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Links® is the best-selling golf franchise for a reason … it’s the most realistic golf game ever made. And now it has been rebuilt exclusively for the Xbox and XSN Sports. The result is the ultimate golf experience.

The Real-Time Swing feature gives you control over every type of shot. You use the left analog stick to take the club back and swing through with consideration to speed and tempo, deciding how well you hit the ball. It’s simple, intuitive, and incredibly flexible, allowing you to do things on the virtual course that most of us just can’t do without the help of Xbox. Take your swing through the eight beautifully rendered courses from around the world (plus one fantasy course) and notice the dew-covered fairways, 3-D trees, realistic divots, sun-cast shadows, scattering birds, and galleries that actually react to your shot (including ducking for cover).

Look out for Links.

Work your way up the professional ladder online or in the Tour mode. You can choose to play as a golf superstar, such as Sergio Garcia, to perfect your game. Or, create a character and build him (or her) up to go online. Play like Tin Cup or lay up like your dad; Links 2004 has a virtual personality for every type, and the animations, celebrations, and audio will match the way you play. As you play through the Tour mode, you’ll go through a realistic pro golf progression, earn money, and be treated to the most dramatic TV-style presentation ever in a golf game. Ken Venturi and a host of reporters bring you in-depth analysis and will cut away to a great shot that happened somewhere else on the course while you were playing. It brings a new level of immersion to the game.

Links 2004 looks to be a golf fan’s dream: a realistic and deep single-player game that prepares you for the deepest online golf experience ever. Get ready for real golf versus real people!

By OXM Staff