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| | | | Microsoft Links LS 2000 PC GOLF GAME | | | | | posted: 04-19-09 8:30 PM GMT | | | price: $ 15.00
city: Nelsonville
state: Ohio
zip: 45764
condition: Excellent
| I Have A Used LINKS LS 2000 GOLF GAME FOR A PC FOR SALE. The Game Is In Excellent Condition Works Good. Im Asking $ 15.00 Or Best Offer For It , I Would Even Consider Trade For Something.
Access Software's Links LS golf simulation series continues its long-standing excellence with the release of Links LS 2000, another improvement with a wealth of new features and goodies for the computer golfing fanatic.
Growing accustomed to Links LS 2000's control scheme couldn't be easier. Links LS 2000 offers four different swing methods: the new PowerStroke swing, where you actually move the mouse left and right to denote backswing and downswing; the traditional two-click swing; a three-click swing; and a new Easy swing, where striking the ball is as simple as aiming and pressing the mouse button. Furthermore, Links LS 2000 includes many diverse training modes, such as the new "Links Lessons," that ease novice PC golfers into the interface, options, and controls.
With five brand-new courses, including the classic St. Andrews Old Course, as well as the ability to import any of the over 25 Links LS add-on courses, Links LS 2000 should occupy space on players' hard disks for many months. Additionally, players can hop on Microsoft's online gaming service, the MSN Gaming Zone, and complete against other online golfers. Once again, the proven Links LS gameplay doesn't disappoint with 35 different play styles, including stroke play, skins game, and a new wolf challenge mode. --Doug Radcliffe
Amazon.com Product De..ion
Microsoft Links LS 2000 is the newest edition of the all-time bestselling golf simulation. More than seventeen years of passion and precision have evolved into LS 2000--the most realistic golf experience possible on the PC.
The ball physics of Links LS are so accurate, you can adjust your stance, club-face angle, and swing plane to set up a high-arching wedge shot that will actually back up on the green, just as it would on a real course! Links LS immerses you in a tournament environment with galleries of thousands to cheer your best shots.
Links LS supports more than twenty-five of the world's greatest championship and resort courses (sold separately). New courses are re-created regularly to extend your desktop golf experience. Links LS includes multimedia tours of St Andrews, Covered Bridge, Hapuna, and Mauna Kea. In-depth multimedia interviews get you acquainted with the legend himself--Arnold Palmer.
GameSpot
Apparently all the commotion over the antitrust lawsuit kept some of Microsoft's packaging staff from staying completely focused on their jobs the last couple of months. How else do you explain seeing a box that says "Links LS 2000" on the outside, but has Links LS 1999 on the inside?
OK, I'll admit I might be exaggerating. Just so I don't get sued, I'll say this up front: Links LS 2000 is indeed a different game from its predecessor. But its additional features are so unimpressive both in quantity and quality that there's simply not much reason for owners of the previous version to get excited. In fact, Links LS 2000 feels more like an add-on course bundle than anything else, though five courses for around $40 (after the rebate) is admittedly a pretty good deal.
Two of the five new courses are from St. Andrews, the New and Jubilee Courses (the Old Course was already available to Links LS owners). The other three include two from Hawaii (Hapuna and Mauna Kea) and Covered Bridge in Indiana. Though the three locations are definitely unique in appearance and in the challenges they offer, this variety can't quite match PGA Championship Golf's array of eight courses. Furthermore, the LS 2000 graphics engine looks to be the spitting image of LS 1999 (which was an awful lot like 1998); about the only major difference is an option that lets you choose a "skyscape" - which basically means you can set how cloudy it is when you play.
Of course, the graphics in the Links LS series have usually been highly regarded by fans, so it's not that much of a slam to say things haven't changed between this version and the one before. But compared with the beautifully rendered 3D landscapes of PGA Championship Golf or Jack Nicklaus 6, the digitized images of LS 2000 are starting to look dated even at a high resolution. There's just not much sense of depth when you're standing at the tee looking down the fairway - it simply looks like a photo and doesn't feel like a golf course.
Aside from the courses, about the only other additions as far as offline play goes are a scant four additional golfer animations and commentary from CBS golf analyst David Feherty and CBS sports announcer Craig Bolerjack. The golfer animations are fine - Fuzzy Zoeller's one of the new computer players, replacing Arnold Palmer as "king of the impossible birdie putts" - but the commentary is a different matter altogether. At first, I wondered why Microsoft chose to not make the sound .. with the two broadcasters' dialogue the default choice for both tourneys and single games. But after hearing the so-called commentary - complete with huge gaps of silence followed by failed attempts at humor or insipid post-shot observations - it's not surprising that it's buried in the game's labyrinthine setup menus. Someone let me know when a golf game gets audio analysis right.
New players will appreciate the inclusion of a nice set of tutorials explaining all aspects of gameplay - and hopefully they'll learn enough to avoid the temptation to use the new one-click shot type. Five new modes of play have been added, including Fuzzy Zoeller's Wolf Challenge, but since LS 1999 let you design your own custom modes of play, this seems like more of an afterthought than anything else.
LS 2000's most important change is in the game's new multiplayer support options: Now you will be able to compete on the MSN Gaming Zone, as well as compete in the Links LS Online tour. This should be welcome news for any Links fan who didn't care for the heavy ad content on Mplayer, home to Links LS '98 and '99 ('99 is also supported on the Microsoft Gaming Zone), and there's usually no scarcity of opponents even for quick, casual games. But performance might be an issue for less patient gamers: Unlike the impressive speed of play in the Jack Nicklaus Online Golf Tour (thanks to all players shooting simultaneously in real time), Links LS 2000 can suffer from considerable delays as you and your opponent pick clubs and set up shots. But it's definitely a great experience when things are going smoothly, and the LS Online Tour has tons of online tournaments open to every skill class.
Links LS 2000 naturally has everything that has made this the best-selling golf sim series ever: great physics, offline tournaments, in-depth shot-customization options, and an existing library of more than two dozen of the world's most renowned courses. In short, this is probably the version of Links LS you should buy, provided you don't already own a recent version. But thanks to games like Jack Nicklaus 6 and PGA Championship Golf, the days of simply assuming the latest iteration of Links is the best golf sim around are long gone - especially if the series doesn't begin to evolve more quickly than it has in the past couple of installments. -- Stephen Poole
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Product De..ion
Packaging : In a Sleeve
The Best-Selling Golf Sim of all Time Links LS Classic is the best value in PC golf. Play realistic golf at your PC with Arnold Palmer and 11 other amateur golfers. Choose from 35 different modes of play, including stroke, match play, and skins, or set up your own tournament and compete like the pros!
Benefits:
"Best Sports Game of the Year 2000" - Links LS Classic delivers photo-realistic graphics, accurate ball physics, and championship-caliber courses, all based on 2000's best-selling golf sim Links LS 2000. Authentic game play - Delivers photorealistic graphics, accurate ball physics, and championship-caliber courses, all based on the best-selling golf sim, Links LS 2000. The most courses - Includes 21 courses - more than any other golf game!
Standard Features:
The Most Courses Includes 21 championship courses - more than any other golf game! Take your pick between such favorites as the historical St. Andrews Old Course, the picturesque Banff Springs, or the challenging fantasy course Devil's Island.
Authentic Graphics & Gameplay Links LS Classic delivers photo-realistic graphics, accurate ball physics, and championship-caliber courses, all based on the best-selling golf sim -- Links LS 2000.
Thirty-Five Modes of Play Choose from 35 different modes of play so you can play the same games you play on the real course, including stroke, match play, and skins. Set up your own tournament and compete like the pros with galleries of thousands cheering your best shots.
Twelve Golfer Animations Be the golfer of your choice with 12 different golfer animations, including Arnold Palmer.
Golf Made Easy Links LS Classic features the commentary of CBS Golf Analyst David Feherty.
Color Commentary Links LS Classic features the commentary of CBS Golf Analyst David Feherty.
System Requirements:
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