Let me start off by saying that we did not have a Playstation Move to use for this review. Prostroke Golf admits that the big draw to this title is it’s full compatibility with the Move. Prostroke Golf’s other big draw is that anyone can pick up the game and play a round of golf. This proves true in the fact that I know nothing about the sport other than hit the ball into the hole and was able to jump right in.
The controls are simple using the left stick to swing your club and the buttons used to view various modes. You can use the caddy view mode to play in a third person view or switch to a Prostroke view that will put you right in the golfer’s loafers. The prostroke view mode would be much easier to use if you have the PlayStation Move controller. Each view mode has the shot setup, swing, and post shot options. In shot setup you can choose your correct club, adjust the ball, and zoom in on the pin. Swing mode pretty much says it all as this is where the main action is. Post shot let’s you speed up up your shot or watch a replay to help you on other holes.
The gameplay in Prostroke Golf is pretty limited and is nowhere as deep as other major golf titles on store shelves. There is a career mode, but there is just no meat to it and it gets repetitive after a while. In career mode, you have the option of running tournaments for fame and glory or challenges that pit you up against Mr. Daly himself. For what it’s worth if you are into gold you will find all the modes fun to play for awhile. Prostroke Golf has an online component to the game which is pretty standard to most sport games. You can set up a quick match or a custom game to head out on the links with your friends.
GRAPHICS AND SOUND:
The graphics in Prostroke Golf are downright bad. In this day and age of HD graphics, it really feels like you are playing off a last gen system. I found several weird FPS issues and some screen tearing throughout the play-test. The player models are bland and just do not seem real in any way shape or form. It’s like the developers spent too much time focusing on the move components rather than the graphics.
The sound in Prostroke Golf suffers as well. While not horrible, the courses just seem lacking of any life. It almost felt like you were playing in a bio-dome, void of all ambient life. The commentary is not bad but feels really out of place when it pops in.
FINAL THOUGHTS
If you have PlayStation Move Prostroke Golf would not be a bad rental to try out with your other PlayStation Move titles. Without owning Move I just can’t recommend this game to our Shogunites. The game has zero lasting appeal and there are far better golf games on the market to spend your time with.
