Publisher: VIC Tokai
Released: 1994
Scratch Golf is a sports title that's exclusive to the Sega Game Gear.
+ Well designed holes (some with 600+ yard pins) and there's even advanced options including club sets and driver material.+ Unlike similar titles such as Mean 18 Ultimate Golf (1989, Atari 7800), this one displays the club max distance in-game.
+ Presentation is excellent, with many catchy jingles that strike a sombre note for bogies and giddy tunes for birdies.
- Overhead view creates a myriad of problems and doesn't provide a decent angle of where your intended shot will travel.
- Putting is super confusing and unintuitive at first, as the display consists of multiple lines moving in different directions.
- Doesn't let you use a putter on the fringe, and even when you're on the green shots lip out with alarming frequency.
- Graphics are unimpressive for a 1994 release with little scenic detail, and there's no crowd SFX throughout.
