Three holes of golf in PGA Tour '96 for the Sega Genesis. Actual console play. Not emulated. In this final outing of the PGA series on the Genesis, the successful framework used in the first three PGA games on the Genesis was scrapped and replaced with an ambitious new design that emphasized graphical aesthetics. Unfortunately, many of the features that had come to define the PGA series were sacrificed in order to achieve these impressive new visuals. The reverse-angle views of the ball in flight, the hole close-ups, the interactive overhead views of the course, the hole flybys--all gone. Lost as well was perhaps the most significant feature of the PGA series--brisk gameplay. PGA '96 is, conversely, tortoise-slow. For each stroke, a new perspective of the course must be rendered in a process that requires several seconds. To make matters worse, many game features have be significantly altered; none have been improved. For instance, the swing meter is now a semi-circular affair super...
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