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![](Images/Links2001.jpg)
Product:
Links 2001
Company:
Microsoft
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/games
Estimated Street Price: $54.95
Review By:
Julien Jay
Introduction
Microsoft has always had in its software catalogue a golf simulation
game known to be massively used by Bill Gates himself. In 1999,
Microsoft bought Access Software, in order to offer their customer a
brand new rethought golf simulation game so the usual home made
Microsoft Golf was buried and replaced by Links. Microsoft presents this
brand new version of Links, as the most comprehensive upgrade to the
series since Links: The Challenge of Golf was introduced about 10 years
ago. If Links 2000 wasn’t really a hit nor a revolutionary game, Links
2001 is has been totally revisited by the Microsoft development team
bringing tons of enhancements especially to the graphic engine that is
now the most realistic you can find out on the market.
Links 2001
benefits:
The Upgrade You've Been Waiting For -
This is the version the Links installed base has been
asking for since 1998. New features like an all-new game engine, the
Arnold Palmer Course Designer, and new tour players and courses make
Links 2001 the most anticipated golf title in years.
Re-create your home course with the new Arnold Palmer Course Designer
- More than a toy for entry-level builders, the APCD provides users
with the power and versatility to accurately re-create their home course
in a powerful real-time 3-D system. Players can tweak every inch of
fairway with the APCD and create tunnels and arches with full control
over each point on the course. The APCD is the same tool used by the
Links 2001 course design team.
Faster, Easier Online Play - Play simultaneously online and watch
other players' shots as they happen. Compete against other Links golfers
in online tournaments. Or play on Zone.com - play just for fun against
your friends online through the Links Tour and Zone.com.
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Setup
If
your hard disk has just a few megabytes left forget about installing
Links 2001! Indeed the game fits on –just- 4 CDs and at least 2 of the
CDs should be copied on your hard disk (1150MB are required for the full
install). The setup interface is user friendly as usual with Microsoft
games. During the long copy process several billboards are displayed so
you learn about all the new Links 2001 features. Once the install is
done a shortcut to the game is created on your desktop and you’re
invited to register your copy of the software to enjoy registered users’
advantages.
Notice that on the first launch of the game 3D acceleration will be
disabled in order to avoid problems so you'll have to turn it on and
restart the game to experience breath taking graphics.
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