New Hot Shots Golf GPS title revealed

Posted Apr 18, 2007 at 9:59PM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Games Tags: Famitsu, Golf, GPS, Japan
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Hot Shots Golf: Tee Off with GPS attached - Image 1Since Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops came out with GPS gameplay functionality, it seems that developers are turning to using PlayStation Portable accessories as a way to introduce new gameplay styles. From an issue of Famitsu magazine, it was found that the first title to be using the dual UMD concept is also gearing up for a GPS game functionality.

We all know Hot Shots Golf: Tee Off for the PSP, aka Minna No Golf in Japan, right? Well, according to Famitsu, the latest title in the series will also be sporting some features for your GPS mounted PSP.

The game, which under Famitsu's article is called Minna No Golf Ba, is supposed to allow golfers to play golf in predetermined real life courses and play there. But given that not everyone can hop right over to the golf courses in Japan, the game will also allow virtual golfers to play the game in traditional mode, tilting your PSP so you're playing it vertically instead of horizontally.

But for the game to store all the content, it has to span over two UMD disks. The first disk will hold around 16 courses from southern Chiba, plus a special course. The second disk will include around 15 courses from the northern part of Chiba, just to the east of Tokyo.

The title should come out by May 31, 2007 in Japan as Minna No Golf Ba Vol. 1, but the English version (if one was ever to be made) has yet to be announced. More volumes are being planned to be released in the near future to include other courses in Japan.

Via IGN - PSP

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Ollie - 2007-04-18 16:20
» cool

i like the idea of multi umd games. it'd make them be able to have so much more detail and stuff. it might be a little annoying sometimtes but i think it'd be worth the effort of changing umds

by John - 2007-04-18 16:22
» .

Cool.



Impulsive thought:

How I yearn for a US-region PSP GPS.

by trapdogg - 2007-04-18 16:34
» i love hot shots

i love hot hots golf i have been playing that game since it came out

by ha - 2007-04-18 16:55
» a new trend?

another dual umd game? same day after the first one was announced too!!! ^^

by sdc - 2007-04-19 08:42
» GPS

Why would you want to play virtual golf if you're at the golf course? At least that's what I'm gathering from this post.

by Grav3Mind - 2007-04-19 14:10
» heh...Heh...HEH...HAHAHAHAH XD

heres a game....whos ancestors started a legend in the making ^_^. still hate the game tho @_@.....

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