Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

I have played Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds for about 3 weeks now. Overall I'm disappointed with the game as I hoped it would provide a fun, arcade style golf game, but the small nuances of it takes the enjoyment out of the game.

Pros: The game has fantastic graphics (even as cartoon models), is relatively simple to pick up and has decent player animations.

Cons: The color schemes...let me take a moment to explain this one. Ex. 1 (Advanced shot mode) When your hitting the ball there is a white circle that will shrink in size, your goal is to hit 'x' as the white circle is inside of a smaller red circle....the smaller the white circle the more accurate your shot will be. Simple enough....UNLESS...your in a sand trap with white sand...now you cannot see the white circle. Ex 2. (Traditional Shot) With traditional shot selection you have a power bar that will be familiar to anyone who has played previous hot shots game. When you hitting a full shot you have a yellow cursor that will scroll to the left, you hit 'x' to set you power and then it scrolls right and you hit 'x' again for your accuracy...problem is, as the white cursor scrolls left it leaves a yellow trail, so when it starts to scroll back to the right...you can't see the cursor again.
Also, wind does not seem to effect the distance of a ball hit and my biggest gripe....is that the friction properties of the rough on the courses. When your ball is rolling and hits the rough, it will roll the exact speed and same way it would if you had hit it on the fairway, which means you don't lose distance, but it gets really sickening having a ball skid across the green, hit the fringe, speed up as it rolls through the rough into the sand/water...happens WAY too often in this game. And last but certainly not least...only 6 courses. I wish developers would start using the tools that the PS3 has given them.

Overall: Not a bad game, worth a play...just not worth a buy