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3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures

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3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures
66
7.1 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 13 critic reviews
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Based on 7 votes
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Game Info

Publisher: Sierra Online

Developer: Wanako Games

Genre(s): Sports, Golf

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: April 18, 2007

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] Ready to tee off for a quick fun match in 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventure? Style and play all four animated characters as you putt your way through 36 holes of manic minigolf on three-dimensional courses with crazy obstacles. Choose from an array of different environments—Classic Carnival, The Old West, or Outer Space. Enjoy sweeping, panoramic views of the holes and mind-bending course designs. Four-player multiplayer mode: Choose from four highly detailed playable characters, each with their own personality and distinctive animations. Creative game additions: Collect over-the-top power-ups and avoid imaginative traps to keep the game exciting and unpredictable. Customizable course editor: Build your own course designs by mixing and matching combinations of tees, straights, corners, cups, junctions, and ramps. [Microsoft]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

X360 Magazine UK

Just make sure you turn the bloody sound off. [Issue#20, p.116]

75

IGN

While there are no parties, corn dogs and tokens in 3D Ultra Mini Golf Adventures, Sierra's new XBLA title does a nice job of creating wacky holes that are a 10-year-old course designer's dream.

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74

The New York Times

While fun, the single-player mode is terribly brief. I played through all three courses a couple of times and found the hole-in-one technique for most holes in well under three hours.

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70

Official Xbox Magazine UK

A solid enough minigolf game; good for a laugh. [June 2007, p.95]

70

Official Xbox Magazine

The absurdly named 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures takes the "sport" to extremes that should delight the kid in everyone. [Apr 2007, p.87]

70

Team Xbox

The course design is the real highlight within 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures, with gameplay that will frustrate until you figure out every detail of each hole, something that will take longer than most would care to spend with a XBLA game.

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70

PALGN

It’s easy to play, fun with friends and extremely addictive... and isn’t that what the Xbox Live Arcade is all about?

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70

ZTGameDomain

A very good game. Wither you are tired of playing Tiger Woods, or you just miss going to the mini golf greens this one is sure to please. It even has replay ability since you can play it online with friends, or strangers which ever you prefer.

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62

Game Almighty

It doesn't really raise the bar or set a new standard, doesn't offer anything I haven't seen before, and is unlikely to make any converts. Considering who made it, I guess we can all just be happy that it actually works.

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55

GameSpot

3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures is a bit of fun when played with friends, but the single-player experience is lackluster thanks to slow pacing and erratic physics.

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50

Xboxic

There needs to be more single player for the game, because Tournament just isn’t enough. If you have no Live and no friends, the single player will tire so quickly.

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50

Eurogamer

The overall experience tends to favour the functional over the thrilling. It's adequate amusement for the price, perhaps, but still falls short of the gut-busting potential presented by online crazy golf.

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50

Games Radar (in-house)

If you can get past the poor physics – or at least accept them – and you plan to play almost exclusively multiplayer, it’s decent. Otherwise, it’s not really worth your 10 bucks.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Fred P. gave it a10:
Best Minigolf ever on XBLA! Fun for the whole family.

Allistair P. gave it a9:
This game is massively fun. I always found golf videogames lame but putt-putt games great (that's just me) and this is the best one I've ever played. I can see it getting old overtime but as of right now the game is a total blast. If you liked the demo then you have to buy the game. It's so much fun to use one of the "power-ups" on somebody on xbox live and hear them flip out about it. Kinda strange but I've been playing more of this then GoW and Rainbow6, simply because it's easy to get back into and blow an hour on. Recommended, for sure.

Andyman gave it a3:
Somehow this game failed on both of the key criteria for a fun mini-golf game - control and course design. The former is frustratingly inconsistent and the latter is uninspired to the point of being outdone 20 years ago. Sure, it's only 800 points ($10), but it's not worth $3. Save your money.

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