Golfinite Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · February 12, 2024

Golfinite Review, Begin your career as a professional golfer. Participate in training sessions, hone your skills, and show your talent to qualify for tournaments that will let you achieve success. During your journey, you’ll have the option to purchase additional equipment with coins. Acquiring these technologies will allow you to move the ball in unconventional ways, giving you a slight advantage over opponents or more fun. After earning a sufficient amount of experience points, you will receive skill points that you can spend to enhance categories such as Accuracy or Control.

Golfinite Review Pros:

Nice pixel art graphics.
337MB download size.
Golf gameplay.
Game settings – obstacles can be turned on and off.
Initial tutorial.
Four locations – Dusty Dunes, Grand Grove, Pristine Pines, and Serene Sky.
Each location has a lot of ever-changing missions to earn exp and stars.
Earn coins to buy boosts and balls, etc.
Level up to get an upgrade point to put into one of three stats – shot, accuracy, and control.
Practice 9 or 18-hole courses.
Each location has a tournament that you need to win to watch another location, stars earned will unlock a tournament.
The locations all have their unique effects, holes, and obstacles.
Each of the missions has a set goal and you have a set amount of balls to complete the mission.
You see the shot bar, location of the ball, wind, etc.
Simple two-button press shot input.
Fast loading time.
You earn exp and gold even if you fail a mission.
Many unique obstacles from portals to hedgehogs hitting your ball around.
Missions themselves randomize but so does the location of the mission in the hole.
The green is akin to the green used in Mario Golf on the Gameboy.
You can add spin to the wheel and choose where to hit the ball.
It is a game that suits short bursts or gaming on the go.

Golfinite Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
No touchscreen support.
Difficult to progress as the missions are not always straightforward.
Hard to judge the power and curve.
Feels grind a lot of the time.
You don’t see the golfer hitting the ball.
No customisation.

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Golfinite:

Official website.

Developer: Pmurph Games

Publisher: RedDeerGames

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Nintendo

7/10

Graphics - 7/10
6/10

Sound - 6/10
7/10

Accessibility - 7/10
7/10

Length - 7/10
7/10

Fun Factor - 7/10

6.8/10

Summary

Golfinitie is a golf game that stands out with its nice pixel art graphics and a manageable download size of 337MB. The game offers an initial tutorial to get players started and features four unique locations: Dusty Dunes, Grand Grove, Pristine Pines, and Serene Sky. Each location presents a variety of ever-changing missions that allow players to earn experience and stars.

The game settings are customizable, with the option to turn obstacles on and off. Players can earn coins to purchase boosts and balls, and leveling up grants an upgrade point that can be allocated to one of three stats: shot, accuracy, and control. Players can practice on 9 or 18-hole courses, and each location hosts a tournament that must be won to unlock another location. Stars earned will unlock a tournament.

Each mission has a set goal and a specific number of balls for completion. The game provides useful information such as the shot bar, ball location, and wind direction. The shot input is a simple two-button press system. Despite the challenges, players earn experience and gold even if they fail a mission.

The game features many unique obstacles, from portals to hedgehogs that can hit your ball around. Missions and their locations within the hole are randomized, adding to the game’s replayability. The green is reminiscent of the one used in Mario Golf on the Gameboy. Players can add spin to the wheel and choose where to hit the ball, making it a game that suits short bursts or gaming on the go.

However, the game does have some limitations. It does not support control rebinding or touchscreen. Progression can be difficult as the missions are not always straightforward, and it can be hard to judge the power and curve of shots. The game can feel grindy at times. Additionally, the golfer hitting the ball is not visible during gameplay, and there are no customization options. Despite these challenges, Golfinitie offers a fun and decent casual golfing experience.