PGA Championship Golf 2000 (PC)

Something of a recent downturn in popularity, it seems to me like golf games have taken a slight backburner recently, with only the Tiger Woods and Links series becoming regular releases and popular titles at that. It?s a shame, as back in the days of PGA golf in 1996 9with the mega drive PGA championship golf being a phenomenally successful game as I recall), gold games were at their prime, and this is one genre where breathtaking graphics genuinely will add something to the game play. For some time the feel of the gold games have bee just about perfect, with the two common 1-2-3 (tri-click) method and free/true-swing options having just about sown up the control ...  Read the complete review

This game plays really well, with the added bonus of mulitiple golfer creation, customisable tournaments and a course architect. You get the feeling that with this game they're almost there in golfing gameplay. The True-Swing option runs alongside the Tri-Click method, providing a choice of technique for the PC golfer. Also, enforced shot-type options, keep you on your toes with shot selction. There are some pitfalls though. There is enormous randomness in the shotplay, and the commentary is fairly limited. Also the tournament logs and tables seem faulty. The grafics are the best so far in a golf game. We wait to see if Tiger Woods 2001 will eclipse this ...  Read the complete review

After the disappointing Links LS 2000 and Activision's decision to nix the Jack Nicklaus series, the stage was set for the next installment in the PGA Championship Golf series to assume the mantle of golf-sim champ - and PGA Championship Golf 2000 does precisely that. It's true that the game could stand a bit of polish in a few areas - its graphics are still a hairbreadth short of the visuals in Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear Challenge. But make no mistake: PGA Championship Golf 2000 is currently the unrivaled king of golf sims. A much better buy would be tiger 2000 as it as much better game play and graphics ...  Read the complete review