Software:Everybody's Golf Portable 2

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Everybody's Golf Portable 2
Minna no golf portable 2.jpg
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)Clap Hanz
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
SeriesEverybody's Golf
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: 6 December 2007
  • NA: 3 June 2008
  • EU: 11 June 2008[1]
  • AU: 26 June 2008
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Everybody's Golf Portable 2 (みんなのGOLF ポータブル2, Minna no Gorufu Pōtaburu Tsū), known as Everybody's Golf 2 in the PAL region (Australian version titled Everybody's Golf: Open Tee 2) and Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 in North America, is the eighth game in the Everybody's Golf series and the second to be released for PlayStation Portable. The game featured an online mode where up to 16 players were able to play on a single course. The servers shut down on 5 December 2011, making it impossible to play online since then.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8.5/10[3]
Eurogamer8/10[4]
Famitsu37/40[5]
Game Informer8/10[6]
GamePro4/5 stars[7]
GameRevolutionB+[8]
GameSpot7/10[9]
GameSpy4.5/5 stars[10]
GameTrailers8/10[11]
GameZone8.5/10[12]
Hardcore Gamer4/5[13]
IGN8.5/10[14]
Pocket Gamer4.5/5 stars[15]
PSM3.5/5 stars[16]
Maxim4.5/5 stars[17]
The Sydney Morning Herald4/5 stars[18]

The game received "favourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] Eurogamer called it an unfussy feel-good game. IGN said: "Open Tee 2 delivers a solid, easy-to-use golf engine that gets mixed with wacky characters and costumes".[14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 37 out of 40.[5]

References

  1. "Everybody's Golf™ 2". Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807144452/http://uk.playstation.com/psn/games/detail/item95233/Everybodys-Golf%E2%84%A2-2/. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 for PSP Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/hot-shots-golf-open-tee-2/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  3. North, Dale (16 June 2008). "Destructoid Review: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2". Enthusiast Gaming. https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-hot-shots-golf-open-tee-2-90878.phtml. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  4. Lyon, James (25 November 2008). "PSP Roundup". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/psp-roundup_6. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "みんなのGOLF ポータブル2 [PSP"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=4388&redirect=no. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  6. Kato, Matthew (July 2008). "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2". Game Informer (GameStop) (181). Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080607011136/http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/A747D739-EAF9-4576-9084-AEC72351256C.htm. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  7. Balistrieri, Emily (27 May 2008). "Review: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080529045711/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psp/games/reviews/187668.shtml. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  8. Tan, Nicholas (16 June 2008). "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 Review". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919085243/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/hsg-open-tee-2. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  9. Thomas, Aaron (5 June 2008). "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 Review". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hot-shots-golf-open-tee-2-review/1900-6192083/. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  10. Theobald, Phil (9 June 2008). "GameSpy: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2". IGN Entertainment. http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/hot-shots-golf-portable-2/880353p1.html. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  11. "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 Review". Viacom. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006185850/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=6530. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  12. David, Mike (16 June 2008). "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 - PSP - Review". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006090336/http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r35180.htm. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  13. Hannley, Steve (May 2008). "Review: Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2". Hardcore Gamer (Hardcore Gamer LLC). Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080530030101/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/index.php?option=com_magazine&id_rubrique=1&type=article&id_article=92. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  14. 14.0 14.1 Miller, Greg (22 May 2008). "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/22/hot-shots-golf-open-tee-2-review. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  15. Erickson, Tracy (4 June 2008). "Everybody's Golf 2 (Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2)". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/007104/everybodys-golf-2-hot-shots-golf-open-tee-2/. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 
  16. "Review: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2". PlayStation: The Official Magazine (Future plc) (9): 83. August 2008. 
  17. "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2". Maxim (Biglari Holdings). 2008. 
  18. "Everybody's Golf 2". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). 16 June 2008. https://www.smh.com.au/technology/everybodys-golf-2-20080616-gdsi25.html. Retrieved 27 August 2020. 

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