Picture Perfect Golf

Picture Perfect Golf
DeveloperLyriq International
PublisherEmpire Interactive
PlatformWindows
ReleaseOctober 1994
GenreGolf

Picture Perfect Golf is a 1994 video game from Empire Interactive. It is one of three games developed by Lyriq International. The other two being Lyriq Crosswords and Discovering Endangered Wildlife.

Gameplay

Picture Perfect Golf offers photorealistic, first-person golfing, featuring actual photography of courses like Harbor Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Players interact using either a standard mouse or an optional infrared club—an innovation adapted from Japanese company GolfTek—that simulates a real-life swing. The infrared interface, sold separately, allows players to engage with the game using actual golf motions.

Development

The game was developed by Lyriq International, a company founded in 1991 in Cheshire. It was showcased at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Reception

Bill Goodykoontz from Arizona Republic said in his review that "The Commentary is adequate, however, the swing mechanism is tough to master" in the end concluding "A fun, if challenging, game, and certainly different"

Picture Perfect Golf generated almost $300,000 in revenue.

Picture Perfect Golf was named one of the top 100 CD-ROMs by PC Magazine.

References

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  9. ↑ "Picture Perfect Golf Foto Modell". PC Games (in German). May 1995. p. 44. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "4X Golf". Secret Service (in Polish). September 1995. p. 31. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ Goodykoontz, Bill (June 26, 1995). "Golf games get more realistic". Arizona Republic. pp. 11, 12. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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