''Super Swing Golf: Season 2'' (''Super Swing Golf'' in Europe, and ''Swing Golf PangYa 2nd Shot!!'' in Japan) is a

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developed and published by

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for the Wii. It was released in the North America on December 11, 2007. It is the sequel to '' Super Swing Golf'', and both are based on the Korean free online multiplayer golf game, '' PangYa''.

Gameplay

''Super Swing Golf: Season 2'' includes an improved story mode, with an

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map that does not necessarily follow events in a set order. On top of the multiplayer Stroke Play, Match Play and Balloon Pop games that came with the first game, two new multiplayer games were added to the party mode. The game has largely remained the same beyond these changes, the addition of new courses, and various cosmetic tweaks. The game has two different control schemes; either using the Swing control scheme with the Wii Remote used as though it were a golf club, or using the Button control scheme which is similar to the ''

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Reception

The game was met with average reception upon release; GameRankings gave it a score of 71.69%, while

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gave it 70 out of 100. GameSpy gave the game two-and-a-half stars out of five, criticizing the game for being more of an

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over the first game than a true sequel.

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gave the game a B−, reporting that the game has surprising depth that can be off-putting to those just looking to have a good time.

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handed out a score of 7.3 out of 10, and reported that despite just adding incremental improvements over the previous installments, "Super Swing Golf: Season 2 is still the best overall golf experience you can find on Wii."

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gave the game seven out of ten, calling it a good golf game, despite the minimal improvements over its predecessor.

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