Super Sky Golf

Golf is not the most exciting sport out there, especially for the spectators that watch it from the sidelines. It gets a bit more intriguing if world class players are participating, but silence and concentration rarely keep the crowds engaged. However, there are many ways one can make the sport more interesting, which is why inventions like mini golf are so popular around the world.

Super Sky Golf is an arcade game in which your goal is to get a golf ball from platform to platform, using nothing but your ability to calculate the shots. Missing the platforms in question usually results in a forfeit, so you need to do your best when it comes to aiming. In essence, you just have to keep on climbing for as much as you can or want, because the platforms are randomly generated and there is no upper limit.

To make things even easier to deal with, you only have to use the mouse in order to aim and make the hit. The power of the shot is decided by holding down the mouse button for as long as you want, while the direction can be adjusted using the scroll button. Hence, everything is as simple as possible in regards to the gameplay mechanics, but that doesn’t mean the game is easy.

As you manage to get further up, various traps start to make an appearance on the platforms. These range from trees to sand traps, and they can seriously hurt your ability to perform a clean shot. However, they are not very damaging either, because there is usually a way to avoid them with ease. It all depends on how well you can control the power of the shot and its direction.

On the other hand, there are plenty of mistakes and inconveniences as well. The levels may be procedurally generated, but they get very repetitive after only a few minutes. The traps appear too late in the gameplay, especially since it is pretty tough to make it very far in the first couple of tries. Thus, some players may never realize that there’s more to the game than a bunch of empty platforms.

All things considered, Super Sky Golf is admittedly just a jam game with a nice concept, but it has more potential than this. As long as the environment is decorated with more objects and the gameplay is refined a little bit, this could turn into quite the hit with the casual crowds.