Publisher Eidos Is Laboring Mightily To Give Swingerz Golf A Rough-hewn Patina Even Plastering The Box With A Pic Of An Unkempt Biker. But The Game Is Actually One Of Those Sweet-natured Offerings From Japan Right Down To The Relentlessly Chirpy Music And The Sweet Nanny Whos One Of The Caddies.its Easy To Confuse This Game With The Decidedly Rowdy Outlaw Golf -- But Dont. Swingerz Golf Is A Candy-colored Confection In Which Big-eyed Manga-style Golfers Hang Their Head In Shame After Bogeying. And You Can Expect Plenty Of Bogeys Especially When Youre Starting Out. While The Cute Trappings Murmur "arcade" The Precision Controls Shout "simulation." swinging With Swingerz you Swing By Pulling Back And Thrusting Forward The C-stick. The Double Trick Here Is To Begin Your Forward Motion At The Right Time -- A Yellow Flag On Your Swing-meter Indicates Just When You Should Begin. But You Must Also Push Forward Straight And Fast. Wobble Left Or Right And Youll Be Way Off Target And If You Push Too Slowly Youll Hit The Ball With All The Authority Of A Calista Flockhart Pile-driver. all 14 Characters Six Courses And Gear Are Fictional. Right From The Beginning Swingerz Golf Requires You To Work Hard -- Only Two Characters Two Courses And Two Sets Of Clubs Are Unlocked. The Six Caddies Dispense Pretty Good Advice Especially When It Comes To Reading Greens. It Would Be Great If They Also Explained Controls Which Take Lots Of Time To Figure Out. Read Your Manual. modes swingerz Golf Has All The Modes Typical Of A Golf Game: tour Mode stroke Play (multiplayer Mode) match Play (essentially A Skins Game) tutorial (not Very Helpful) party Games And One-player Challenges Like Near The Pin the Courses Are Very Pretty And Well-laid Out. For Example The South Pacific Course Breaks Fairways Into Multiple Islands In A Lagoon. Mt. Fuji Looms Over A Japanese Course. There Are Plenty Of Snazzy Special Effects Too Such As Extreme Close-ups Of The Ball Flying Through The...