World Masters Golf Explained

World Masters Golf
Developer:Arc Developments
Publisher:Virgin Interactive Entertainment[1]
Composer:Chris Brighton[2]
Genre:Sports
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms:Super NES

World Masters Golf is a golf simulation video game for the Super NES released in Europe.[3]

Summary

This video game features four gouraud shaded courses in order to produce continuous shading of surfaces represented by polygon meshes.[3] Modes of gameplay are: tournament, match play, and practice.[3] There are created golfers and the option for the player to create his own.[3] The game allows golf handicapping.[3] Up to eight players can play.[3] There is a Mode 7 view camera that follows the ball after it is hit.[3] Basic information like the wind speed, distance to the flag, the number of shots required to make par on a hole, and the number of shots already made on a hole are shown while playing the game.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Release information . . 2011-06-11.
  2. Web site: Composer information . SNESMusic.org . 2011-06-11.
  3. Web site: Basic overview of game . . 2011-06-11.
  4. Web site: Gameplay information (in pictures) . Video Games Museum . 2011-06-12.