Dr. Wylie’s Revenge
I love this game!
By David Wylie - July 23rd, 2008
I gots me a new addiction. And it’s called Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee.
When I first got a Game Boy oh so many years ago, I actually used to sit on the floor and play Tetris while my sad dejected Nintendo console sat unused and unloved.
Since then my consoles have never experienced that type of rejection. Sure they’ve experienced the sadness of being tucked away in storage, not being turned on in weeks and being traded in for something cooler. But it’s been years since one of my consoles has suffered handheld envy.
Unfortunately for my Xbox 360, the day has returned, the prophecy fulfilled. It’s the second coming of handheld envy.
I bought a copy of Hot Shots Golf for the PlayStation Portable from a seller through Craigslist for $10… so much cheaper than going to the store. (I’m still negotiating for a copy of Jeanne D’Arc from another seller). And from the moment I first played this game, I knew my Xbox was about to get slighted.
I have no idea why I’ve got such a weakness for this golf game. I mean, I’ve always been a sucker for burly first-person shooters – all the better if they’re extra gory with blood splattering the screen. That’s why this Hot Shots Golf addiction is so disturbing – to both me and my Xbox, which is used to running hot with Gears of War and Halo. The golf game is, erm… cute. The characters are cartoons, the physics are all wrong and the main golfer says stupid things like, “I’m all over it!”
Still, I can’t stop playing the challenges to win things like frying pan golf clubs, shaded sunglasses and new haircuts. Just last night I was up until 3 a.m. so I could win an umbrella for my golfer.
No matter what the game, it’s nice to get hooked on a handheld title. It makes my long bus ride to work that much more bearable.
Now I’ve got to practice so I can win that fancy new golf ball.
In the wise words of Strongbad: “I’m gonna be so far under par, I’m gonna be over par!”
