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''Mario Golf: World Tour'' also features a variety of online tournaments for players to take part in. They can either be made by [[Nintendo]], other players from across the world in the form of Private Tournaments, or made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callaway_Golf_Company|Callaway Golf] in partnership with Nintendo. After playing the tournament, the player must upload their score in order for it to be ranked (by score then order of submission) in the leader-board which can be viewed at any time during the tournament period. Tournaments can be played an infinite amount of times assuming the deadline hasn't been met, allowing for continuous improvement of a player's score. After a deadline ends for a tournament, the final standings can be viewed in an ending ceremony, and both a trophy (gold for the top 10%, silver for the top 20-30%, and bronze for the top 40-60%) and coins are received depending on how the player places. Gaining a trophy in certain regional or world tournaments will allow the player to enter major world tournaments with different prizes such as the Castle Tournament. | |||
====Regional Tournaments==== | ====Regional Tournaments==== | ||
Regional Tournaments may be entered and played by the players [[Mii]] through the Castle Club's Basement. They are entered through the red pipe area and are made for the region that the is in, even if their country isn't right next to that country or continent. For example, New Zealand would play in the European Tournament. | Regional Tournaments may be entered and played by the players [[Mii]] through the Castle Club's Basement. They are entered through the red pipe area and are made for the region that the is in, even if their country isn't right next to that country or continent. For example, New Zealand would play in the European Tournament. |
Revision as of 15:52, June 24, 2014
Template:Infobox Mario Golf: World Tour is a sport title for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the fifth installment of the Mario Golf series, and the third handheld installment in the series. The game also features gyroscope support and Wi-Fi capabilities.
Controls
Menu
- / - Select Option
- - Confirm
- - Cancel
- - Star Character
- - Make Character Left-handed
Golf
- - Select Shot Path/Move Camera/Change Clubs
- - Select Shot Path/Change Clubs/Select Ball Hit Placement (while swinging)
- - Begin Swing/Confirm Sweet Spot Position (manual)
- - Cancel Swing/Confirm Sweet Spot Position (manual)
- - Select Shot Type
- - Change Camera
- - Decrease Power Bar
- - Increase Power Bar
Castle Club
- / - Move
- - Talk/Confirm
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to past installments of the Mario Golf series. Players have to hit shots while taking into account character attributes, wind, weather, and course topography. The power, accuracy, and spin of shots are determined by the timing when the player taps buttons or the touch screen as a target line slides up and down the power meter. A simplified control system, like the Auto control system from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, returns where the player has to worry only about the power of the shot, at the expense of being unable to add topspin or backspin. The touch screen can now be used for selecting clubs, initiating shots, and adding spin. Plus, the trajectory of the shot can be altered by moving the circle pad or by using the touch screen as the shot meter is in motion; this is similar to the impact zone feature of past games. A new feature, known as Item Shots, allows players to hit shots with different effects via items. These include burning through trees with a Fire Flower, creating Jump Blocks over water hazards, ignoring wind via Bullet Bill, increasing draw or fade by Boomerang, and freezing the terrain with an Ice Flower. These items can be collected by hitting ? Blocks on the course, although players sometimes start holes with items.
There are two main modes of play: Mario Golf (Quick Round), and Castle Club.
Castle Club
Castle Club is a story mode where the player's Mii tackles different tournaments (similar to the story modes from previous handheld Mario Golf games). Using coins, the player's Mii is able to buy equipment that will affect its stats, such as drive distance and shot trajectory, similar to the Mii customization feature in Mario Tennis Open. The player must complete three different tournaments on the three main Castle Club courses, with the Forest Course having to be practised first in order to enter anything. After completing a handicap tournament, the player will be allowed to compete in tournaments, located on the Forest Course, the Seaside Course, and the Mountain Course in that order.
After winning all three tournaments, Costume Challenges will begin appearing in the Royal Garden's courses to the west of the entrances to the three main courses which allows players to unlock costumes by completing a variety of objectives on Mario World courses, and these may require the player to either collect a certain amount of coins, finish in a short period of time or beat a target score. Drives, approaches, and putts may also be practised in challenges to the east of the tournament entrances. A One-on, One-putt challenge also returns from previous games to the east of the practice challenge area, which requires the player to get the ball onto the green (the fringe is not counted) in one shot, then putt that ball in the next for nine consecutive holes. If the the ball fails to be hit onto the green or the putt is missed at any point, the challenge is failed. This challenge takes place on Sky Island, and upon its completion the course is unlocked and a 18-hole version can be played in Castle Club in its stead.
Mario Golf
Mario Golf (Quick Round) is similar to past Mario Golf games, where the player can select a Mushroom Kingdom character or a customized Mii. It features a variety of modes such as Single Player (including Stroke Play, Match Play, Speed Golf, and Point Tourney, all of which provide coins for the player), Vs. (Local Play, Online Friends, and Community Match), and Tournaments (Mario Open and user-created Private Tournaments). Additional regional and worldwide online tournaments are available on the entry floor of the Castle Club.
Single Player
This mode allows the player to take on a round against the scorecard, the clock, or a computer opponent (Match Play only), as well as Challenges, where courses, Star characters, and Mii costumes can be unlocked. The first four modes allow the player to select any unlocked course, as well as the number of holes (3, 6, 9, or 18), wind strength, whether to use items, and more.
Stroke Play
A standard round of golf, where the player's score is compared to par. Multiple courses and modes can be selected, from 18 to 3 holes, how strong the wind is and to use club slots or not. Playing rounds may earn the player Best Badges.
Match Play
The player competes against a computer-controlled opponent. The winner of the round is whichever player wins more holes, although if the players are tied by the end of the game, it will proceed into Sudden Death and go through the selected course again until someone wins. The player chooses the computer's skill level: Novice, Intermediate, Expert, Semipro (unlocked by earning 90 Star Coins in Challenge mode), or Pro (unlocked by earning 100 Moon Coins in Challenge mode).
Speed Golf
Instead of counting strokes, the player's score is determined by how much time is taken to hole the ball.
Point Tourney
Scored via a modified version of the Stableford scoring system. The player is awarded 8 points for an albatross or a hole in one, 5 for an eagle, 3 for a birdie, 2 for a par, and 1 for a bogey. A double bogey or worse scores zero.
Challenges
Each of the game's courses (including DLC courses) has ten Star Coin challenges and ten Moon Coin challenges (the latter are more difficult, and unlocked by earning 90 star coins). They take the following forms:
- Star Coin Collector - A Star (or Moon) Coin is placed somewhere on a hole. The player must hit the coin with the ball, then complete the hole in par or better.
- Ring Master - Multiple rings are placed around the hole. The player must hit the ball through all of the rings, then complete the hole in par or better.
- 100 Coins - A three-hole challenge. Coins are placed around each hole. The player is given a number of shots equal to the hole's par minus two, and attempts to hit the ball into 100 of them over the course of the three holes.
- Score Attack - The player must complete nine holes of stroke play, and match or beat the given target score.
- Character Match - A nine-hole match play competition against a Mushroom Kingdom character. Winning this match also unlocks the star version of that character for all play modes.
- Time Attack - The player must complete three holes within the given time limit.
- Point Challenge - A three-hole challenge. On each hole, Club Slots are spun, which limits the player to no more than three clubs (plus a putter) for the duration of the hole unless the player lines up three Stars on the slots, in which case they will have all of their clubs available. Point Tourney scoring applies, and the player must earn at least the given target number of points within the three holes.
- One-On, One-Putt Challenge - Sky Island only. If a tee shot misses the green, the challenge is failed. If a birdie putt is missed, the challenge is failed. To succeed, the player must successfully complete nine holes.
A complete list of the challenges is below. Differences between the Star and Moon Coin challenges are underlined. Hovering over one will reveal the Moon Coin version.
Challenges | |||||
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Forest Course | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 6 | Par: 5 | Hole: 12 | Par: 5 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 10 | Par: 4 | Hole: 15 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 3 | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 13 | Par: 4 | Hole: 18 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 | Hole: 16 | Par: 5 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 4/7/17 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 1/12/14 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 3 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 3 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 8 |
Character Match | Challenge Daisy to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Daisy | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Daisy |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 130 seconds. | Holes: 3/11/16 | Time: 02:10.00 | Holes: 2/6/17 | Time: 02:00.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. | Holes: 6/14/18 | Total: 6 points | Holes: 4/9/13 | Total: 9 points |
Seaside Course | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 18 | Par: 3 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 5 | Hole: 13 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 15 | Par: 4 | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 14 | Par: 5 | Hole: 16 | Par: 4 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 3/12/17 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 5/7/10 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 7 |
Character Match 1 | Challenge Wario to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Wario | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Wario |
Character Match 2 | Challenge Waluigi to a round of match play. | Holes: 10~18 | Opponent: Waluigi | Holes: 10~18 | Opponent: Star Waluigi |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 120 seconds. | Holes: 2/5/16 | Time: 02:00.00 | Holes: 4/12/14 | Time: 02:00.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. | Holes: 11/14/18 | Total: 6 points | Holes: 2/6/17 | Total: 8 points |
Mountain Course | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 13 | Par: 4 | Hole: 2 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 17 | Par: 4 | Hole: 18 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 4 | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 14 | Par: 5 | Hole: 12 | Par: 4 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 2/8/18 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 7/10/16 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 6 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 7 |
Character Match 1 | Challenge Boo to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Boo | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Boo |
Character Match 2 | Challenge Bowser Jr. to a round of match play. | Holes: 10~18 | Opponent: Bowser Jr. | Holes: 10~18 | Opponent: Star Bowser Jr. |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 120 seconds. | Holes: 7/12/16 | Time: 02:00.00 | Holes: 6/15/18 | Time: 02:00.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. | Holes: 1/4/11 | Total: 7 points | Holes: 3/14/17 | Total: 8 points |
Sky Island | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 10 | Par: 3 | Hole: 2 | Par: 3 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 7 | Par: 3 | Hole: 18 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 3 | Par: 3 | Hole: 12 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 3 | Hole: 11 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 5 | Par: 3 | Hole: 13 | Par: 3 |
One-On, One-Putt Challenge | Complete nine holes with two strokes each: one shot and one putt. | Holes: 1~9 | One-On, One-Putt | Holes: 10~18 | One-On, One-Putt |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 9 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 9 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 9 |
Character Match | Challenge Diddy Kong to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Diddy Kong | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Diddy Kong |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 60 seconds. | Holes: 1/4/14 | Time: 01:00.00 | Holes: 9/6/15 | Time: 01:10.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 9 points. | Holes: 2/12/11 | Total: 9 points | Holes: 7/16/17 | Total: 9 points |
Peach Gardens | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 6 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 5 | Hole: 2 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 | Hole: 3 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 2 | Par: 5 | Hole: 4 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 7 | Par: 3 | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 2/6/4 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 1/7/9 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 1 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 1 | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 8 |
Character Match | Challenge Peach to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Peach | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Peach |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 150 seconds. | Holes: 7/5/9 | Time: 02:30.00 | Holes: 2/4/8 | Time: 02:00.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. | Holes: 2~4 | Total: 6 points | Holes: 1/7/9 | Total: 9 points |
Yoshi Lake | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 | Hole: 9 | Par: 5 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 5 | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 | Hole: 6 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 4 | Par: 4 | Hole: 3 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 5 | Hole: 2 | Par: 3 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 2/3/9 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 1/6/7 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 3 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 3 | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 7 |
Character Match | Challenge Yoshi to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Yoshi | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Yoshi |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 140 seconds. | Holes: 1/6/7 | Time: 02:20.00 | Holes: 2/8/9 | Time: 02:10.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. | Holes: 1/4/6 | Total: 6 points | Holes: 2/5/9 | Total: 8 points |
Wiggler Park | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 2 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 3 | Hole: 8 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 7 | Par: 4 | Hole: 5 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 5 | Hole: 6 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 4 | Par: 4 | Hole: 3 | Par: 5 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 2/3/5 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 1/8/9 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 4 | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 6 |
Character Match | Challenge Mario to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Mario | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Mario |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 140 seconds. | Holes: 3/6/9 | Time: 02:20.00 | Holes: 4/5/8 | Time: 02:00.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. | Holes: 1/5/8 | Total: 7 points | Holes: 3/7/9 | Total: 8 points |
Cheep Cheep Lagoon | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 5 | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 | Hole: 2 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 7 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 | Hole: 6 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 3 | Par: 4 | Hole: 4 | Par: 5 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 2/4/6 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 3/7/9 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 |
Character Match | Challenge Luigi to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Luigi | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Luigi |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 150 seconds. | Holes: 3/7/9 | Time: 02:30.00 | Holes: 2/4/8 | Time: 02:10.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. | Holes: 1/4/7 | Total: 6 points | Holes: 2/5/9 | Total: 8 points |
DK Jungle | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 5 | Hole: 8 | Par: 3 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 2 | Par: 4 | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 3 | Hole: 3 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 4 | Par: 4 | Hole: 7 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 6 | Par: 4 | Hole: 9 | Par: 4 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 3/5/7 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 1/6/8 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 6 | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 |
Character Match | Challenge Donkey Kong to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Donkey Kong | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Donkey Kong |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 130 seconds. | Holes: 1/2/8 | Time: 02:10.00 | Holes: 3/7/9 | Time: 02:10.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. | Holes: 3/7/9 | Total: 7 points | Holes: 1/4/8 | Total: 8 points |
Bowser's Castle | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 3 | Par: 4 | Hole: 4 | Par: 3 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 | Hole: 9 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 5 | Par: 5 | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 4 | Par: 3 | Hole: 2 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 5 | Hole: 7 | Par: 3 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 7/6/9 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 5/4/8 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 6 | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 |
Character Match | Challenge Bowser to a round of match play. | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Bowser | Holes: 1~9 | Opponent: Star Bowser |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 120 seconds. | Holes: 2/5/4 | Time: 02:00.00 | Holes: 7/6/9 | Time: 02:10.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. | Holes: 1/7/9 | Total: 7 points | Holes: 5/4/8 | Total: 8 points |
Toad Highlands | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 4 | Hole: 11 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 10 | Par: 4 | Hole: 4 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 12 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 3 | Par: 4 | Hole: 18 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 17 | Par: 3 | Hole: 7 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 4 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 14 | Par: 4 | Hole: 16 | Par: 5 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 13/3/12 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 16/2/10 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 4 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 5 |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 150 seconds. | Holes: 17/1/8 | Time: 02:30.00 | Holes: 13/5/16 | Time: 02:15.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 4 points. | Holes: 2/7/16 | Total: 4 points | Holes: 6/12/18 | Total: 6 points |
Koopa Park | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 3 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 13 | Par: 3 | Hole: 15 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 2 | Par: 5 | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 14 | Par: 4 | Hole: 9 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 17 | Par: 4 | Hole: 8 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 4 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 12 | Par: 5 | Hole: 18 | Par: 5 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 1/16/2 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 18/4/14 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 4 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 5 |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 150 seconds. | Holes: 8/1/18 | Time: 02:30.00 | Holes: 4/17/12 | Time: 02:05.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points. | Holes: 16/7/2 | Total: 5 points | Holes: 13/11/6 | Total: 6 points |
Layer-Cake Desert | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 16 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 12 | Par: 3 | Hole: 18 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 3 | Par: 5 | Hole: 11 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 4 | Par: 4 | Hole: 17 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 7 | Par: 3 | Hole: 13 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 4 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 14 | Par: 5 | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 9/11/7 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 8/17/2 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 5 |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 140 seconds. | Holes: 15/1/3 | Time: 02:20.00 | Holes: 12/6/14 | Time: 02:05.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points. | Holes: 2/18/9 | Total: 5 points | Holes: 7/10/17 | Total: 7 points |
Sparkling Waters | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 9 | Par: 4 | Hole: 16 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 18 | Par: 5 | Hole: 7 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 6 | Par: 3 | Hole: 14 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 | Hole: 12 | Par: 3 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 15 | Par: 3 | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 4 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 7 | Par: 5 | Hole: 17 | Par: 4 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 16/4/6 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 12/9/18 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 5 |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 140 seconds. | Holes: 3/1/11 | Time: 02:20.00 | Holes: 15/11/18 | Time: 02:05.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points. | Holes: 12/2/7 | Total: 5 points | Holes: 6/10/4 | Total: 7 points |
Rock-Candy Mines | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 | Hole: 2 | Par: 4 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 12 | Par: 3 | Hole: 18 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 18 | Par: 4 | Hole: 9 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 5 | Par: 4 | Hole: 16 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 2 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 4 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 11 | Par: 4 | Hole: 15 | Par: 3 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 17/14/4 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 12/3/13 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 5 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 6 |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 130 seconds. | Holes: 8/2/10 | Time: 02:10.00 | Holes: 15/6/7 | Time: 02:15.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. | Holes: 12/18/3 | Total: 6 points | Holes: 4/9/17 | Total: 7 points |
Mario's Star | |||||
Name | In-game Description | Star Coin Challenge | Moon Coin Challenge | ||
Star Coin Collector 1 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 1 | Par: 4 | Hole: 3 | Par: 5 |
Star Coin Collector 2 | Collect Star Coins while achieving par. | Hole: 10 | Par: 4 | Hole: 18 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 1 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 15 | Par: 4 | Hole: 13 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 2 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 6 | Par: 3 | Hole: 8 | Par: 4 |
Ring Master 3 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 11 | Par: 5 | Hole: 17 | Par: 5 |
Ring Master 4 | Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. | Hole: 16 | Par: 3 | Hole: 9 | Par: 4 |
100 Coins | Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. | Holes: 14/4/11 | Coins: 100 | Holes: 12/17/18 | Coins: 100 |
Score Attack | Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. | Holes: 1~9 | Total: - 6 | Holes: 10~18 | Total: - 5 |
Time Attack | Complete three holes in 130 seconds. | Holes: 12/5/3 | Time: 02:10.00 | Holes: 4/8/11 | Time: 02:05.00 |
Point Challenge | Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. | Holes: 16/17/2 | Total: 6 points | Holes: 6/13/7 | Total: 7 points |
Vs.
This is the game's multiplayer mode. Local play is available for up to four players, but it does not support download play. During multiplayer, all players play at the same time, which speeds up play significantly because players do not have to wait until it is their turn to play. However, all players must finish the hole before they are allowed to move on. Players can see the ghost shots of other players and on-screen icons also show how the player's shots measure with the other players' in terms of distance. Players can send taunts or cheers to each other by pressing icons, as well as emoticons. Matches with online friends and community matches can also be played from this menu.
Tournaments
Mario Golf: World Tour also features a variety of online tournaments for players to take part in. They can either be made by Nintendo, other players from across the world in the form of Private Tournaments, or made by Golf in partnership with Nintendo. After playing the tournament, the player must upload their score in order for it to be ranked (by score then order of submission) in the leader-board which can be viewed at any time during the tournament period. Tournaments can be played an infinite amount of times assuming the deadline hasn't been met, allowing for continuous improvement of a player's score. After a deadline ends for a tournament, the final standings can be viewed in an ending ceremony, and both a trophy (gold for the top 10%, silver for the top 20-30%, and bronze for the top 40-60%) and coins are received depending on how the player places. Gaining a trophy in certain regional or world tournaments will allow the player to enter major world tournaments with different prizes such as the Castle Tournament.
Regional Tournaments
Regional Tournaments may be entered and played by the players Mii through the Castle Club's Basement. They are entered through the red pipe area and are made for the region that the is in, even if their country isn't right next to that country or continent. For example, New Zealand would play in the European Tournament.
World Tournaments
On the other side of the Castle Club's Basement, where a blue area with a blue pipe is located, World Tournaments may be entered. Entering these tournaments will pit the player against the whole world. Participating in these tournaments will give the player sets of clothing, like Game Boy or Wii gear sets for the Mii.
Mario Open
In addition to Castle Club Tournaments, Nintendo have also created Mario Open Tournaments which involve the use of Mario characters. Some events include character or item restricted tournaments.
Callaway Tournaments
Callaway Golf has also teamed up with Nintendo to produce Callaway-based tournaments, which will give the players sponsored Callaway Gear for the Mii to equip. Below is a table of some of the current confirmed tournaments:
Name | Date | Participation prizes |
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Callaway Tournament 1 | May 22, 2014 to June 11, 2014 | Legacy Black Clubs and Legacy Black Ball |
Callaway Tournament 2 | June 12, 2014 to July 2, 2014 | Callaway Combo 1 |
Callaway Tournament 3 | July 3, 2014 to July 23, 2014 | X Hot Clubs and ERC Crystal Yellow Ball |
Callaway Tournament 4 | July 24, 2014 to August 13, 2014 | Callaway Combo 2 |
Callaway Tournament 5 | August 14, 2014 to September 3, 2014 | Filly Clubs and ERC Pearl Pink Ball |
Whenever a character finishes a hole, their score determines their reaction. Bad scores also have an effect on the character. These sets of animations apply to all the characters, which are as follows:
- Eagle, Hole-in-One, or Albatross - Great response
- Birdie - Good response
- Par - Satisfactory response
- Bogey - Unsatisfactory response
- Double Bogey or worse - Bad response
Characters
Playable
The game includes 21 playable characters: 13 default characters as well as 4 unlockable characters. Additionally, 4 more characters will be available as downloadable content. Overall stronger Star variations of these characters are unlocked by beating the character on their respective character match in Challenges mode, with the exception of unlockable characters and downloadable characters, in which case the Star variation is unlocked at the same time the character is unlocked or downloaded.
Below is a table of the playable characters. Note that Height is on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the lowest-flying shot and 10 being the highest. Sweet Spot and Control are out of 11. When a character curves the ball, it is either called a "fade" or "draw". For right handed characters, a fade is when the ball curves to the right, and a draw is when it curves to the left, and vice versa for left handed players. When a shot is used with a curve on a hole with a higher surface, the ball can either over-curve or under-curve, resulting in misplacing of the ball.
Default
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Trajectory | Straight | Trajectory | Fade | Trajectory | Straight | Trajectory | Straight |
Height | 6.5 | Height | 3.5 | Height | 4.5 | Height | 5 |
Drive | 215 yards | Drive | 206 yards | Drive | 200 yards | Drive | 208 yards |
Sweet-Spot | 6.1 | Sweet-Spot | 7.9 | Sweet-Spot | 8.3 | Sweet-Spot | 7.25 |
Control | 5.25 | Control | 6.25 | Control | 6.75 | Control | 6.1 |
Star Drive | 280 yards | Star Drive | 240 yards | Star Drive | 233 yards | Star Drive | 250 yards |
Star Sweet-Spot | 3.3 | Star Sweet-Spot | 6.1 | Star Sweet-Spot | 7.25 | Star Sweet-Spot | 5.05 |
Star Control | 4.5 | Star Control | 6 | Star Control | 6.3 | Star Control | 5.6 |
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Trajectory | Draw | Trajectory | Draw | Trajectory | Fade | Trajectory | Fade |
Height | 7.5 | Height | 4 | Height | 5 | Height | 2.25 |
Drive | 213 yards | Drive | 217 yards | Drive | 220 yards | Drive | 209 yards |
Sweet-Spot | 6.1 | Sweet-Spot | 5.6 | Sweet-Spot | 5.6 | Sweet-Spot | 7.25 |
Control | 5.6 | Control | 5.05 | Control | 5.05 | Control | 6 |
Star Drive | 270 yards | Star Drive | 283 yards | Star Drive | 290 yards | Star Drive | 258 yards |
Star Sweet-Spot | 4 | Star Sweet-Spot | 2.9 | Star Sweet-Spot | 2.9 | Star Sweet-Spot | 5.05 |
Star Control | 4.9 | Star Control | 4.1 | Star Control | 4.1 | Star Control | 5.25 |
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Trajectory | Draw | Trajectory | Draw | Trajectory | Straight | Trajectory | Draw |
Height | 5 | Height | 4.25 | Height | 4 | Height | 6.25 |
Drive | 208 yards | Drive | 209 yards | Drive | 210 yards | Drive | 211 yards |
Sweet-Spot | 7.9 | Sweet-Spot | 7.25 | Sweet-Spot | 6.75 | Sweet-Spot | 6.75 |
Control | 6.1 | Control | 6.1 | Control | 6 | Control | 6 |
Star Drive | 246 yards | Star Drive | 255 yards | Star Drive | 260 yards | Star Drive | 264 yards |
Star Sweet-Spot | 5.6 | Star Sweet-Spot | 5.1 | Star Sweet-Spot | 4.5 | Star Sweet-Spot | 4.5 |
Star Control | 5.6 | Star Control | 5.25 | Star Control | 5.05 | Star Control | 5.05 |
Star-Character unlocking criteria
Unlocking criteria for the star version of default characters | |
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Star Mario | Beat Mario in the Wiggler Park Character Challenge. |
Star Luigi | Beat Luigi in the Cheep Cheep Lagoon Character Challenge. |
Star Peach | Beat Peach in the Peach Gardens Character Challenge. |
Star Yoshi | Beat Yoshi in the Yoshi Lake Character Challenge. |
Star Daisy | Beat Daisy in the Forest Course Character Challenge. |
Star Donkey Kong | Beat Donkey Kong in the DK Jungle Character Challenge. |
Star Bowser | Beat Bowser in the Bowser's Castle Character Challenge. |
Star Wario | Beat Wario in his Seaside Course Character Challenge. |
Star Waluigi | Beat Waluigi in his Seaside Course Character Challenge. |
Star Boo | Beat Boo in his Mountain Course Character Challenge. |
Star Bowser Jr. | Beat Bowser Jr. in his Mountain Course Character Challenge. |
Star Diddy Kong | Beat Diddy Kong in the Sky Island Character Challenge. |
Customizable
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Trajectory | Straight |
Height | 5 |
Drive | 210 yards |
Sweet-Spot | 5.6 |
Control | 5.6 |
Unlockable
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Trajectory | Draw | Trajectory | Fade | Trajectory | Straight | Trajectory | Fade |
Height | 6 | Height | 4.25 | Height | 5.5 | Height | 6 |
Drive | 203 yards | Drive | 214 yards | Drive | 207 yards | Drive | 212 yards |
Sweet-Spot | 8.3 | Sweet-Spot | 6.1 | Sweet-Spot | 7.9 | Sweet-Spot | 6.75 |
Control | 6.9 | Control | 5.25 | Control | 6.3 | Control | 5.6 |
Star Drive | 237 yards | Star Drive | 277 yards | Star Drive | 243 yards | Star Drive | 267 yards |
Star Sweet-Spot | 6.75 | Star Sweet-Spot | 3.3 | Star Sweet-Spot | 6.1 | Star Sweet-Spot | 4 |
Star Control | 6.1 | Star Control | 4.5 | Star Control | 6 | Star Control | 4.9 |
Unlocking criteria
Unlocking criteria for these participants | |
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Toad | Collect 40 Star Coins in Challenge Mode. |
Kamek | Collect 45 Star Coins in Challenge Mode. |
Paratroopa | Collect 50 Star Coins in Challenge Mode. |
Birdo | Collect 55 Star Coins in Challenge Mode. |
Downloadable
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Trajectory | Straight | Trajectory | Straight | Trajectory | Draw | Trajectory | Fade |
Height | 6.5 | Height | 4.25 | Height | 1.75 | Height | 7.75 |
Drive | 215 yards | Drive | 198 yards | Drive | 213 yards | Drive | 218 yards |
Sweet-Spot | 6.1 | Sweet-Spot | 8.3 | Sweet-Spot | 6.1 | Sweet-Spot | 5.6 |
Control | 5.25 | Control | 7.05 | Control | 5.6 | Control | 5.05 |
Star Drive | 280 yards | Star Drive | 230 yards | Star Drive | 274 yards | Star Drive | 286 yards |
Star Sweet-Spot | 3.3 | Star Sweet-Spot | 7.9 | Star Sweet-Spot | 4 | Star Sweet-Spot | 2.9 |
Star Control | 4.5 | Star Control | 6.75 | Star Control | 4.9 | Star Control | 4.1 |
Purchasing criteria
Information on acquiring these characters | |
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Gold Mario | Purchase the Season Pass or all three DLC packs separately. |
Toadette | Purchase the Mushroom Pack or Season Pass. |
Nabbit | Purchase the Flower Pack or Season Pass. |
Rosalina | Purchase the Star Pack or Season Pass. |
Non-playable
Items
Various items can be used during gameplay to affect the player's shots.
- Mushroom - Makes the ball roll further.
- Fire Flower - Increases the shot distance and burns through trees and obstacles.
- Ice Flower - Freezes terrain to allow the ball to bounce multiple times.
- Bullet Bill - Ignores wind and increases maximum distance.
- Bob-omb - Ignores power-reducing terrain, allowing the ball to be hit at full power in the rough.
- Boomerang Flower - Drastically increases the draw or fade of the shot.
- Note Block - Creates a Jump Block in midair, letting the ball avoid hazards.
- Tornado - A tornado that sucks up nearby coins.
- Kab-omb - Explodes in mid-air to drop the ball straight down.
- Gold Flower - Has the same effect as the Fire Flower, plus gives the player coins for every yard the ball travels.
Customizable gear
- Main article: Mario Golf: World Tour Mii Gear
There is a variety of purchasable gear that can be used to customize the player's Mii that will affect their stats. The game will have 500 customizable gear items. If a player equips a Mii with a full character gear set the Mii will play similarly to that character.
Courses
This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.
Castle Club Courses
- Forest Course: a forest-themed course where multi-colored hills can be seen in the distance.
- Seaside Course: a beach-themed course with a similar appearance to Blooper Bay.
- Mountain Course: a desert-themed course with multi-colored cacti.
- Sky Island: a par-3 course set in the sky, where clouds and Para-Beetles can be seen. Unlocked by completing the nine-hole One-On, One-Putt Challenge in Castle Club mode.
Mario World Courses
- Peach Gardens: a Peach's Castle-themed course, with pink fairways and greens.
- Yoshi Lake: a course with many pools of standing water, resembling Yoshi's Woolly World and some levels of Yoshi's Story. Unlocked by collecting 7 Star Coins in Challenges mode.
- Wiggler Park: a flower garden course with a Mega Goomba and other giant characters. Unlocked by collecting 14 Star Coins.
- Cheep Cheep Lagoon: an underwater course with Cheep Cheeps and and other marine creatures. Unlocked by collecting 21 Star Coins.
- DK Jungle: a Donkey Kong Country Returns themed course, featuring Screaming Pillars and Barrel Cannons. Unlocked by collecting 28 Star Coins.
- Bowser's Castle: a Bowser-themed course, with many Bob-ombs which will explode if contacted. Unlocked by collecting 35 Star Coins.
Downloadable Courses
- Toad Highlands: Toad Highlands from Mario Golf, updated with improved music and graphics.
- Koopa Park: Koopa Park from Mario Golf, updated with improved music and graphics.
- Layer-Cake Desert: Shy Guy Desert from Mario Golf, updated to resemble Layer-Cake Desert from New Super Mario Bros. U.
- Sparkling Waters: Yoshi's Island from Mario Golf, updated to resemble Sparkling Waters from New Super Mario Bros. U.
- Rock-Candy Mines: Boo Valley from Mario Golf, updated to resemble Rock-Candy Mines from New Super Mario Bros. U.
- Mario's Star: Mario's Star from Mario Golf with a Super Mario Galaxy theme and layout changes.
Downloadable content
Mushroom Pack |
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Description: Toadette takes up the clubs in the first DLC pack for the game. You'll also get two brand new courses to play: Toad Highlands and Koopa Park. This pack will definitely grow on you.
Release Date: May 2, 2014 Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80 Blocks: 447 Courses:
Character: Toadette |
Flower Pack |
Description: Delicious! The Layer-Cake Desert and Sparkling Waters courses are perfect complements to each other in this pack. You'll also snag the character Nabbit from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Release Date: May 22, 2014 Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80 Blocks: 447 Courses:
Character: Nabbit |
Star Pack |
Description: The two stellar courses in this pack will have you driving deep into Mario's Star and playing through the Rock-Candy Mines. Need even more star power? How about Rosalina as a playable character!
Release Date: June 19, 2014 Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80 Blocks: 482 Courses:
Character: Rosalina |
Season Pass |
Description: Can't decide what new courses and characters you want? You can get all three (as they are released) by buying a Season Pass! You'll also get the Gold Mario character to use immediately. If you buy all three packs separately, then you'll get Gold Mario when the Star Pack is released in June.
Release Date: Starts May 2, 2014 and downloads new courses and characters as they are released. Price:
Blocks:
Courses: First Wave:
Second Wave:
Third Wave:
Characters:
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Free-Trial Course Pack |
Description:
Release Date: May 2, 2014 Price: Free Blocks: 370 (as of June 19, 2014) Courses: Character: None |
Demo
On the 17th of April, a demo of the game was released on the Nintendo eShop for Europe, making this strictly the second Mario game (preceded by Mario & Luigi: Dream Team) to have a publicly released demo for download. The demo was later released in North America on April 24. It uses 873 blocks when downloaded and offers ten uses (fifteen for the North American demo).
The demo lets the player go through a tutorial covering camera and shot control or play through either holes 1, 2, and 3 of Seaside Course, holes 1, 2, and 6 of Wiggler Park, and holes 1, 5, and 6 of Yoshi Lake. The demo also allows the player to play the Star Coin Collector mode on hole 9 of Peach Gardens, and the Ring Master mode on hole 14 of Mountain Course. The only playable characters available are Mario, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser.
References to other games
- Super Mario Bros.: The loading screens portray various golf scenes that use sprites from this game. The music used in Cheep Cheep Lagoon is a cover of the underwater theme. The music of Bowser's Castle has some parts of the castle theme in it.
- Super Mario Bros. 3: The music used in Sky Island is a cover of this game's Athletic Theme.
- NES Open Tournament Golf: Golf clubs and a golf ball appear based on Mario's attire in this game.
- Super Mario 64: The music of Bowser's Castle has parts of this game's Bowser level music. Additionally, the stained glass portrait of Peach appears on Hole 16 of Mario's Star as terrain.
- Mario Golf (Nintendo 64): Toad Highlands and Koopa Park return with an updated appearance, while the other four main courses appear in a new iteration.
- Yoshi's Story: Yoshi Lake appears to be based on this game, even using a cover of the title screen as the music.
- Mario Power Tennis: Many voice clips are reused from this game.
- Mario Kart DS: The music of Peach Gardens is a cover of the theme used in this game's Peach Gardens.
- Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2: Mario's Star has elements from this game, and various Luma characters appear in Rosalina's post-hole animation. The music used in Wiggler Park is a cover of the Honeyhive Galaxy music. Golf clubs, a golf ball, and a costume appear based on Bee Mario and Cloud Mario.
- Donkey Kong Country Returns: The DK Jungle course is heavily based on this game.
- New Super Mario Bros. 2: Gold Mario appears as a playable character. Moon Coins reappear.
- New Super Mario Bros. U: Layer-Cake Desert, Sparkling Waters, and Rock-Candy Mines are downloadable golf courses of places that originated in this game. Golf clubs, a golf ball, and a costume appear based on Boss Sumo Bro. Nabbit appears as a playable character.
- Super Mario 3D World: Mario and Luigi's character icons appear as terrain on Hole 18 of Mario's Star while Toad's appears on Hole 12 of Mario's Star.
Critical reception
Mario Golf: World Tour has received generally positive reviews amongst critics. IGN gave the game a score of 8.6/10 (a "great" rating). They praised the game's learning curve, training options, large quantity of unlockables, and multiplayer, but criticised the map in Castle Club, saying it was "confusing".[1]Joystiq gave 3 stars out of 5.[2]Nintendo Life gave the game a score of 9/10.[3]The game was scored 83% by Official Nintendo Magazine.[4]Mario Golf: World Tour currently averages a score of 78 out of a possible 100 on Metacritic.[5] Overall, the game was praised for its gameplay and graphics, but criticised for the lack of content in the Castle Club.
Beta elements
In the earlier screenshots, the animations for "Birdie" or "Bogey" had orange circles and letters, whereas in the final game, they're blue.
Regional differences
In PAL versions of Mario Golf: World Tour, the exclamation marks are missing from the animation for Birdie, Eagle, and Albatross. One is present in the Hole-in-One animation, however.
Gallery
- Main article: Gallery:Mario Golf: World Tour
Quotes
- Main article: List of Mario Golf: World Tour quotes
Staff
- Main article: List of Mario Golf: World Tour staff
References
- ^ http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/04/24/mario-golf-world-tour-review
- ^ http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/01/mario-golf-world-tour-review-in-the-rough/
- ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/mario_golf_world_tour
- ^ http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/57754/reviews/mario-golf-world-tour-review-review/?page=3
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/mario-golf-world-tour
External links
- Premiere Trailer from Nintendo Direct.
- Official North American website
- Official European website
- Official Japanese website