, known as ''Everybody's Golf'' in the PAL region and ''Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee'' in North America, is the fifth game in the ''

Everybody's Golf ''Everybody's Golf'', known in Japan as and formerly known as ''Hot Shots Golf'' in North America, is a series of golf video games published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation series of video game consoles. The series ha ...

'' series and the first game released for PlayStation Portable. It was released on 12 December 2004 in Japan, 3 May 2005 in North America and 1 September 2005 in Europe and Australia. The game was a launch title for the PlayStation Portable both in Japan and PAL regions.

Gameplay

''Everybody's Golf Portable'' is a golf game that emphasizes

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-like gameplay over real life accuracy or locations. The game features all fictional characters and courses. It features several different modes, including a training mode to learn the game, simple match play, and a challenge mode feature many golf tournaments and unlockable items used to customizes the player's golfer.

Reception

The game received "favourable" reviews according to the

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. Praise was given to its art style and simple but effect game mechanics.

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said: "''Open Tee'' is easy to fall in love with. Sometimes you'll shout for joy, other times you'll curse in frustration. But it's all ''Hot Shots'' golfing, and this is one of the most spectacular golfing games out there". In Japan, ''

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'' gave it a score of one eight, one nine, and two eights for a total of 33 out of 40.

References

External links

* {{Everybody's Golf video games 2004 video games Golf video games PlayStation Portable games PlayStation Portable-only games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Everybody's Golf Video games developed in Japan