This isn’t your average golf game. Tee off, go hit the ball a little closer to the ball. This is golf with a twist, it’s almost “Happy Gilmore Golf”. Sadly it is not called Happy Gilmore Golf, but rather, Outlaw Golf 2, brought to us by Global Star Software, for the affordable price of just $19.99. No, this game won’t play like Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005, I do apologize for that though. But, you do get to beat up your caddy if you feel like it, so that’s a pretty nice incentive, don’t you think?
Outlaw Golf 2 does not really give you a great variety of courses to choose from as only eight available in the game, and one of them is an 18-hole miniature golf course. If you’ve played the game in the past you’ll realize that the game play has stayed mainly intact, only this year it’s a little bit more arcade than last year. Whether or not that is a good thing has remained to be unseen. I think that really depends on your style of game play. Obviously if you are looking for the most true golf simulation on the market, then you need look no further than Tiger Woods 2005. However, if you’re looking for a game with a bit of a twist, and still a decent golf title in the middle, then Outlaw Golf 2 is probably where you want to go. One of the simulation aspects of Outlaw Golf is the composure meter, which changes with how well you are playing. Do bad, and your golfer will become uncomposed, do well, and he will become unbeatable.
This is one of those games that anyone can pick up and just play. The controls are very easy to pickup. A simple pull of the thumbstick to drive the ball, then press A to advance. This is where the game is extremely different from any other golf game on the market. It could take you weeks to become good in the other titles, available, whereas this one, you can simply pick the game up, and be pretty good right off the bat. Unfortunately for me this was not the case, and I still haven’t gotten better than par on a hole. Sad, right? Laugh all you want, but I’ll dare you to play me online.
Outlaw Golf features 10 playable characters, with their own caddies. All of which you can beat up, if at any point you feel like doing so. The game also features Cart Challenges, where you can go behind the wheel of a cart. This is very cool, if you ask me. You have the ability to increase your attributes and skills on the Outlaw Range; however I was never able to beat the driving one, and found myself stuck at a crossroads, when I could not drive the ball any further than 235 yards. While this one key point was extremely annoying, I’m positive the ability to drive further is there, I have just yet to find it.
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