Golf Peaks
{{Short description|2018 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Golf Peaks
| image = Golf Peaks cover.jpg
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| developer = Afterburn
| publisher = Afterburn
7Levels (Switch, Xbox One)
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| released = iOS, macOS, Windows
November 13, 2018
Android, Switch
March 14, 2019
Xbox One
September 21, 2021
| genre = Puzzle
| modes = Single-player
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Golf Peaks is a puzzle video game developed and published by Afterburn. Players are challenged to solve golf-themed puzzles.
Gameplay
Golf Peaks is an isometric, golf-themed puzzle game. Each map consists of a series of platforms, and players draw cards that determine how they traverse the platforms. The game implements various hazards, which provide new challenges in optimally traversing the platforms,{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/golf_peaks|title=Golf Peaks Review (Switch eShop)|last=Reseigh-Lincoln|first=Dom|work=Nintendo Life|date=2019-03-15|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2023-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411012604/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/golf_peaks|url-status=live}} but these hazards do not model physics; they are purely logical puzzles.{{cite web|url=https://www.ps4blog.net/2019/02/ps4blog-net-interview-afterburn-on-golf-peaks/|title=[PS4Blog.net Interview] Afterburn On Golf Peaks|work=PS4blog.net|date=2019-02-27|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2024-01-02|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240102094613/https://www.ps4blog.net/2019/02/ps4blog-net-interview-afterburn-on-golf-peaks/|url-status=live}}
Development
Afterburn said Golf Peaks recouped its development costs a week and a half after its release, which they attributed to Poland's low cost of living, being featured in the App Store, and having a short development time.{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/69681/the-big-indie-interviews-afterburn-tells-how-mixing-golf-and-puzzles-helped-them-grab-the-big-indie-pitch-crown/|title=The Big Indie Interviews: Afterburn tells how mixing golf and puzzles helped them grab The Big Indie Pitch crown|last=Drake|first=Sophia Aubrey|work=Pocket Gamer|date=2018-12-18|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2024-01-02|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240102094648/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/69681/the-big-indie-interviews-afterburn-tells-how-mixing-golf-and-puzzles-helped-them-grab-the-big-indie-pitch-crown/|url-status=live}} Development took about five months. It was released for iOS on November 12, 2018; Windows and macOS on November 13, 2018; the Nintendo Switch on March 14, 2019; and Xbox One on September 21, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamepressure.com/games/golf-peaks/z055ea|title=Golf Peaks|work=Gamepressure|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2023-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411012607/https://www.gamepressure.com/games/golf-peaks/z055ea|url-status=live}} 7Levels helped port it to the Switch.
Reception
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The Switch version of Golf Peaks received positive reviews on Metacritic.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/golf-peaks/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=Golf Peaks (Switch)|work=Metacritic|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2024-01-02|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240102094450/https://www.metacritic.com/game/golf-peaks/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|url-status=live}} Nintendo Life called it "fun and engaging" but said it is a bit short. The Verge wrote, "The puzzles are well-crafted, and the game is so relaxing to play that I don't want to stop."{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/17/18262193/golf-peaks-minigolf-puzzle-game-switch-ios-steam|title=Golf Peaks turns mini-golf into a card-based puzzle game|last=Moore|first=D. M.|work=The Verge|date=2019-05-17|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2023-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411012607/https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/17/18262193/golf-peaks-minigolf-puzzle-game-switch-ios-steam|url-status=live}} Pocket Gamer praised its balanced levels and called it "a pretty magnificent experience" held back only by its lack of further content.{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/golf-peaks/golf-peaks-review-a-pretty-magnificent-experience/|title=Golf Peaks review - "A pretty magnificent experience"|last=Cowley|first=Ric|work=Pocket Gamer|date=2018-11-14|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2023-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411012604/https://www.pocketgamer.com/golf-peaks/golf-peaks-review-a-pretty-magnificent-experience/|url-status=live}} Digitally Downloaded recommended it for times when one only has periods of time to play games, but they said it has "somewhat limited" gameplay during longer sessions.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2019/03/review-golf-peaks-nintendo-switch.html|title=Review: Golf Peaks (Nintendo Switch)|last=Petronaitis|first=Trent|work=Digitally Downloaded|date=2019-03-14|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2023-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411012605/http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2019/03/review-golf-peaks-nintendo-switch.html|url-status=live}} Although he was disappointed in the lack of in-game hints for the most challenging puzzles, NintendoWorldReport{{'}}s reviewer said that it is "a nice, serene, and challenging way to wind down".{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/49966/golf-peaks-switch-review|title=Golf Peaks (Switch) Review|last=Ronaghan|first=Neal|work=NintendoWorldReport|date=2019-03-14|accessdate=2023-04-10|archive-date=2023-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411012604/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/49966/golf-peaks-switch-review|url-status=live}}
It was nominated for best mobile game at the 2019 Central & Eastern European Game Awards.{{cite web|url=https://cdaction.pl/newsy/ceega-2019-posrod-nominowanych-miedzy-innymi-world-war-3-green-hell-i-karciany-wiedzmin|title=CEEGA 2019: Pośród nominowanych między innymi World War 3, Green Hell i karciany Wiedźmin|last=Raban|first=Paweł|work=CD-Action|date=2019-04-10|accessdate=2023-04-10|language=pl|archive-date=2023-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411013216/https://cdaction.pl/newsy/ceega-2019-posrod-nominowanych-miedzy-innymi-world-war-3-green-hell-i-karciany-wiedzmin|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://afterburn.games/golf/}}
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Single-player video games