Arc System Works is bringing out what appears to be the sole new WiiWare release on the Japanese service next Tuesday, a game centred around golf putting called Okiraku Pata-Gorufu (Family Golf Putter). You're able to choose from four characters (a cute anime family rendered in cel-animation style) and try to putt your ball into a series of holes doing various trick shots. Wiimote control only with use of a simple arm swing after setting shot power to get the ball rolling appears to be the interface. The game will be 500 points, we expect Aksys Games will publish this in North America and Europe sometime later this year.
Video and screenshots are available here: http://arcsystemworks.jp/golf/index.html
Additionally in an unusual show of restraint there will be only two VC releases:
Clu Clu Land D for the Famicom for 500pts (It's a revised version of the Clu Clu Land we got).
Super Shinobi (Revenge of Shinobi in the West) for Megadrive for 600pts.
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I'd rather get Mario Golf on the N64 if I wanted to get a golf game.
I'm pretty soft on golf games, so pass.
I'm all over The Super Shinobi, though!
I may check this out, but only if the motion controls are good. So I will wait for a review
No sale. Crazy golf mini-games are ten a penny nowadays. If only.
Plus Crazy Golf sucks unless your brain is stuck in the late Eighties. Hell, it wasn't that good back then.
Meh, I'm not a fan of golf, and if I feel like playing some golf, if ever, I'll just pop in Wii Sports.
>.> I was thinking their putt game was going to be mini-golf; this is just fail all over it.
I'll save my Wii golfing fix for Wii Sports.
I'm sure this'll do better than the shallow FTT, though.
Still wanna see how Balance Board is incorporated... Maybe for Putting?XD
I still can't figure out how to swing properly in Wii Sports Golf.... there has to be some science to it but I just can't get it down pat.
I'm like Bass, I'll get Mario Golf 64. I never played it and I loved Toadstool Tour
500 points? Looks like Ill keep an eye on this, Ive been waiting for a good Wii Golf game.
@Any mod: I loled so hard at your Vc-Reviews away message
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Clu Clu Land D?
Awesome, I thought that never would've appeared. =D
Seems like I'm the only one to get this. Golf games are way too underrated.
Isn't this like the 3rd Japanese wiiware golf game?
There's three or four Mahjong games and as many Shogi games I think, so it wouldn't surprise me...
This doesn't look half as fun as FUN! FUN! Minigolf, but we shall see...
@Wiiloveit: I agree - something that looks half as fun as a game that is zero fun is still a zero fun game. I stand by your opinion wholeheartedly
@Terranigma: Was wondering that myself.
So guys, any predictions for tomorrow?
I'm predicting any of the following for VC & WiiWare:
Most likely candidates for VC: Bomberman 94/Hanabee, Pulseman
Most likely candidates for WiiWare: Bit.Trip Beat, Family Pirate Party
Kinda hoping it's a game we know little about, cause I've spent too much on wii points this past month according to my parents. (Only $60)
Seriously? Do we really need more of this series?
Of course!
@Toddr-I hope you're being sarcastic
Might be, might not be. Never tried any of the games, so I don't know my actual opinion of the series.
lol. Well at least 2 of the 4 so far show SOME sign of potential. XD
@Terrangima: I can't say. Outside of Mahjong I don't play any Eastern board games. I can tell you they're cheap (500pts.) and lack online features. They're board games, so pretty hard to screw up.
They seem to be issuing offerings from a single disc compilation as individual WiiWare releases from a collection called WiiTables:
http://www.silverstar.co.jp/02products/wiitables/wiitables.htm
So, if you're interested and have the means to run import disc games that could be a good one to get, though there are two or three other similar compilations of board games featuring shogi, go, mahjong, chess, othello, etc. available in Japan.
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