Links LS 1998 explained

Links LS 1998
Developer:Access Software
Publisher:Access Software
Series:Links
Platforms:Microsoft Windows
Released:July 2, 1997[1]
Genre:Sports
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer

Links LS 1998 is a golf video game developed and published by Access Software. It is part of the Links video game series, following Links LS (1996). It was released in 1997, and is the first game in the series to be published for Microsoft Windows.[2] The game was well received, and was followed by Links LS 1999.

Gameplay

Links LS 1998 Edition includes six game modes and features Arnold Palmer as a playable golfer. It also has a multiplayer option, and features four golf courses. Additional courses were released through add-on disks.[3]

Reception

Sales

Links LS 1998 debuted at #4 on PC Data's computer game sales chart for the month of July 1997.[4] It secured ninth and tenth place in its following two months, respectively,[5] [6] but was absent from October's top 20.[7] For December, it returned to PC Data's charts with a 19th-place finish.[8]

During 1998, Links LS 1998 claimed positions in PC Data's monthly top 20 from January through March.[9] [10] After two months' absence,[11] it returned to #17 in June.[12] During the first six months of 1998, Links LS 1998 was the United States' 16th-best-selling computer game, with an average retail price of $43 for the period.[13] It exited the monthly charts again after holding positions 13 in July and 16 in August.[14] [15] [16] Excluding hunting and fishing games, Links LS 1998 was the United States' best-selling computer sports game of the year, with sales of 193,434 units and revenues of almost $8 million for 1998 alone.[17] It was the 16th-best-selling computer game across all genres in the United States between January and November,[18] and ranked 34th for the year overall.[19]

Awards

Computer Gaming World, GameSpot and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences all nominated Links LS 1998 as their pick for the best computer sports title of 1997, but these awards went variously to Baseball Mogul, CART Precision Racing, NHL 98, and .[20] [21] [22] [23] The editors of Computer Gaming World wrote that it "made the world's best golf simulation even better", while those of GameSpot remarked, "Each time Access Software releases a new version [of ''Links''], it gets harder and harder to fathom how this game could get any better - yet it does."

In 1998, PC Gamer declared it the 11th-best computer game ever released, and the editors wrote that "an enhanced color palette, quicker screen re-draws, more camera angles, and built-in TCP/IP support nudged this series a few inches closer to perfection".[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997-07-14 . eb world coupons and rebates . 2023-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/19970714000610/http://www.ebworld.com/products/recent.html . 1997-07-14 .
  2. Web site: Bauman . Steve . Links LS '98 . Computer Games Strategy Plus . https://web.archive.org/web/20030704221424/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/001/177/links_98_first_look.html . July 4, 2003 . 1997.
  3. Web site: Lackey . Jeff . Links LS 98 Course Disks . Computer Games Strategy Plus . https://web.archive.org/web/20030704231856/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/005/119/links_courses_review.html . July 4, 2003.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000311204446/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_08/26_pcsales/index.html . Top Selling PC Titles . August 26, 1997 . Staff . . March 11, 2000 . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  5. Staff . READ.ME; PC Data Best-Sellers . . December 1997 . 161 . 56 .
  6. Staff . READ.ME; PC Data Best-Sellers . . January 1998 . 162 . 56 .
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19990210083600/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,1331,00.html . October's Best-Sellers . November 26, 1997 . GamerX . . February 10, 1999 . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050502205940/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/009/198/top_20_december.html . December's hottest games . . January 20, 1998 . May 2, 2005 . Ocampo, Jason . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050217004828/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/010/178/titanic_pc_data.html . Re-release rides movie's coattails on PC Data charts . Ocampo, Jason . March 18, 1998 . . February 17, 2005 . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050406150037/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/084/pcdata_march.html . Do the PC Data figures prove lower is better? . April 21, 1998 . Ocampo, Jason . April 6, 2005 . . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050208083659/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/163/top_games_for_april.html . The top selling games of April, according to PC Data . Ocampo, Jason . May 13, 1998 . February 8, 2005 . . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050502205001/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/083/pc_data_june.html . StarCraft scores a hat trick with its third month at No. 1 . Ocampo, Jason . July 21, 1998 . May 2, 2005 . . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050406165646/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/172/pc_data_first_half_1998.html . Sales rankings for the first six months of 1998 . Ocampo, Jason . August 17, 1998 . April 6, 2005 . . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050406150058/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/172/pc_data_july.html . SWAT 2 debuts at No. 5 . August 18, 1998 . April 6, 2005 . . Ocampo, Jason . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  15. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000817182653/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2128,00.html . August's PC Best-Sellers . GamerX . . September 25, 1998 . August 17, 2000 . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000309200418/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_10/27_pcdata/index.html . PC Data Hit List for September . October 27, 1998 . Staff . . March 9, 2000 . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  17. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20180402045909/http://articles.courant.com/1999-02-28/sports/9902280213_1_software-sales-ea-sports-hard-core-gamers . Reviews Matter Little In Sales . Rosano, Paul . February 28, 1999 . . April 2, 2018 . live .
  18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000901031920/http://pc.ign.com/news/6269.html . Best Selling Games of 1998 . January 4, 1999 . . IGN Staff . September 1, 2000 . dead . February 28, 2020 .
  19. Web site: Microsoft buying Access Software S.L.-based firm is called the 'king of computer golf'. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519230326/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/692434/Microsoft-buying-Access-Software.html. 2018-05-19. . 20 April 1999.
  20. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090128/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardupdate.htm . The Award; Award Updates . . June 15, 1998 . dead .
  21. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090115/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardwin98.htm . The Award; Award Updates . . June 15, 1998 . dead .
  22. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000816000042/http://www.gamespot.com/features/awards97/index.html . GameSpot's Best & Worst Awards for 1997 . Staff . . August 16, 2000 . dead .
  23. Staff . . CGW Presents The Best & Worst of 1997 . March 1998 . 164 . 74–77, 80, 84, 88, 89 .
  24. The PC Gamer Editors . The 50 Best Games Ever . October 1998 . 5 . 10 . . 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 98, 101, 102, 109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118, 125, 126, 129, 130 .

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