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The graphics received some praise. However, Kitts stated that the game did not take advantage of the PlayStation's capabilities and that it "fails miserably in the graphics department." Kitts stated that the environments were generic and "frightfully dull," and that the golfer "is downright droopy"
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praised the inclusion of Alliss as commentator but stated that his remarks become repetitive. Kitts considered the commentary "boring and repetitive." Air
Hendrix wrote that O'Brien "calls the play-by-play with accurate and often amusing commentary, though he does repeat himself a bit." In 1998,
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and "a jagged-edged graphic disaster." Air
Hendrix stated that the Saturn version was "a bit choppier" than its PlayStation counterpart, and wrote that the "smoothly moving players look far too elongated, which detracts from the realism."
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are also available. The player can select the golfer's outfit and skin color. Selectable weather conditions include dry, damp, and wet. Various camera angles are also featured. The game has several golf commentators, including
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doesn't have: fast, clean action and spectacular course graphics." The latter review concluded that while the game "has plenty of room to improve, it ranks at the top of this year's Saturn leaderboards."
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release sometime in that same month. In North
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considered it among the best games available at that time, and two reviewers for
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on the PlayStation are out on Friday and are expected to do well.
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920:"GameFan Sports Viewpoint".
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588:. 1997-01-01. Archived from
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936:"Top 100 Sega Saturn Games"
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790:. May 1997. p. 58.
762:"VR Golf '96 preview".
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802:"Actua Golf on Steam"
880:Sega Saturn Magazine
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375:5.7/10 (PlayStation)
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277:Gremlin Interactive
210:Gremlin Interactive
62:Gremlin Interactive
42:Gremlin Interactive
625:Mean Machines Sega
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394:Mean Machines Sega
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363:7/10 (PlayStation)
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247:. Options such as
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859:. 20 January 1997
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303:version of
301:Nintendo 64
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285:Sega Saturn
281:PlayStation
262:Pat O'Brien
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201:VR Golf '97
186:multiplayer
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113:PlayStation
103:Sega Saturn
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94:Platform(s)
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961:Actua Golf
904:Ziff Davis
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513:References
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229:Actua Golf
195:Actua Golf
22:Actua Golf
966:MobyGames
327:Reception
322:Reception
297:Interplay
293:VR Sports
249:mulligans
233:four-ball
72:VR Sports
721:GameSpot
466:GameSpot
370:GameSpot
224:Gameplay
167:Genre(s)
922:GameFan
764:GameFan
687:GamePro
661:GamePro
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431:PGA '97
420:GamePro
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245:stroke
243:, and
172:Sports
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339:Score
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241:skins
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