Total Score

               9 out of 10 Stylus Taps!

iGolf by Cecraft is probably the best golf game that I’ve seen for the pocket PC. With all of its features and courses, you’ll be spending hours on the golf course and never leave the comfort of your home, not to mention all the money you’ll be saving on greens fees and golf cart rentals.

 Play

You begin play from the main screen where you have the option to “Tee Off”, play a “Network” game or go through their extensive tutorial. Once you decide weather you’re playing a solo or network game, you then select your course. One last option before hitting the links is to select a player. There are four players available to you, all with differing power, spin and accuracy. Select your player and you’re off to the first hole!

Controls

Once you’ve selected a club and how you want the ball to roll after landing, you’re ready to take a swing. The swing control is much simpler than others in that it is superimposed over your golfer and is large enough that you don’t go blind trying to catch it at just the right moment for that perfect swing.

By clicking on the SWING button, it rotates through three different options. The first is for a normal swing and by clicking it a second time, you have the option to over power your swing. But beware, while in this over power mode, you must be more accurate than in normal mode. Click a third time and it removes the swing control from the screen in case you decide to use the nine iron instead of the eight!

Courses

iGolf comes with one course (PalmGolf Classic Golf Course) already installed and as of this date, there is one other course available for download (Black Eagle Golf Club). Included with the installation is the iGolf Course Manager software. This software allows you to download and install new course onto your Pocket PC. There are to be eight other courses to be available this year, all at no extra charge.

Network Game Support

One of the best features that I found with iGolf was the ability to play a network game via a modem or network connection. With this option you can play with up to 4 other players. If you don’t have a modem or networked pocket PC, don’t fret, Cecraft also provides you with a PC executable version of iGolf that can be played right on your home (or work) computer. With this program, you can play iGolf as though you were on your pocket PC, including the network game support via your normal internet connection.

Storage and Requirements

When installed with only one course, iGolf takes up about 1.5MB of space, and with three courses installed, you’ll need about 2.5MB of free space on your Pocket PC. The only drawback that I found with the game was that as I was playing the game, your Pocket PC memory slowly diminishes. However, I was able to get through an entire game without any problems, just don’t have anything else running at the same time as your game!

The Verdict

All in all, iGolf is one of the best golf games I’ve seen for the Pocket PC with several unique features and great graphics.