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2017 · Golf · Puzzle

OK Golf

Golf on the go!

Released
9 February 2017
Platforms
AndroidiOS
Genres
GolfPuzzleSports
Developers
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Publishers
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Age ratings
ESRB E

About

OK Golf is a 2017 golf video game developed and published by Okidokico Entertainment. Gameplay follows the player shooting a golf ball to a hole through a golf course in the least amount of shots, similar to actual golf. It was released for iOS in February 2017, followed by a port for Android—published by Playdigious—in May 2017, and a tvOS version in June 2017. OK Golf was met with a mixed reception, with praise for its graphics but criticism for its gameplay and controls.

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Gameplay

Set in Aberdeen, Scotland, OK Golf tasks the player to hit a golf ball across four different courses with nine holes each in the least amount of shots. To make a shot, the player pulls back on the screen; pulling farther will result in a stronger super shot. The player must evade hazards such as trees and sand, and they are given no golf clubs. Each course contains a secret hole that is situated at a hidden point.

OK Golf has three modes: championship, time trial, and freeplay. Time trial mode requires the player to complete all courses in the least amount of time, and freeplay mode allows the player to go through each hole of the course at their own pace.

Reception

On the review aggregation website Metacritic, OK Golf has a "mixed or average" score of 65 based on six critics.

The gameplay received mixed opinions. While some critics found OK Golf relaxing, others felt negative towards its oversimplified style of gameplay. 148Apps writer Campbell Bird and Nik Ives-Allison of Gamezebo criticized the limited amount of shot capabilities, the latter of whom thought it had "unrealistic" par ratings and inaccurate golf clubs. Additionally, TouchArcade's Carter Dotson noted its "rather punishing" hazards but praised the time trial mode.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
iOS8 February 2017Worldwide
Android9 May 2017Worldwide

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