known as ''Hot Shots Golf 3'' in North America, is a 2001

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developed by Clap Hanz and published by

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for the PlayStation 2. It is the third game in the '' Everybody's Golf'' series and the first to not be released on the

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Gameplay

Reception

The game received "favourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website

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. In Japan, ''

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'' gave it a score of 33 out of 40. ''

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'' gave it a perfect score of all five stars and said that the game was "easier to play than a sorority co-ed. In fact, the gameplay is so basic you can handle it easily while half in the bag". ''

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'' gave it 88% and called it "a perfect virtual getaway -- without the pretension". However, ''

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'' gave it four stars out of five, saying: " on'tbe disillusioned by the fun and light-hearted presentation: 'Hot Shots Golf 3' is deep where it counts – the game play". By July 2006, the game had sold 800,000 copies and earned $22 million in the United States. '' Next Generation'' ranked it as the 77th highest-selling game launched for the

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between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of ''Everybody's Golf'' games released between those dates reached 2 million units in the United States by July 2006.

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* {{Golf-videogame-stub 2001 video games Everybody's Golf Golf video games Japan Studio games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games developed in Japan