![]() ![]() So there's an unspoken reliance on the new graphics acceleration chips in the new Symbian^3-powered hardware. You'll remember that this is only available on the Nokia N8 at the moment, in this form. But it's also an indication of just how much is being done, graphically. Now, the fact that Real Golf 2011 HD takes a good 30 seconds to load up fully and there's another 10 seconds between holes would normally be considered a downside to the title - and indeed it is. Even the statistic graphics animate as they would in 'TV' coverage. As with the very best golf titles on the consoles of today, arty camera pans, close-ups of your player's expressions and generally 'interesting' camera angles are very much represented. In fact, this TV theme pervades Real Golf 2011 HD, to its credit. As you pick a player to play 'as' and as you pick a course to play on, the (audio) commentator gives a TV-style accompaniment. Club head highlights glint, the backdrop pans smoothly, and so on. The set up screens are pretty and full animated. ![]() Real Golf 2011 HD has two basic game modes: Instant, where you get assigned five random holes from the various courses on offer, and Tournament - the main event - where you try to go round in as few shots as possible (naturally). a solitary 'good walk spoiled' but with commentary and clapping coming from invisible 'others', and probably a number of other mobile and console titles, but I'm just sayin' - a few people dotted about would have been nice, Gameloft? In fairness, Tiger Woods on the Wii console has the same set up, i.e. ![]() Which is odd, because the digital soundtrack has (in addition to swing, wind and extraneous sound effects) both a commentary from an American golf broadcaster (so you know he's 'watching'!) and plenty of clapping and cheering, from the - ahem - invisible masses. Yes, there's a 'Leaderboard' high score table - showing the lowest rounds across the world for each of the eight courses supplied - can you come in under par and compete with the best players? - which is good to have, but the in-game experience is pretty solitary - there aren't even any spectators dotted around the course to cheer you on. This is all about the golfing experience - it's you against the course and conditions. If you're expecting multiplayer action or even scoring in tournaments against virtual computer players then you're going to be disappointed. I should, however, point out that the emphasis in Real Golf 2011 HD is on 'golf' and not 'game'. And Real Golf 2011 HD is one of the most ambitious and one of the very best. I've reviewed many over the years, on Nintendo DS, on the iPhone, and, of course, on Symbian smartphones. With that confession out of the way, I hope I've established that I know what makes for a good golf game. My Psion game 'Fairway', adapted for the Nokia Communicator, circa 2002! ![]() And the closest thing I have to a day job, 18 years later, is writing for All About Symbian and for its Ovi Gaming sister site. Back in 1992 (the dawn of time), I made my name with a golf game called 'Pitch and Putt' for the Psion Series 3 - this became Fairway and 'Series 5 Golf' in various evolutions and guises over the next five years (example screen below!) My golf games got me started on Mapper and other projects, including the 3-Lib shareware library, and I quickly went full-time and gave up my day job. Of course, the story-following timeline order isn't the only way in which you could play through the Call of Duty games in order.As with any golf game review, before going any further, I have to confess a little history. ![]()
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