February: ZZT
Reply To: Pix’s Golfing Grand Tour
43 The Scottish Open: Virtual Golf (1995) – Core Design Ltd.
I never knew there was a Core Sports brand but here we are. Makes me wonder if this was their only output after Tomb Raider took off around the time this came out. This is another 3D game with 2D sprites over the top for the trees. It’s quite basic 3D and plainer than RISC’s earlier games so I doubt this would have impressed too much even back then. It plays fine though, if being very harsh if you are even slightly off with the timing. Starts each hole off with a flyby to make the most of that 3D engine and you can tilt and pan the camera wherever you like. The courses feel less flat than most, either because of the engine or the fact we’re talking about Scottish courses here.
