Mario Golf: World Tour Reviews

Mario Golf: World Tour is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Recommended
Apr 24, 2014

World Tour is more than a match for Everybody's Golf in the quality of its courses and the breadth of its options.

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IGN
Top Critic
8.6 / 10.0
Apr 24, 2014

You don't have to be a hardcore golf fan to get hooked on Mario Golf: World Tour. It rewards good play, gives plenty to do, and is a great teacher. Its incremental approach to challenge kept me coming back to test myself, and the post-game challenges and multiplayer modes inspired me to play in new ways even after I thought I was a pro.

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Apr 24, 2014

Mario Golf: World Tour may lack innovation, but it provides easy-to-grasp golfing fun and a slew of unique stages. It's a solid game that will keep you coming back for more.

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8 / 10
Apr 24, 2014

The best Nintendo sports title for several years and although it offers little in terms of innovation it's certainly not short of content or addictive fun.

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8 / 10.0
May 2, 2014

Yet another fun three-click golf disciple that offers a breadth of modes and experiences

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7 / 10
Apr 25, 2014

Mario Golf: World Tour is built upon strong mechanics, but too often relies on novelty value.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2014

Mario Golf: World Tour delivers on its pedigree

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USgamer
Top Critic
Apr 28, 2014

Mario Golf: World Tour's single-player experience challenges you to perfect your game. It's a dry process that moves slowly while committing impressive attention to detail, though the inclusion of RPG elements could have made it more interesting. Versus mode lets you cut loose a bit and offers good times with friends.

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8.5 / 10.0
Apr 24, 2014

It has been worth the wait, as Mario Golf: World Tour took that next step and brought us an outstanding online golf experience. The learning curve is steep, and there are some issues with the camera and aiming control, but working through them is worth it as the online play is outstanding.

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Apr 25, 2014

Mario Golf: World Tour retains the charm and cleanliness that the series and the genre are known for, but places too much emphasis on its online offerings and Mii avatars at the cost of full courses and attention to the central cast of Nintendo characters. Luckily, it's those same online offerings, along with the offline challenges and Sky Island course, that should keep fans of golf titles occupied for several months. So long as Nintendo can build a wide audience and keep its online courses fresh, World Tour should score high enough to move the series toward the next installment.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 14, 2014
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TheSixthAxis
Top Critic
8 / 10
Apr 28, 2014

Niggles aside, I've really enjoyed my time with Mario Golf: World Tour. Despite feeling a little light on main courses, there's more than enough content on offer, coupled with a great online mode and the usual Nintendo visual flair. This is a game that will keep you busy for quite some time.

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7 / 10
Apr 29, 2014

Between the varied courses that are available, the multiplayer options and the excellent gameplay dynamic, Mario Golf: World Tour offers a little something to everyone, both pro and casual players alike. What it lacks in innovation (and in some cases, quality audio- your Mii sounds too much like a doofus), it more than makes up for with a swinging good time.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 24, 2014

Mario Golf World Tour offers a methodical 3DS sports title that fills a niche on the console more than adequately, and it would have been a compelling and satisfying golf game regardless of whether it built courses in the Mushroom Kingdom or not. One of the best plates of chips I've had in a while, regardless of the ketchup.

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7 / 10
Apr 24, 2014

Mario Golf World Tour is exactly what you'd expect… and that's no bad thing.

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GamesBeat
Top Critic
79 / 100
Apr 28, 2014

I have issues with Mario Golf: World Tour, but they are completely unimportant when I'm playing the actual golfing parts. It feels great, it looks very nice, and it plays at a fast pace. And while the campaign packaging is a faint echo of Mario Golfs gone by, that didn't stop me from loving the 20 hours I spent with this entry in the franchise.

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7 / 10.0
May 5, 2014

The long-awaited fifth game in Nintendo's beloved golf series ditches its predecessor's heralded RPG-like progression system to focus on multiplayer.

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80 / 100
Feb 28, 2014

Mario Golf: World Tour offers little in the way of surprises, but it's still an entertaining and accessible golf game for the masses, with a decent amount of content for the price.

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Apr 30, 2014

'Mario Golf: World Tour' has hit the links in hopes of appeasing eager golf fans. Read our review to see if it's a hole-in-one for 3DS owners.

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8.5 / 10.0
Apr 24, 2014

Mario Golf: World Tour is easily the best sporting effort from Camelot in a long time.

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