We Love Golf!

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We Love Golf!
European game cover
Developer(s)Camelot Software Planning
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Shugo Takahashi
Yusuke Sugimoto
Producer(s)Hiroyuki Takahashi
Shugo Takahashi
Hironobu Takeshita
Designer(s)Hiroyuki Takahashi
Shugo Takahashi
Programmer(s)Haruki Kodera
Ikuo Komiyama
Artist(s)Fumihide Aoki
Composer(s)Motoi Sakuraba
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • JP: December 13, 2007
  • EU: July 4, 2008
  • NA: July 15, 2008
  • AU: August 7, 2008
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

We Love Golf![1] is a 2007 sports video game developed by Camelot and published by Capcom for the Wii. The game was released worldwide in 2008.

Gameplay[edit]

We Love Golf! is played by swinging the Wii Remote like a golf club. There are numerous courses in the game, including a beach resort and a desert ruin, as well as courses based around pirate and candy themes.[2]

The game allows players to use Mii avatars as playable characters.[3] In addition, a number of costumes can be unlocked based on other Capcom franchises, including Ace Attorney, Darkstalkers, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure.[2]

The European, North American and Australian releases of the game also feature online play via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.[4]

Reception[edit]

We Love Golf! received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[5] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, one eight, one seven, and one eight, for a total of 32 out of 40.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Japanese: ウイーラブゴルフ!, Hepburn: Uī Rabu Gorufu!
  2. ^ a b Gantayat, Anoop (December 12, 2007). "We Love Golf Import Playtest". IGN. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. ^ IGN staff (November 26, 2007). "Mii Love Golf". IGN. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Rawmeat Cowboy (March 8, 2008). "We Love Golf gets a major upgrade for North America/Europe - online play!". GoNintendo.
  5. ^ a b "We Love Golf! for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Bramwell, Tom (July 2, 2008). "We Love Golf". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Famitsu score 28/11/07". Eurogamer. November 28, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Kato, Matthew (July 2008). "We Love Golf!". Game Informer. No. 183. p. 93. Archived from the original on August 6, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  9. ^ Oxford, Nadia (August 5, 2008). "Review: We Love Golf!". GamePro. Archived from the original on August 6, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "We Love Golf!". GamesTM: 106. August 2008.
  11. ^ Woodward, Stephen (August 4, 2008). "We Love Golf - WII - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  12. ^ Casamassina, Matt (July 23, 2008). "We Love Golf! Review". IGN. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  13. ^ "We Love Golf!". Nintendo Power. Vol. 231. August 2008. p. 88.
  14. ^ "We Love Golf! Review". Official Nintendo Magazine: 91. August 2008. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  15. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (July 3, 2008). "We Love Golf! Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

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