Rating: 
Summary: The good the bad and the awful
Review: The game is simply unusable in OS X. However in OS 9 it runs like a dream. The game itself looks great, but the gameplay is poor with no distance gauges on the swing meter and putting that is next to impossible. Not to mention 4 clunky discs, the links 2001 logo on the program with a box that says 2002, and a menu interface that is counterintuitive and complex. What a shameful effort on the part of the programers. I would have gladly waited another year if they could have made a decent program.
Rating: 
Summary: I have It! Now if only I could PLAY it...
Review: The waiting game is over. Links has arrived. Too bad I can't play it.
First of all, the title of the game has changed to Links Championship Edition "New for 2002". What you actually get is Links 2001 with the Championship Edition expansion pack, all packed onto 4 CD's. OK, I can deal with that.
If you, like me, have made the switch to Mac OS X, your machine had better not have a Rage Pro series video card, because if you do, the game will not work. I have yet to have an application that fully crashed my PowerMac G4. Upon the games initial launch, the game froze so bad that I could not even force quit it. It's the first time I have had to use the reset button since making the switch to OS X. Reading through the troubleshooting guide, I discovered that the ATI Rage Pro series video cards are NOT supported in OS X. The workaround for this is to boot into OS 9 and play it from there. On the upside, I did boot into OS 9 and the game played great, without a single glitch or crash. Unfortunately, I have made the switch to OS X and am not going to boot into 9 just to play this game.
In review, the game looks and plays great. Has lots of customizable features,great potential and was very fun to play in OS 9.
If you have OS X and an ATI Rage card and were expecting an OS X native game, this is a huge letdown. You will need to boot into OS 9 or upgrade your video card. I will probably be doing the latter.
For now, I'll continue playing LEADERBOARD on my Amiga 500!!
Rating:
Summary: I have It! Now if only I could PLAY it...
Review: The waiting game is over. Links has arrived. Too bad I can't play it.
First of all, the title of the game has changed to Links Championship Edition "New for 2002". What you actually get is Links 2001 with the Championship Edition expansion pack, all packed onto 4 CD's. OK, I can deal with that.
If you, like me, have made the switch to Mac OS X, your machine had better not have a Rage Pro series video card, because if you do, the game will not work. I have yet to have an application that fully crashed my PowerMac G4. Upon the games initial launch, the game froze so bad that I could not even force quit it. It's the first time I have had to use the reset button since making the switch to OS X. Reading through the troubleshooting guide, I discovered that the ATI Rage Pro series video cards are NOT supported in OS X. The workaround for this is to boot into OS 9 and play it from there. On the upside, I did boot into OS 9 and the game played great, without a single glitch or crash. Unfortunately, I have made the switch to OS X and am not going to boot into 9 just to play this game.
In review, the game looks and plays great. Has lots of customizable features,great potential and was very fun to play in OS 9.
If you have OS X and an ATI Rage card and were expecting an OS X native game, this is a huge letdown. You will need to boot into OS 9 or upgrade your video card. I will probably be doing the latter.
For now, I'll continue playing LEADERBOARD on my Amiga 500!!
Rating: 
Summary: problems / help with CE
Review: This game was released with a pc version of the course converter, outdated ATI driver updates and outdated Gameranger software (for online play). All of which is really inexcuseable.The game, in many set-ups, requires serious tweaking to run properly (i.e. lower screen resolution / graphic settings). ... It would be worth your while to check this out if you want to enjoy this game at all.
Rating:
Summary: system requirements
Review: This game will not work on a 233 mhz mac product. It was not even beta tested on such low powered machines. The minimum system requirements are at least a G3 333mhz mac with 16 mg video card and a fair bit of ram (probably at least 97 though more likely 128 mg of ram).
Rating:
Summary: stay away from this one
Review: this is an inferior product that does not
satisfy. Don't waste your money.
Rating:
Summary: Links 2002 for Macintosh
Review: This software did not meet expectations. The program was converted from the Windows platform and there is definite evidence of the old version (title page still has 2001 labels!). Documentation is not sufficient and it's difficult to figure out how to use the basic features and setup. Needs more work!!!
Rating:
Summary: Play the real thing! You'll be better off!
Review: This software leaves a ton to be desired. I can't believe the software doesn't work any better than it does and it's a very poor conversion from the Windows version. The software has very poor documentation and NO support from the publisher. An example of the quality is the fact that the program is packaged with the year 2002 and when the program is actually loaded, it's labeled for the year of 2001. Where's the quality control check? The best advice, to play a real round of golf and save your money.
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