Super Swing Golf: Season 2

Super Swing Golf: Season 2 (Super Swing Golf in Europe, and Swing Golf PangYa 2nd Shot!! in Japan) is a golf video game developed and published by Tecmo for the Wii. It was released in the North America on December 11, 2007. It is the sequel to Super Swing Golf, and both are based on the Korean free online multiplayer golf game, PangYa.[2]

Super Swing Golf: Season 2
North American version cover art
Developer(s)Tecmo
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • JP: November 29, 2007[1]
  • NA: December 11, 2007
  • KOR: April 26, 2008[1]
  • EU: July 4, 2008
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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Super Swing Golf: Season 2 includes an improved story mode, with an overworld map that does not necessarily follow events in a set order.[2] On top of the multiplayer Stroke Play, Match Play and Balloon Pop games that came with the first game, two new multiplayer games were added to the party mode.[2] The game has largely remained the same beyond these changes, the addition of new courses, and various cosmetic tweaks.

The game has two different control schemes; either using the Swing control scheme with the Wii Remote used as though it were a golf club, or using the Button control scheme[3] which is similar to the Mario Golf-style of control scheme.[3]

Reception

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The game was met with average reception upon release; GameRankings gave it a score of 71.69%,[4] while Metacritic gave it 70 out of 100.[5]

GameSpy gave the game two-and-a-half stars out of five, criticizing the game for being more of an expansion pack over the first game than a true sequel.[3] 1UP.com gave the game a B−, reporting that the game has surprising depth that can be off-putting to those just looking to have a good time.[6] IGN handed out a score of 7.3 out of 10, and reported that despite just adding incremental improvements over the previous installments, "Super Swing Golf: Season 2 is still the best overall golf experience you can find on Wii."[2] GameSpot gave the game seven out of ten, calling it a good golf game, despite the minimal improvements over its predecessor.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Super Swing Golf Season 2 Release Information for Wii - GameFAQs". Archived from the original on 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bozon, Mark (January 8, 2008). "Super Swing Golf: Season 2". IGN. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Joynt, Patrick (January 29, 2008). "GameSpy: Super Swing Golf Season 2". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Super Swing Golf Season 2 for Wii". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Super Swing Golf Season 2 for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Walker, Torrey (January 9, 2008). "Super Swing Golf Season 2". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Kato, Matthew (February 2008). "Super Swing Golf: Season 2". Game Informer. No. 178. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  8. ^ Parker, Tom (January 25, 2008). "Super Swing Golf Season 2 Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  9. ^ Hayward, Andrew (December 14, 2007). "Super Swing Golf Season 2 review". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Thomas, Aaron (February 6, 2008). "Super Swing Golf Season 2 Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  11. ^ Woodward, Stephen (January 10, 2008). "Super Swing Golf Season 2 - WII - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Dickens, Anthony (August 28, 2008). "Super Swing Golf: Season 2 (Wii) Review". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  13. ^ "Super Swing Golf: Season 2". Nintendo Power. Vol. 224. January 2008. p. 88.
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