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    Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

    Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GameCube)

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    Developer

    Camelot

    Publisher

    Nintendo

    Genre

    Sport

    Players

    4

    C3 Score
    9
    Reader Score (8 Votes)
    9

    Posted on 03.09.2003 User Icon Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) Number of Comments Comments: 2 Number of Reads Reads: 914
    Tag Tags: Mario Golf, Toadstool Tour, Camelot, Nintendo, Sport, GameCube
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    At a time when golf games were still seen as elitist titles, boring to the majority, Camelot and Nintendo teamed up to bring us Mario Golf on the N64. It turned out to be a breath of fresh air, mixing clever gameplay with the light-hearted humour found in most Nintendo products. The game went on to be a massive success and thus a sequel was always going to be inevitable. So without further ado, let's begin the review of Camelot's latest offering, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour...
    Most Mario games have the usual half-cocked storyline of saving the Princess, but not this one. Simply put, Mario and both a group of his friends and adversaries have all decided to test their skills across various different (and I mean different!) golfing locales in order to find out who can become the champion of the Toadstool Tour. Let the gaming shenanigans commence...

    Camelot's first outing on the Nintendo GameCube has been a relatively successful one in terms of graphical quality. As soon as the company logos appear with a nicely rendered Wario and Waluigi shouting 'Nintendo' and 'Camelot

     

    As for the actual in-game visuals, again any gamer will hardly be disappointed as almost as much love and attention has gone into these as with the intro. First of all, slow-down is definitely a thing of the past

     

    If that was not enough, Camelot has done an exemplary job with the voice acting in the game. The Mario crew all have their usual quirky accents intact, and those characters that cannot talk make all the correct noises

     

    There are barely any faults overall if truth be told
    Gameplay

    10

    Despite sticking with the tried-and-tested formula, as opposed to other recent golf titles, Camelot has done a very impressive job of refining the old techniques down to a T (okay, pun intended that time!). Frustration is something you will not find in this game.
    Graphics

    9

    The intro is one of the best on the GC so far, and the in-game graphics are definitely above par on the whole (no dodgy pun, I promise!). But there are signs of laziness in some of the textures used on the courses.
    Sound

    8

    Following on from Super Mario Sunshine, tunes have a tropical feel to them, which is extremely pleasant and non-offensive to the ear. The real treat, however, is the voice acting of the characters
    Value

    8

    There may not be as many courses as other products on the market, but the wealth of options and bonus games, along with the option of playing co-operatively or competitively with friends, will mean that the dust will not be settling on Toadstool Tour for many months to come.
    9

    /10

    C3 Score Tiger Woods watch your back, as Toadstool Tour is a superb piece of gaming product from the ever-reliable Camelot! But it is also one that unfortunately does not progress from the original Mario Golf as much as was expected. Perhaps the company shot itself in the foot by releasing such a fine game in the first place, but that should not be a legitimate excuse. For those that missed out on the first iteration, definitely buy this; as for those that own Mario Golf 64, it would be wise to rent this next generation game before committing to the full price...
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