulates a real-life swing. The infrared interface, sold separately, allows players to engage with the game using actual golf motions. [4]

Development

The game was developed by Lyriq International, a company founded in 1991 in Cheshire. [5] [2] It was showcased at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. [4]

Reception

Bill Goodykoontz from Arizona Republic said in his review that "The Commentary is adequate, however, the swing mechanism is tough to master" in the end concluding "A fun, if challenging, game, and certainly different" [11]

The game generated almost $300,000 in revenue. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Metz, Cade. "Picture Perfect Golf". PC Magazine . Archived from the original on December 22, 1996. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Dick, Ira (May 1, 1995). "Light bulbs go off for young Cheshire company". Hartford Courant . p. 43. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Picture Perfect Golf". Electronic Entertainment . 1995. p. 53. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Greenman, Catherine (January 16, 1995). "Lyriq goes wild with CD-ROM game title". HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025– via Gale Research.
  5. ↑ "The Washington Post Edition of Lyriq Crosswords ships; includes over 100 world class, expert puzzles". Business Wire . April 28, 1995. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2025– via The Free Library.
  6. ↑ "Picture Perfect Golf" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . January 1995. p. 191. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Picture Perfect Golf". PC Joker (in German). October 1995. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Picture Perfect Golf". PC Player (in German). July 1995. p. 90. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Picture Perfect Golf Foto Modell". PC Games (in German). May 1995. p. 44. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "4X Golf". Secret Service (in Polish). September 1995. p. 31. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ Goodykoontz, Bill (June 26, 1995). "Golf games get more realistic". Arizona Republic . pp. 11, 12. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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