3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures

3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures is a 2006 arcade golf video game for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 developed by Wanako Studios and published by Vivendi Games. The game released on December 20, 2006 for Microsoft Windows,[1] and April 18, 2007 for Xbox 360.[2]

3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures
Developer(s)Wanako Studios
Publisher(s)Vivendi Games
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
Release
  • December 20, 2006 (Microsoft Windows)
  • April 18, 2007 (Xbox 360)
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game focuses on arcade elements rather than stick to a simulation way of miniature golf. While traditional stroke rules apply, there are power-ups to be found throughout each course, like making the player's ball jump, or the hole become a vacuum.[3] The original release of the game comes with three courses and overall 36 holes, which are set within space, a carnival, and a Wild West.[4] The courses have their own separate conditions and traps, like scorpions in the Wild West one.[5] One of the features present is the course editor. It allows the player to customize all aspects of the course, including the ability to place hazards and power-ups in any location. There are two modes to play, either a single-player tournament or a multiplayer game both locally and online for 2-4 players.[3]

One of the main features is the map editor. It allows the player to customize all aspects of the course (ramps, intersections, turns), including the ability to place hazards and power-ups in any location. Tournament mode offers a choice between four characters, along with 3 control styles: Hold and Release, 3-Click, and Analog Control.[6]

Development

Sierra Online announced the development of 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures on September 27, 2006, stating that it would release on Xbox Live Arcade in the winter of the same year.[7] On July 25, 2007, the Lost Island expansion pack was added for Xbox Live, introducing another eighteen-hole course.[8] Sales at the end of 2011 were approximately 34,000 units.[9]

Reception

The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics upon release, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[10]

Eurogamer reviewed the game, saying that "it's adequate amusement for the price, but still falls short of the gut-busting potential presented by online crazy golf."[11] IGN praised the multiplayer modes and graphics, while also adding that "3D Ultra Mini Golf Adventures is a fun multiplayer game."[13] Gamespot criticized the pace of how the game plays and physics, but liked the multiplayer mode and the course creator. The reviewer said that "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures is an unremarkable game that fails to capture the fun of real miniature golf."[12]

Sequel

A sequel titled 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures 2, was released in 2010.[14]

References
  1. "3D Ultra™ Minigolf Adventures". Steam. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. Branwell, Tom (April 17, 2007). "Live Arcade double header". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Herold, Charles (May 3, 2007). "Let's End the Nightmare of Peace and Tranquillity". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. Mitchell, Luke (November 2, 2007). "XBLA 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Review". PALGN. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  5. Sewart, Greg (April 24, 2007). "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Review". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  6. Ahearn, Nate (April 17, 2007). "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on April 20, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  7. "Sierra crashes Xbox Live Arcade". IGN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  8. "Expansion - 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures: Lost Island". Xbox Marketplace. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  9. Langley, Ryan (January 20, 2012). "Xbox Live Arcade by the numbers - the 2011 year in review". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  10. "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  11. "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Putting on the Ritz?". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  12. "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Review". Gamespot. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  13. "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Review". IGN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  14. "Video Game Releases". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). September 24, 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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