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Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds | 
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| From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $46.99
You Save: $13.00 (22%)
New (31) Used (9) from $41.13
Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 1732
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 98115
Model: 98115
UPC: 711719811527
EAN: 0711719811527
ASIN: B0012IWRC8
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new; still in shrink wrap!!
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| Features:
| • | The new shot system offers a high risk to reward ratio and gives players the ability to hit the ball farther and straighter, but also penalizes more on mistimed shots. | | • | Customize a tournament and square off with up to 50 of your closest friends, or swing into the lobby and interact with others while customizing your personal avatar with more than 300 options. | | • | Select one of 15 different playable characters all with their own distinct look, attributes and quirky characteristics. Six entertaining caddies wait to guide you through the open fairways and the tenacious rough. | | • | Larger playable environments let you play your errant tee shot from a neighboring hole, or if it makes sense take aim at a different fairway and use it as a shortcut. | | • | In between rounds, head to the PlayStation Store to download exciting content including characters, courses, clubs, clothing and other golf swag. |
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Product Description
Up to eight players will be able to connect online and take part in tournament matches / Customizable avatar that you can move around a clubhouse setting
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Another "Next Gen Update" August 10, 2008
I haven't played a Hot Shots game since part 2 on the PS2. That game got more play than just about anything I owned. However, I was hesitant to purchase Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds becuase so many of the reviews said it was simply an update of previous games. That is absolutley the case - hence 2 stars overall. However, even an update of a game this good still is super fun - hence 5 stars for fun.
First the good. It uses the X to start, X for power and X for accuracy to play. This is a great pick up and play golf game - easy to play, difficult to master. The graphics are okay - not great, but serviceable. I've never been a fan of super-deformed characters, but I don't really notice that when I'm playing becuase the gameplay is so involving. The absolute best part of the game is the online play. The game offers only six courses, and after you finish unlocking everything (which can be done in a weekend if you're a veteran player), there wouldn't be much left to do - but online tournaments are a blast and will keep you playing as long as you want.
To the bad - and the 2 stars portion of the review. There are only six courses. With the amount of space on a Blu Ray disc, there could be 30. I understand that may not be feasable, but these aren't levels in an action game or platformer. This is the classic "buy our downloadable content later" strategy - and that just sucks. The graphics are mediocre. I don't see a huge difference between this and what was possible on last generations consoles, especially with the small number of characters (15), no store to purhcase things (they just get unlocked semi-randomly), and only six courses.
I also have to mention the new advanced shot mode. It's terrible. You still will be timimg your swings with button presses, but it adds a lot more guess work. I'd rather see a analog stick swing if they are going to try something differnt. As it stands I only used it when there were tournaments with special rules mandating advanced shots.
As it stands, if you've never played it is a blast. For veterans, the Playstation store download of Hot Shots Golf 2 is just as good - and a heck of a lot cheaper.
It's Hotshots Golf for the PS3 August 9, 2008
If you played this on the PS1, PS2, PSP, whatever you thought there, you'll think the same thing here with one notable exception.
You get a new choice on how to shoot. I forget the mode they call it, but I tend to like it better. I find I am more accurate with it.
Nice relaxing..never thought i'd buy a golf game but I did! August 2, 2008
I've seen this series over the years and wondered what the deal was but after IGN.com gave it a decent grade I tried out the demo on playsation 3's network and I really liked it. Well done...nice to play a relaxing game after playing some uptempo blast run and gun game. Hard day at work? Play a few holes and try to unlock more goodies. Also you can download extra's currently on the PSN network!
This game is great for parties or familes - kid safe and can be played by any user level. I wish they had the option to use the Japanese voices instead becase you can tell the animations sometimes do not match.
Basically good golf game, great mechanics/graphics/fun level. There's not many like this on the ps3 so I highly suggest this one. :)
Worst Hot Shots Game in years! July 4, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I wish I could get my money back easily on this. I've played all the Hot Shots titles for years now, from PS1, PS2, and now PS3. They had slowly gotten better over the years but this is a HUGE step backwards. They're tried to add too many cheesy graphics and gimics. The new 'Advanced Shot' mechanism is awful. The game screen is cluttered with ugly markers. The graphics are literally no better than the last PS2 version. The online play is utterly confusing and unusable. This one is a total bust.
Save your money, or buy Hot Shots "Fore" instead for the PS2
 Fun, pretty, but lacking in content May 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a long time fan of this series, and this game keeps the same solid gameplay and adds some very pretty graphics. Also, they have added a new shot system, which took a few minutes to get used to but I now prefer. Keep in mind that if your'e used to these games the old system is exactly the same and is always an option (except for a few tournaments that require the new). Also, the online mode is great. You can enter scheduled tournaments, which have a time limit per hole but you dont see any other players, or more normal 8 player games with friends or random people. This adds alot of depth to the game, but people online are really good, so be warned that you will not do well at first.
However, there are only 6 courses and 15 golfers. They just started selling new golfers on the playstation network, and I am sure extra purchased content is the name of the game in this title's future. Its fun, but I am only giving it 3 stars because of the lack of content and having to buy more future content to get the same number of courses as previous titles, even on the psp!
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