Everybody's Golf (2017 video game)


Everybody's Golf is a sports video game developed by Clap Hanz and SIE Japan Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is the twelfth game in the Everybody's Golf video game series, and was released worldwide in August 2017.

Gameplay

The game features character creation and customization, online play and the ability to free roam around the game's golf courses. Players are also able to drive golf carts anywhere around the course.

Development and release

The game was announced at a press briefing prior to the Tokyo Game Show in September 2014, with a planned release in 2015. In the announcement, Shuhei Yoshida of Sony's Worldwide Studios said that the upcoming game would feature open world elements for the first time in the history of the series.
In April 2017, a worldwide release date of late August was announced, along with information of pre-order offers and a closed beta test. The pre-order pack consists of a number of in-game items; a course to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the game series, a premium golf cart, exclusive character costumes and a PlayStation 4 dashboard theme. The game marks the end of the alternate Hot Shots branding for the North American market, with the title Everybody's Golf being used worldwide. In June 2018, an update will be released in collaboration with Level-5, who were celebrating their 20th anniversary and had a close relationship with Sony during their early years. It will add characters to the game from their Dark Cloud, White Knight Chronicles, Ni no Kuni II, Professor Layton, and Yo-kai Watch franchises.

Reception

Everybody's Golf received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Accolades

The game was nominated for "PlayStation Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards. In Game Informers Reader's Choice Best of 2017 Awards, it came in fourth place for "Best Sports Game". The game was also nominated for "Sports Game of the Year" at the D.I.C.E. Awards, for "Game, Franchise Sports" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards, and for "Best Casual Game" and "Best Social Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2018.

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