Real Golf 2011

Real Golf 2011 – It’s golf, just better!

Do you enjoy smashing golf balls as far as you can and fancy yourself as a bit of a pro on the circuit? Well if so then you have every chance to prove your skill by trying your hand at Real Golf 2011.

As the name suggests, this is the most up to date golfing game around. Pick from some of the biggest names on the scene, both male and female. Each player has their individual attributes and therefore allow you to play to your strengths or develop your skills to remove the handicap.

The controls act as you would probably expect. Changing your angle of approach is a case of tapping the side of the screen left or right. If you fancy being just that touch more accurate you can even look at the area you’re aiming to land the ball. By moving the grid around your position is planned to the finite degree, however your accuracy all depends on the power.

Striking the ball is a case of tapping the ball icon on the bottom right hand side, tapping it again opens up the power-meter. Dragging the ghosted ball icon from the top down to the desired amount and pushing it back again to the top will swing your club accordingly and the ball will whizz through the air. If you drag your thumb to the left or right or too far back, or not enough, you’ll end up miscuing the ball and more than likely cause the ball to swing to the left or right (off course) or over cook the shot or cost yourself an attempt with little ground made.

When on the green the principle of the aiming and power is much the same, but using a different club (the putter) means you will need to be much more accurate with the stroke. Rather than having to take into account the effects that wind may have on the flight of the ball, you must try to judge the distance and the undulations of the terrain which will have a huge impact on your putting attempt.

In short, if you enjoy Tiger Woods games or other more serious golfing efforts, then this game is just what the doctor ordered. If you are more interested in the more quirky, and light hearted efforts, then you may just wish to try Let’s Golf 2 instead. Interestingly, both of these titles are made by the same game producer and apart from the obvious graphics and different take on the game (one serious, one fun) there’s very little between them.

Rating 84%

Positives

Captures the best and worst parts of the game

Great graphics, in game animation and commentary

Very detailed and entertaining

You can play others via Bluetooth and Wifi

Negatives

Quite in depth, which may deter some players

Putting can be quite a task as the controls are a little unpredictable

The animated scenes can drag a little

Long loading times