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Links LS 2000

January 01, 1970

Links LS 2000 is a golf video game developed by Access Software and published by Microsoft. It is part of the Links series and was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, and in 2000 for Macintosh. It was followed by Links 2001.

Links LS 2000
Cover art, featuring Arnold Palmer
Developer(s)Access Software
Publisher(s)Microsoft (Windows version)
MacSoft (Macintosh version)
Artist(s)Brian Johnson[4]
Composer(s)Dave Shelton (Shelton Productions)[4]
Matt Heider and Jeff Abbott (Third Ear Music)[4]
SeriesLinks
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Macintosh
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: October 9, 1999 (retail)[2]
  • NA: October 28, 1999 (nationwide)[1]
Macintosh
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer

Links LS 2000 was viewed by critics as a minimally upgraded version of its predecessor, Links LS 1999. It was praised for its multiplayer, variety, and game physics, but critics felt that rival golf games such as Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge were superior, in part because of their inclusion of a golf course designer. Links LS 2000 was the sixth best-selling computer sports game of 1999, with 104,225 units sold.

An add-on program with additional courses, titled Links LS 2000 10-Course Pack, was released in 2000. Links LS Classic, released later in 2000, is a version of Links LS 2000 that includes 21 championship courses.

Gameplay edit

Links LS 2000 features six golf courses: St. Andrews Old Course, St. Andrews New Course, and St. Andrews Jubilee; Hawaii's Mauna Kea and Hapuna; and Indiana's Covered Bridge.[5][6][7][8] The game also allows for various courses to be imported from previously released Links add-on disks.[9] St. Andrews Old and Mauna Kea were featured in earlier entries in the Links series.[6] The game includes short movies that discuss each course.[5][10][11]

Compared to its predecessor Links LS 1999, the game adds four new golfers, including Arnold Palmer and Fuzzy Zoeller.[7][12][13] It features five new game modes, including Fuzzy Zoeller's Wolf Challenge, which is a skins game variant.[14][7][9] The game featured new online multiplayer options over its predecessor, including MSN Gaming Zone,[7][13] and was compatible with the online LS Tour 2000.[15] The game also introduces a feature called "SkyScape" that allows the player to change the amount of cloud coverage,[14][7] and includes other adjustable options relating to wind, fog, haze, and camera angles.[9] The player can also create and edit sounds.[16] Links LS 2000 features commentary from David Feherty and Craig Bolerjack.[7] The game includes three different ways to hit a ball, including Easy Swing and the complex PowerStroke; with the latter version, the player uses computer mouse motion to perform a shot.[12][17][13][9]

In addition to LS Tour 2000,[15] several other golfing events were held for online users of the game, including tournaments by the Virtual Golfing Association.[18][19][20][21] Other online events included e-World Shotgun 2000[22] and the World Links Championship.[23][24][25]

Development and release edit

Links LS 2000 was developed by Access Software.[9] Because of a limited development period, few new features were added to the game in relation to its predecessor.[12] Links LS 2000 was completed in September 1999,[26] and was released in North America[27] the following month.[2][1][28][29] The game was released as a set of three CDs,[5][17] and was published by Microsoft,[9] which purchased Access Software earlier in 1999.[30][31]

Links LS 2000 10-Course Pack is an add-on program for Links LS 2000 and its predecessor. It features additional courses for tournaments.[32][33] It was completed in January 2000,[34] and was released the following month.[35][36][37] Links LS Classic, released in November 2000, is a version of Links LS 2000 that includes 21 championship courses.[38][39]

In November 2000, a Macintosh version of the game was released.[3][40][41] It was ported to Macintosh by Green Dragon Creations, and was published by MacSoft,[42] also in a set of three CDs.[11]

Contests edit

In November 1999, Microsoft launched the "Links LS 2000 Hole-in-One Sweepstakes," in which players would try to make a hole-in-one on the seventh hole of the game's Mauna Kea course. The winner would receive a two-person trip to Hawaii, a five-night stay at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, $500 of spending money, and a round of golf on the real Mauna Kea course.[43][44][45][46] In June 2000, Microsoft announced its "Father's Day on the Fairway Sweepstakes", in which two grand-prize winners would compete against each other in real golf and a game of Links LS 2000. The winner would get to play a round of golf with Arnold Palmer, while 100 first-prize winners would receive a free copy of Links LS 2000.[47]

Reception edit

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[48]

Critics viewed it as a minimally upgraded version of its predecessor, and were hopeful that Links 2001 would be more of a substantial update in the series.[6][7][12][9][59][54] Tony Wyss of GameSpy described the game as Links LS 1999 but with more multiplayer options, as well as "minimal feature improvements that keep it from being great." Wyss considered it "an extremely difficult game to assess as a reviewer," recommending it for first-time players of a golf video game while stating that owners of Links LS 1999 might want to reconsider before purchasing it.[12] Sports Gaming Network also considered it a difficult game to review because of its similarities to the previous game, and likewise recommended it for beginning computer golfers.[56] William Abner of Computer Games Strategy Plus considered it a "terribly difficult game to rate," praising its gameplay, its features, and calling it "one of the finer" golf simulations available, while noting its similarities to the previous game.[14] Paul Rosano of Hartford Courant wrote that because of its $50 price, the game was difficult to recommend to owners of its predecessor, but stated that for players who "haven't updated since "Links 98" or earlier, there is definitely enough to warrant a purchase."[54]

Tom Ham of PC Accelerator wrote that the game "feels more like an upgrade than a full-fledged product – still not a bad thing."[9] Stephen Poole of GameSpot wrote that the game's additional features "are so unimpressive both in quantity and quality that there's simply not much reason for owners of the previous version to get excited," further stating that the game felt more like an add-on course bundle.[7] Jeff Lackey of Computer Gaming World wrote that the game "appears to be a meager repackaging of its predecessor" with "just the barest minimum of additions necessary to justify the new package and name."[6]

Critics believed that competitors such as Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge and PGA Championship Golf 1999 Edition were superior to the game,[14][6][7][12][54][56] with Poole writing that "the days of simply assuming the latest iteration of Links is the best golf sim around are long gone - especially if the series doesn't begin to evolve more quickly than it has in the past couple of installments."[7] Lackey cited the game's lack of a course designer as one of its disadvantages against competitors, and noted that additional courses could not be downloaded for free, as with rival games.[6] Martin Korda of PC Zone considered the lack of a course designer to be significant, calling its absence almost unforgivable.[53] Sports Gaming Network considered the absence of a course designer to be the game's "biggest, most glaring omission," stating that such a feature "has become virtually mandatory in the golf sim world these days" and that it would have significantly improved the game's replay value, while writing, "Its absence is sorely felt, particularly as this version of the game offers so little else that is new."[56]

The graphics received a mixed reception, with criticism going towards the game's golfer animations,[9][12][17][13][50][16][56] and the lack of moving water.[12][17][16][13] Some praised the graphics,[16][51] including Michael L. House of AllGame, who also praised the SkyScape feature.[5] Ham wrote that the game "is gorgeous and the overall look of the courses is great," but he stated that the digitized golf players resembled cardboard cutouts and that the trees and scenery "look like cheap bitmap leftovers from the Sega Genesis days."[9] Erik Peterson of IGN was critical of the trees and bushes for resembling cardboard cutouts, while stating that they "are so pixelated at times that they are nearly indistinguishable". Peterson also wrote that the golf crowd resembled a series of "blocky wax reproductions".[17] Michael Phillips of Inside Mac Games called the graphics "quite nice, but not perfect," criticizing the pixelated golfers and writing that "it's a tad disappointing to watch clouds that are still and water that doesn't move."[13] Poole stated that the game's digitized graphics looked dated in comparison to rival golf games, writing "it simply looks like a photo and doesn't feel like a golf course."[7] Wyss considered the courses beautiful, but felt the graphics could be better. Wyss stated that the 3D golfer characters looked awkward against the backdrop of the golf courses.[12] Sports Gaming Network called it a "great looking game" but considered its graphics to be dated, while mentioning minor graphical improvements over the previous game.[56] Michael Lafferty of GameZone considered the graphics average, and stated that the game would not appeal to golfers.[10]

The sound received some praise,[17][16][56][49] although Lafferty considered it to be average.[10] Philip Michaels of Macworld noted minor glitches in which the sound would cut out at the end of golfing holes.[51] The multiplayer options were praised,[7][12][17][16][13][49] as were the variety[17][53][51][16][56] and the game physics.[14][6][17][16][49] Abner believed that Links LS 2000 had more realistic putting physics than its predecessor,[14] while Peterson stated that the physics were "probably the best yet seen on a golf-sim."[17]

Some criticized the Easy Swing and PowerStroke options respectively for being too simple and too difficult,[14][12][16][13][9][11] although Korda considered it to be the most fun of the three swing options,[53] while Sports Gaming Network called it "the best non-real-time mouse swing in the business."[56] Lackey considered the lack of a real-time aspect to be a "major drawback" for the PowerStroke swing.[6] Ham felt that the game's commentary could have been better,[9] while Poole described it as having "huge gaps of silence followed by failed attempts at humor or insipid post-shot observations".[7] Wyss praised the commentary for its humor.[12] Nash Werner of GamePro stated that the game "does everything right,"[49] while St. Louis Post-Dispatch called it "the most realistic golf experience possible for the PC" and praised its "sharp and crisp" imagery.[55]

Links LS 2000 was the sixth best-selling computer sports game of 1999, with 104,225 units sold, bringing in revenue of $4.6 million.[60] In March 2000, the game won a Codie Award from the Software and Information Industry Association for "Sports Games - Best Product."[57] The Houston Chronicle's Bob LeVitus, also known as "Dr. Mac," included the Macintosh version in his "Dr. Mac Game Hall of Fame Awards" in 2001; it won "Best Sports Game For Big Kids".[58]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ GamePro gave the game two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 5/5 for control.

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Links LS 2000 is a golf video game developed by Access Software and published by Microsoft It is part of the Links series and was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and in 2000 for Macintosh It was followed by Links 2001 Links LS 2000Cover art featuring Arnold PalmerDeveloper s Access SoftwarePublisher s Microsoft Windows version MacSoft Macintosh version Artist s Brian Johnson 4 Composer s Dave Shelton Shelton Productions 4 Matt Heider and Jeff Abbott Third Ear Music 4 SeriesLinksPlatform s Microsoft WindowsMacintoshReleaseWindowsNA October 9 1999 retail 2 NA October 28 1999 nationwide 1 MacintoshNA November 14 2000 3 Genre s SportsMode s Single playerMultiplayer Links LS 2000 was viewed by critics as a minimally upgraded version of its predecessor Links LS 1999 It was praised for its multiplayer variety and game physics but critics felt that rival golf games such as Jack Nicklaus 6 Golden Bear Challenge were superior in part because of their inclusion of a golf course designer Links LS 2000 was the sixth best selling computer sports game of 1999 with 104 225 units sold An add on program with additional courses titled Links LS 2000 10 Course Pack was released in 2000 Links LS Classic released later in 2000 is a version of Links LS 2000 that includes 21 championship courses Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development and release 3 Contests 4 Reception 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksGameplay editLinks LS 2000 features six golf courses St Andrews Old Course St Andrews New Course and St Andrews Jubilee Hawaii s Mauna Kea and Hapuna and Indiana s Covered Bridge 5 6 7 8 The game also allows for various courses to be imported from previously released Links add on disks 9 St Andrews Old and Mauna Kea were featured in earlier entries in the Links series 6 The game includes short movies that discuss each course 5 10 11 Compared to its predecessor Links LS 1999 the game adds four new golfers including Arnold Palmer and Fuzzy Zoeller 7 12 13 It features five new game modes including Fuzzy Zoeller s Wolf Challenge which is a skins game variant 14 7 9 The game featured new online multiplayer options over its predecessor including MSN Gaming Zone 7 13 and was compatible with the online LS Tour 2000 15 The game also introduces a feature called SkyScape that allows the player to change the amount of cloud coverage 14 7 and includes other adjustable options relating to wind fog haze and camera angles 9 The player can also create and edit sounds 16 Links LS 2000 features commentary from David Feherty and Craig Bolerjack 7 The game includes three different ways to hit a ball including Easy Swing and the complex PowerStroke with the latter version the player uses computer mouse motion to perform a shot 12 17 13 9 In addition to LS Tour 2000 15 several other golfing events were held for online users of the game including tournaments by the Virtual Golfing Association 18 19 20 21 Other online events included e World Shotgun 2000 22 and the World Links Championship 23 24 25 Development and release editLinks LS 2000 was developed by Access Software 9 Because of a limited development period few new features were added to the game in relation to its predecessor 12 Links LS 2000 was completed in September 1999 26 and was released in North America 27 the following month 2 1 28 29 The game was released as a set of three CDs 5 17 and was published by Microsoft 9 which purchased Access Software earlier in 1999 30 31 Links LS 2000 10 Course Pack is an add on program for Links LS 2000 and its predecessor It features additional courses for tournaments 32 33 It was completed in January 2000 34 and was released the following month 35 36 37 Links LS Classic released in November 2000 is a version of Links LS 2000 that includes 21 championship courses 38 39 In November 2000 a Macintosh version of the game was released 3 40 41 It was ported to Macintosh by Green Dragon Creations and was published by MacSoft 42 also in a set of three CDs 11 Contests editIn November 1999 Microsoft launched the Links LS 2000 Hole in One Sweepstakes in which players would try to make a hole in one on the seventh hole of the game s Mauna Kea course The winner would receive a two person trip to Hawaii a five night stay at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel 500 of spending money and a round of golf on the real Mauna Kea course 43 44 45 46 In June 2000 Microsoft announced its Father s Day on the Fairway Sweepstakes in which two grand prize winners would compete against each other in real golf and a game of Links LS 2000 The winner would get to play a round of golf with Arnold Palmer while 100 first prize winners would receive a free copy of Links LS 2000 47 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGameRankings79 48 Review scoresPublicationScoreAllGame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 CNET Gamecenter8 10 16 Computer Games Strategy Plus nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Computer Gaming World nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 49 a GameSpot7 9 10 7 GameSpy76 12 GameZone5 8 10 10 IGN8 2 10 17 MacLife Mac Spiffy 50 Macworld Mac nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 51 PC Accelerator8 10 9 PC Gamer US 79 52 PC Zone77 53 Hartford Courant8 10 54 Inside Mac Games Mac 8 25 10 13 St Louis Post Dispatch nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 55 Sports Gaming Network90 100 56 AwardsPublicationAwardSoftware and Information Industry AssociationCodie Awards Sports Games Best Product 2000 57 Houston ChronicleDr Mac Game Hall of Fame Awards Best Sports Game For Big Kids 2001 58 The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings 48 Critics viewed it as a minimally upgraded version of its predecessor and were hopeful that Links 2001 would be more of a substantial update in the series 6 7 12 9 59 54 Tony Wyss of GameSpy described the game as Links LS 1999 but with more multiplayer options as well as minimal feature improvements that keep it from being great Wyss considered it an extremely difficult game to assess as a reviewer recommending it for first time players of a golf video game while stating that owners of Links LS 1999 might want to reconsider before purchasing it 12 Sports Gaming Network also considered it a difficult game to review because of its similarities to the previous game and likewise recommended it for beginning computer golfers 56 William Abner of Computer Games Strategy Plus considered it a terribly difficult game to rate praising its gameplay its features and calling it one of the finer golf simulations available while noting its similarities to the previous game 14 Paul Rosano of Hartford Courant wrote that because of its 50 price the game was difficult to recommend to owners of its predecessor but stated that for players who haven t updated since Links 98 or earlier there is definitely enough to warrant a purchase 54 Tom Ham of PC Accelerator wrote that the game feels more like an upgrade than a full fledged product still not a bad thing 9 Stephen Poole of GameSpot wrote that the game s additional features are so unimpressive both in quantity and quality that there s simply not much reason for owners of the previous version to get excited further stating that the game felt more like an add on course bundle 7 Jeff Lackey of Computer Gaming World wrote that the game appears to be a meager repackaging of its predecessor with just the barest minimum of additions necessary to justify the new package and name 6 Critics believed that competitors such as Jack Nicklaus 6 Golden Bear Challenge and PGA Championship Golf 1999 Edition were superior to the game 14 6 7 12 54 56 with Poole writing that the days of simply assuming the latest iteration of Links is the best golf sim around are long gone especially if the series doesn t begin to evolve more quickly than it has in the past couple of installments 7 Lackey cited the game s lack of a course designer as one of its disadvantages against competitors and noted that additional courses could not be downloaded for free as with rival games 6 Martin Korda of PC Zone considered the lack of a course designer to be significant calling its absence almost unforgivable 53 Sports Gaming Network considered the absence of a course designer to be the game s biggest most glaring omission stating that such a feature has become virtually mandatory in the golf sim world these days and that it would have significantly improved the game s replay value while writing Its absence is sorely felt particularly as this version of the game offers so little else that is new 56 The graphics received a mixed reception with criticism going towards the game s golfer animations 9 12 17 13 50 16 56 and the lack of moving water 12 17 16 13 Some praised the graphics 16 51 including Michael L House of AllGame who also praised the SkyScape feature 5 Ham wrote that the game is gorgeous and the overall look of the courses is great but he stated that the digitized golf players resembled cardboard cutouts and that the trees and scenery look like cheap bitmap leftovers from the Sega Genesis days 9 Erik Peterson of IGN was critical of the trees and bushes for resembling cardboard cutouts while stating that they are so pixelated at times that they are nearly indistinguishable Peterson also wrote that the golf crowd resembled a series of blocky wax reproductions 17 Michael Phillips of Inside Mac Games called the graphics quite nice but not perfect criticizing the pixelated golfers and writing that it s a tad disappointing to watch clouds that are still and water that doesn t move 13 Poole stated that the game s digitized graphics looked dated in comparison to rival golf games writing it simply looks like a photo and doesn t feel like a golf course 7 Wyss considered the courses beautiful but felt the graphics could be better Wyss stated that the 3D golfer characters looked awkward against the backdrop of the golf courses 12 Sports Gaming Network called it a great looking game but considered its graphics to be dated while mentioning minor graphical improvements over the previous game 56 Michael Lafferty of GameZone considered the graphics average and stated that the game would not appeal to golfers 10 The sound received some praise 17 16 56 49 although Lafferty considered it to be average 10 Philip Michaels of Macworld noted minor glitches in which the sound would cut out at the end of golfing holes 51 The multiplayer options were praised 7 12 17 16 13 49 as were the variety 17 53 51 16 56 and the game physics 14 6 17 16 49 Abner believed that Links LS 2000 had more realistic putting physics than its predecessor 14 while Peterson stated that the physics were probably the best yet seen on a golf sim 17 Some criticized the Easy Swing and PowerStroke options respectively for being too simple and too difficult 14 12 16 13 9 11 although Korda considered it to be the most fun of the three swing options 53 while Sports Gaming Network called it the best non real time mouse swing in the business 56 Lackey considered the lack of a real time aspect to be a major drawback for the PowerStroke swing 6 Ham felt that the game s commentary could have been better 9 while Poole described it as having huge gaps of silence followed by failed attempts at humor or insipid post shot observations 7 Wyss praised the commentary for its humor 12 Nash Werner of GamePro stated that the game does everything right 49 while St Louis Post Dispatch called it the most realistic golf experience possible for the PC and praised its sharp and crisp imagery 55 Links LS 2000 was the sixth best selling computer sports game of 1999 with 104 225 units sold bringing in revenue of 4 6 million 60 In March 2000 the game won a Codie Award from the Software and Information Industry Association for Sports Games Best Product 57 The Houston Chronicle s Bob LeVitus also known as Dr Mac included the Macintosh version in his Dr Mac Game Hall of Fame Awards in 2001 it won Best Sports Game For Big Kids 58 See also editMicrosoft Golf 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