Monday, 24 March 2025

Mean 18 Ultimate Golf (Atari 7800 review)

Developer: Bluesky Software
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Released: 1989

Mean 18 Ultimate Golf is a sports game that was originally released for MS-DOS in 1986.

+ Easy to play with intuitive controls, and the 18 holes are masterfully designed to test your all-round game.

+ Two-player exclusive Match mode is great for bragging rights, as the best golfer on each hole wins.

+ Displays a handy overhead map prior to each hole, and the screen redraws at a respectable speed post-shot.

+ Graphics are a step-up from the MS-DOS version with more detailed texture work, and the SFX are better suited.

- Unfortunately, the HUD doesn't include the max distance for each club, so you'll constantly need to refer to the manual.

- Only includes one of the three courses from the original, and there's no weather conditions (e.g. wind) to contend with.

- Swing metre takes some adjusting, as the narrow top segments and speedy gauge mean there's little margin for error.


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