known as ''Everybody's Golf 2'' in the PAL region (Australian version titled ''Everybody's Golf: Open Tee 2'') and ''Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2'' in North America, is a

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developed by

Clap Hanz Clap Hanz, Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer located in Yokohama. It is a second party company with publishing ties with Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company is best known for developing the '' Everybody's Golf'' series (formerly kn ...

and published by

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for the

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. It is the eighth game in the ''Everybody's Golf'' series and the second to be released for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan in December 2007 and internationally in June 2008. The game featured an online mode where up to 16 players were able to play on a single course. The servers shut down on 5 December 2011, making it impossible to play online since then.

Gameplay

Reception

The game received "favourable" reviews according to the

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website

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. ''

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'' called it an unfussy feel-good game. ''

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'' said: "''Open Tee 2'' delivers a solid, easy-to-use golf engine that gets mixed with wacky characters and costumes". In Japan, ''

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'' gave it a score of 37 out of 40.

Notes

References

External links

PlayStation EU game page
* 2007 video games Golf video games Japan Studio games PlayStation Portable games PlayStation Portable-only games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Everybody's Golf Video games developed in Japan Multiplayer and single-player video games {{golf-videogame-stub