Golf

The Good
It is a fun game with great controls. The ball is controlled by entering a direction according to the clock (1 to 12) and a shot power between 1 and 100. Terrain is taken into consideration. On the greenway the ball is predictable, with some variation for each stroke. In the rough, the speed and direction can veer off a lot, and in the sand bunker the speed is just really low. IF the ball hits a tree, each stroke to get away will have a chance to hit a tree again, and the ball might rebound even further away. When the ball finally hits the fairway, the speed is much higher.

With randomized golf courses and challenging holes, Spectrum Golf is a good game. The variable courses also means it is a new challenge each time. Can also be played by 2 players, so for a 1982 title it is pretty solid.

The Bad
There isn't any height in the terrain, or choice of clubs, which would matter for the golf enthusiast. Also it doesn't look like you can replay each hole. Course is 9 holes only.

The Bottom Line
A good golf game for text-mode ZX and Spectrum. It as high replayability, as golf games tend to have, and a bit of randomness balances the fairly detailed control options, so it does not make it so easy that you'll go below par on each hole.

The Good
It is a fun game with great controls. The ball is controlled by entering a direction according to the clock (1 to 12) and a shot power between 1 and 100. Terrain is taken into consideration. On the greenway the ball is predictable, with some variation for each stroke. In the rough, the speed and direction can veer off a lot, and in the sand bunker the speed is just really low. IF the ball hits a tree, each stroke to get away will have a chance to hit a tree again, and the ball might rebound even further away. When the ball finally hits the fairway, the speed is much higher.

With randomized golf courses and challenging holes, Spectrum Golf is a good game. The variable courses also means it is a new challenge each time. Can also be played by 2 players, so for a 1982 title it is pretty solid.

The Bad
There isn't any height in the terrain, or choice of clubs, which would matter for the golf enthusiast. Also it doesn't look like you can replay each hole

The Bottom Line
A good golf game for text-mode ZX and Spectrum. It as high replayability, as golf games tend to have, and a bit of randomness balances the fairly detailed control options, so it does not make it so easy that you'll go below par on each hole.