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Play Endless Golf in Flick Golf Free's ‘Eliminator’ Update

Posted by Jessica Fisher on May 3rd, 2015
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Full Fat has released a new update for Flick Golf! Free. The‘Eliminator’ update brings a whole new way to play with its endless round.

Pro Feel Golf Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Tre Lawrence on February 20th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: ON PAR
Chasing par in a realistic setting.
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Just Go Golf Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on February 12th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: GOLF BASED EXERCISE
Keep on moving, for real, with Just Go Golf - a fitness focused golfing game.
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Wizard Golf RPG Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on January 9th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: BIRDIE
Combining golf with RPG mechanics and a dash of puzzle solving, Wizard Golf RPG is rather enjoyable.
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Golfinity - Tips, Tricks, Strategies, and Cheats for Intrepid Golfers

Posted by Campbell Bird on November 21st, 2014

Dig this:
Would you like to know what we thought of being an infinite golfer? Check out our Golfinity review!

Golfinity offers unlimited ways to test your skills at golf. Here are a few ways to make sure your score doesn't get too high and your spirits don't get too low.


Considering Perspective is Crucial


  • Yes, Golfinity is most easily compared to Desert Golfing, but did you know the devs from NimbleBit have described the game as Desert Golfing meets Monument Valley? That being said, occasionally the game will present some differences in depth that seem deliberately confusing. When in doubt about these changes, play it safe, be prepared to get a bad score, or get ready to retry.

  • On the flipside, there will be times when a level presents no depth changes or holes. This is typically toward the beginning of the game. When presented with courses like these, don't fear the power of your stroke. Hitting the ball super-hard generally won't knock it out of bounds, and it might be just what you need to ricochet right past some annoying obstacles.

  • Always look carefully at the course your dealing with. Golfinity makes it really easy to just jump into the next level swinging, but don't be overly tempted to do so. Courses can be tricky, and making sure you tap the lower left corner of the screen to get a good look at the whole course can save you from some poor initial strokes.

Golfinity Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on November 17th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: ENDLESS GOLFER
This endless golfer presents infinite courses suspended in 3D space that incorporate ramps, stairs, holes, and more to infinitely challenge players.
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Wonder Golf Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Lee Hamlet on April 23rd, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: MAD AS A HATTER
Help Alice explore a mini-golf version of Wonderland in the quirky Wonder Golf.
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Dungeons & Golf World Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Cata Modorcea on March 28th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: GOOD GAMEPLAY VS. BAD PRESENTATION
Solid animations and smooth game mechanics clash against an overcrowded user interface and poor presentation in this Japanese alternative to normal golf.
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AroundGolf Has Information on Over 24,000 Golf Courses From Around the World, Includes a Golfer Social Network

Posted by Andrew Stevens on October 29th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

AroundGolf lets all those who enjoy a round of golf to find out information on more than 24,000 golf courses in the world, all presented with pictures and videos. Talk about a great tool to have in preparation for tee time! It's also used as a golfer's social network, allowing them to connect with other golfers in the area. It even lets users plan a stay at a nearby hotel or eat out at a restaurant. It certainly sounds interesting, and could be something that helps improve someone's golf game both on and off the course!

3D Urban Golf Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Lee Hamlet on September 24th, 2013
Our rating: starstarhalfstarblankstarblankstar :: BELOW PAR
A messy interface and unexciting controls means that 3D Urban Golf is less fun than it should be.
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Favorite Four: Golfing Apps

Posted by Jennifer Allen on July 3rd, 2013

With the Golf season in full swing (yes, I went there), thanks to the recent US Open amongst others, now is the ideal time to check out some great apps to help golfers or just to help them keep up to date with all the news from the professional field. Here's our favorite four of the bunch.

GolfLogix GPS
It might not be an entirely free solution, given some of the best features require a subscription fee, but GolfLogix GPS is certainly comprehensive. It tracks scoring and the handicap of each player, shows personalized lessons after every round, as well as analysis. Offering information for 32,000 golf courses around the world, with the ability to track every shot (for a price), completes the package nicely, ensuring you always knows what's going on.

myGolfLeaderboard
Offering similar functionality to GolfLogix GPS, myGolfLeaderboard has a trump card up its sleeve: the ability for other golfers to watch the changing leaderboard for the match, all in real time. It's possible to set things up on the clubhouse TV, with the relevant equipment, proving ideal for amateur competitions via the event creation tool. Plus, it's entirely free and offers some useful stat tracking tools for 15,000 courses.

Everyday Golf Coach
In need of some advice for improving your swing? Everyday Golf Coach has it covered. The app offers dozens of coaching videos to help keen amateurs improve their game, with advice from how to chip correctly to how to get the ball to curve the way the golfer wants it to. There's swing analysis too, for those able to get a friend for record their swing. It's then possible to compare the technique to the varied model library, and figure out where it's all going wrong. With simple instructions, it could make all the difference to your handicap.

Golf Channel
For those more interested in how the professionals are doing, the Golf Channel app should suffice. It offers all the latest articles, blogs and analysis on everything imaginable, making it simple for users to follow their favorite players across all the major tours. Behind the scenes videos and photo galleries further help matters. Oh, and there's still space for it to offer some great tips for budding enthusiasts, too!

Putting Around with Antony Blackett about Mini Golf Matchup

Posted by Rob Rich on June 4th, 2013

Our own David Rabinowitz checked out Scopely/Rocket Jump’s Mini Golf Matchup a couple of months ago, and thought very highly of it. And why shouldn’t he? It’s a great casual game of virtual mini golf with painless online functionality. We’ve since managed to get in touch with Antony Blackett, the Managing Director of Rocket Jump, who agreed to give us some insight as to how their project became the gleeful game of putt-putt that it is.

148Apps: I imagine it was fairly easy to decide to make a mini golf game since virtually everybody loves mini golf, but were there any unexpected challenges in actually creating Mini Golf MatchUp?
Antony Blackett (AB): Mini Golf did seem like the an obvious choice for an asynchronous multiplayer game. We experimented with a few methods of input and only after much discussion and testing did we eventually land on the sling shot method that's in the game today. Another big challenge was finding out how to make each shot satisfying even when the player didn't manage to get the ball in the hole. We wanted to make it feel physical and solid as if it were a little toy inside your phone, and also remain predicable unlike a lot of other physics-based games. Finally, while the idea of making a turn-based mini golf game was intuitive, we quickly discovered that creating a polished multiplayer game is no easy task, especially for a small team.

148Apps: I know touch interfaces, especially in physics-driven games, can be tricky to pull off. Did it give you any trouble? And if so how were you able to get through it?
AB: The hardest part of designing the input system in Mini Golf MatchUp was discovering not only how to communicate things like power and direction to the player, but also figuring out exactly what we did and didn't need to communicate to the player. Our initial approach was a flick system where the ball would inherit the momentum of your finger along the screen, but we found it was difficult for people to grasp the concept. Scopely ran frequent usability tests on players that had never seen the game before. We recorded them playing and ran over the videos many times to get an idea about what players expected to happen. Watching the video recordings gives you clues to what is really going on as people play the game and we closely analyzed these usability tests with the Scopely team to hone in on how best to improve the game.

Specifically with the flick system, we learned that it was easy for the player to make a mistake, but hard for us to know programmatically whether they had made an error. This meant we couldn't reliably show them corresponding help tips and teach them effectively. On the other hand, the sling shot mechanic was a lot clearer to players because we included an arrow that indicates direction, and power appears as soon as they touch the screen.

148Apps: Any juicy bits of gameplay, specific holes, or mechanics that never made it into the final build? Any chance they may make an appearance in the future?
AB: We're currently discussing how we can add even more variety to the gameplay in Mini Golf MatchUp. We have some ideas around more pickups and new power ups to go alongside the mulligan, scoring changes, item collection mechanics and even cooperative gameplay. Potentially, developing new social features like sharing replays of your awesome, unbelievable hole-in-one shots. We might even stumble across completely new ideas along the way that are better. Who knows? It's an organic process, but ultimately it's driven by a detailed analysis of how players are interacting with the game.

148Apps: I love the colorful, yet simplistic, visual style. Was that pretty much what you had in mind from the get-go?
AB: Corie Geerders is an amazing artist and he's never shy of using color. Just look at the other titles he's worked on that exemplify this vibrancy: GripShift, Shatter, Major Mayhem. At Rocket Jump, we find that nailing down a visual style very early in a project helps to unify all the decisions we make in the future. It's much easier to see if a game mechanic, feature or sound effect doesn't match the visual style of the game thereafter. One of the best parts about working with Scopely was that they supported our artistic vision, and they gave us the freedom to explore various approaches so that we could find the most exciting and engaging style for the game.

148Apps: Assuming you're able to talk about it, what's the plan for Rocket Jump's next big project?
AB: We have a few ideas in the back of our minds about what we want to do next. One of the things we'd like to do most, and what our fans would love to see, is a sequel to Major Mayhem. We don't have anything planned out in terms of storyline, gameplay features, or dates, but we have a ton of ideas! We definitely want to push the limits of what mobile games can be like Major Mayhem, Rail Shooters, and Mini Golf MatchUp.

We’d like to thank Antony for taking the time to fill us in on the ins and outs of Mini Golf Matchup. If you’re interested in checking this cartoony game of golf out you can do so right now by grabbing the universal version off the App Store for free.

Mini Golf MatchUp Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By David Rabinowitz on March 25th, 2013
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: PUTT PUTT
Enjoy a fun round of mini-golf against friends in Mini Golf MatchUp.
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Wonderputt Review

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By Carter Dotson on September 18th, 2012
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
Wonderputt is a mini-golf game for iPads that has one course. Thankfully it looks absolutely fantastic.
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Golf Kingdoms Review

By Carter Dotson on July 6th, 2012
Golf Kingdoms is a 2D golf game where players must try to get low scores on some courses that are not quite normal.
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