One peculiar quirk of this game is that you need to build each hole on the
course one by one out of your initial budget. Since you will not be able
to afford 18 (or even 9) holes right away, you will begin operation with a
course that has only a couple of holes. This apparently does not bother
the golfers who visit your course, though, so you'll eventually collect enough
revenue to build up your holes one by one.
You'll find the game slow-going at first. There is no way to adjust the
time-scale, so initially you'll spend a lot of time watching your 3 or 4 hole
course while waiting for enough money to accumulate so that you can build your
next hole or facility. The golfer animations are interesting to watch as
they play your course, but not so much so as to make up for the need to spend so
much time waiting for money when you are starting out.
Serious golfers should be aware that this game is more of an economic
simulator than a full course designer. You'll be able to select the
direction of each hole and the width of its fairway, but will not be able to
change the shape of the hole to a custom one. Also, hazards such as
bunkers and water come in predefined shapes which can be rotated, but there is
no way to change their shape. This hole configuration method does work out
fine for the game, but don't expect the same degree of control you get with
course designers that ship with golfing sims.
Golf Resort Tycoon comes with a 3D mode that allows you to tour your resort
from the golfers' perspective. This is more of a 'gee-whiz' feature as you
can not manage your course from this view. While it is interesting to tour
your resort from this viewpoint, you'll only make use of it occasionally as it
will not hold your interest for very long.
In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 65%.
The lack of any control over the game's timescale is a serious drawback.
Otherwise the game does have it's own, albeit quirky, charm
System Requirements:
200 MHz Pentium CPU; 32 MB RAM; 2 MB Video RAM; 8x CD-ROM; 450
MB Hard Drive Space; Mouse.
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