Reply To: Pix’s Golfing Grand Tour
36 PGA Tour Golf 486 (1994) Hitmen Productions
The inevitable EA sequel arrives, presumably with 486 in the title to outdo Links. It’s doing the typical EA things with barely changing the gameplay but we now get to play as about 50 different real life pro’s who each have a bit of commentary to share about the course. The graphics have definitely improved to compete with Links and we have a sort of circular powerbar surrounding the player which looks a bit more dramatic if nothing else. The speed of this varies with club and I found this a bit harder than the last entry.
We get a brief bit of 90’s guitar music on the intro but it’s less over the top than I expect from these sports games. I want to see someone hitting an exploding golf ball before I get through all of these games. There are crowds and an annoying whispering commentator on the greens. I think I’d still go for Links 386 over this but it’s personal preference and these two series seem to be the ones leading the golfing pack.
