Fight on, Mr. Trevino… fight on.
PLAYERS: 1-4 alternating
PUBLISHER: SNK
DEVELOPER: SNK
GENRE: Sports
RELEASE DATE: September 1988
If Lee Trevino ran at you with a nine-iron, you would do one of two things: run like hell or find the nearest golf club and battle him. Perhaps the world is ready for a fighting game where golf legends face off against their younger, more ambitious counterparts. It would be weapons-based, of course, or should I say club-based. Wedges do more damage, but don’t discount putters. Putters are sneaky, mischievous, and the only club you can use in both regular golf and putt-putt; dual-wielding would yield fantastic results. Unfortunately, Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf is really just Lee Trevino’s Mostly Average Golf. Each character is as stereotypical as possible. There’s a panty-showing girl golfer named Pretty Amy, a goofy Japanese guy, Miracle Chosuke, and my personal favorite, Lee Trevino himself, Super-Mex! The latter was apparently Lee Trevino’s nickname (that just raises further questions!), but if you didn’t know that already, you’d be blown away by SNK’s blatant I-don’t-give-a-fluff mentality. The golf game itself is standard, but playable, if you can successfully follow the instructions. Basically, you have to hit ‘A’ three times in order to actually hit the ball: once for your swing meter, once for the direction you want the ball to go, and once to hit. If you can master this – which is much harder than it sounds – you’ll enjoy yourself. I couldn’t, but I’m a fighter, not a golfer.
C+
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7 replies on “#359 – Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf”
FINALLY! I have caught up and read all your reviews thus far. Defiantly put a couple of games on my “to buy” list thanks to these reviews. Keep it up!
Wow, thanks man! I’m really glad I could give you some suggestions for games to play and that you enjoyed the reviews. Let me know if you have any suggestions or comments about the reviews themselves. I’m definitely open to them.
NES golf games always make me think of The Simpsons. But then, just about everything makes me think of The Simpsons…
I had this game and also fond memories about it, this was one of my favorite sport game in the nes era 😀
@Kurdt: Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge, right? I love that episode.
Ha ha, yep! “Your ball is in the parking lot. Would you like to play again? I suggest…yes.”
HA! Look at that cover art!