Everybody's Golf 3

Everybody's Golf 3
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)Clap Hanz[a]
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
SeriesEverybody's Golf
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: July 26, 2001
  • NA: March 12, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Everybody's Golf 3[b], known as Hot Shots Golf 3 in North America, is a 2001 sports video game developed by Clap Hanz and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the third game in the Everybody's Golf series and the first to not be released on the PlayStation.[2]

Gameplay

Reception

The game received "favourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 33 out of 40.[6]

Maxim gave it a perfect score of all five stars and said that the game was "easier to play than a sorority co-ed. In fact, the gameplay is so basic you can handle it easily while half in the bag".[17] Playboy gave it 88% and called it "a perfect virtual getaway -- without the pretension".[16] However, The Cincinnati Enquirer gave it four stars out of five, saying: "[Don't] be disillusioned by the fun and light-hearted presentation: 'Hot Shots Golf 3' is deep where it counts – the game play".[15]

By July 2006, the game had sold 800,000 copies and earned $22 million in the United States. Next Generation ranked it as the 77th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of Everybody's Golf games released between those dates reached 2 million units in the United States by July 2006.[18]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.[1]
  2. ^ Japanese: みんなのGOLF3, Hepburn: Minna no Gorufu 3

References

  1. ^ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2002年～2001年" [List of Japan Studio works 2002–2001] (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Reed, Kristan (August 26, 2005). "Everybody's Golf (PSP)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Hot Shots Golf 3 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Hot Shots Golf 3 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hot Shots Golf 3". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 153. Ziff Davis. April 2002. p. 138.
  6. ^ a b "プレイステーション2 - みんなのGOLF3". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 915. Enterbrain. June 30, 2006. p. 63.
  7. ^ "Hot Shots Golf 3". Game Informer. No. 118. FuncoLand. April 2002. p. 72.
  8. ^ Air Hendrix (March 14, 2002). "Hot Shots Golf 3 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 1, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Silverman, Ben (March 28, 2002). "Hot Shots Golf 3 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Davis, Ryan (March 13, 2002). "Hot Shots Golf 3 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Tsotsos, Alex (April 3, 2002). "Hot Shots Golf 3 (PS2)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ^ McElfish, Carlos (March 26, 2002). "Hot Shots Golf 3". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. ^ Smith, David (March 8, 2002). "Hot Shots Golf 3". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hot Shots Golf 3". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 55. Ziff Davis. April 2002. p. 104.
  15. ^ a b Saltzman, Marc (April 23, 2002). "Swining into spring with 'Hot Shots Golf 3'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on February 18, 2003. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Hot Shots Golf 3". Playboy. Playboy Enterprises. 2002.
  17. ^ Boyce, Ryan (March 28, 2002). "Hot Shots Golf 3". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  18. ^ Campbell, Colin; Keiser, Joe (July 29, 2006). "The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century". Next Generation. Future US. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007.
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