3D MINI GOLF CHALLENGE

Price: £1.19

• CONCEPT: 7/10
• GRAPHICS: 8/10
• SOUND: 6/10
• CONTROLS: 7/10
• LASTING APPEAL: 8/10

I’m not sure about you, but I’ve always felt that the British Open, the US Open, the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup and The Masters would benefit from a few… obstacles. Say, a giant clown head, or a windmill; maybe even a few fires, laser-beams and some industrial strength wind-generators.

If you like Mini-Golf, chances are, you will enjoy this game. However, this Mini-Golf game comes with a number of challenges – rather than play any level at any time, the player is required to complete each stage before unlocking the next. Each challenge can earn the player between 1 and 5 stars, depending on how well you play.

It’s not just course after course of beating the set ‘Par’, however, as other challenges often crop-up, such as facing a computer opponent, a tricky time-attack trial and attempting devious hole-in-one shots with guess what: one attempt. Obviously the course obstacles are set to help confuse, baffle and annoy your stunted efforts… unless of course, they’re not stunted but fully-grown gigantesque strokes of beauty and majesty.

The controls are simple and the game is easy to play – by simply dragging your finger across the screen you can direct the power and angle of the intended shot. The player has the ability to zoom-in and out of the course and to rotate the camera for a better view.

The graphics are indeed rather impressive and the level of fun to be had is largely dependant on the course design, which needless to say, is rather good. There are four different stages each containing four different challenges, and each slightly different from the previous, which helps maintain a certain level of interest. The opening stage is somewhat Medieval, and through the players’ progression, ends with Futuristic. Upon completion, the player has the added option of playing on with the unlocked ‘Master’ and ‘Expert’ levels.

The biggest disappointment is that this game has no ‘multi-player’ option and is, therefore, for the soloist. It can, at times, slightly annoy – particularly when the course obstacles block the players’ perspective, but regardless of the odd hiccup, the game is generally fun and challenging and this certainly shouldn’t detract from the couple of hours’ worth of enjoyment to be had whilst trying to achieve the games completion.

Nat