Fun Gameplay, an Active Playerbase, and Developers With Morals
Tue Feb 06 2024 NotNGUGolf Blitz is one of the few Mobile Online-Multiplayer games that I’ve played that is not formatted to be a complete cash-grab, P2W mess. I’m writing this review after the devs just released an update to make the endgame less of a grind, and I think this type of behavior from studios should be praised. Especially when compared to other games, where updates are often released to achieve the opposite effect. The game is still pay-to-win, but it’s significantly more reasonable to get your account to a competitive level than in other mobile games in the same genre. For reference, I’ve been playing for about 6 months and spent about $10, and gotten myself to the level 40 range where you can play at a competitive level every season.
As for the actual gameplay, well: it is simple, but I think it works really well for the casual mobile format. At times, it can get stale and you can get frustrated with some situations you don’t have control over or that seem luck based. But I find myself coming back to it for quick matches almost every day. The devs release updates with more content on a fairly quick basis.
The playerbase is also active, and you won’t find yourself playing against bots as you might in other games (outside of the very early game).
Great game but a few issues.
Sun Feb 12 2023 ….dmjdjdnednThis game is one of the best I’ve played in awhile but there are a few major flaws that if fixed could make this an even better game. Some of them include the match making. It seems solely based on trophies and unfortunately it doesn’t work as intended. I definitely should not be playing level 30+ as a level 15 regardless of how many trophies I have. The higher level players have a huge advantage through the skill level and it just gets on my nerves. There have been times playing against higher level players and they will just uses there short cooldown and powerful hit speed to continuously hit me in the water before I can even get a shot off. This just ruins the experience. Now that may not be directly the games fault that they are doing that but they wouldn’t be able to if we were the same level. Another issue is that whenever I go to log in even with perfect internet it always gives me a log in issue. I have to retry multiple times or even delete and reinstall that app before I can play. The final problem I have with this game is that I have 25+ extra hats or outfits that I can’t do anything with. I should be able to use them for Exp or unlocking a different character because it’s completely useless when I have all those extras. In conclusion this is a great game but these issues can make the game very frustrating so please consider fixing these.
Good game but it needs…
Wed Jan 12 2022 .Ari. .3.I like this game a lot and I really like the progression and the speed to level up and you always feel like your getting somewhere and I am now level 8 but as I’m progressing I’m starting to realize a flaw. The flaw is Skill Based Matchmaking, now idk what kinda system y’all use atm but I’m assuming it’s at least heavily based on trophies but I don’t think it should ONLY rely on that because I have been being matched with people that are 20, 30, and 40+ WAY to often and honestly I just close app cause this is the “play to win” type of game since you don’t get anything for striking out so what’s the point. It’s completely unfair to be paired with someone more than double your rank (no matter what level u are) cause they all have a lot better ability’s than you do and skill. The game seems too much like a game where if your the higher rank your gonna win point period blank and it’s unfortunate. If any of the devs are reading this please don’t sweep this under the rug. Please consider this. I’m certain that I speak for other players, right when I started this game it wasn’t a problem and wasn’t pairing me with people with 2x or 3x my level but after rank around 5 it became way to often and now it’s sometimes every game and as I’m sure you would understand ruins the experience.
Best golf game on the App Store
Fri Aug 02 2024 fynndasavageI’ve been playing this game for a few years now and I have to say, this is the only golf game you will ever need, don’t spend anything else on any other trash cash grabbing game. Okay so to start this game has lots amazing and fun ideas, although I do have some suggestions. First off I don’t think that matchmaking should be based on trophies but by levels, because sometimes when I stop playing for a while then a season or two goes by and my trophies go down, I don’t really mind though because I’m not super competitive at this game, but the problem is that when my trophies go down I’m often playing against people that are lvl 5-6 while I’m lvl 14. And second one time I was trying to log on to this game but every time I tried to load it it would just kick me out, idk what issue it is, maybe my phone or just something wrong with the game, and it was like this for a few months but then I decided to delete it and downloaded it back and it all of a sudden worked. Except all my progress was lost. I started playing again and I got back to lvl 14. So in conclusion golf blitz is an amazing game and definitely worth downloading, and developers, listen to my ideas and try to fix that glitch.
Fun fun fun….Then….wallet grabber
Thu Jun 23 2022 BradfrogcGreat game. Hours of addictive fun, but after attaining a certain level, around 35-40, you can no longer progress in the game without paying hundreds of dollars. Those hats and golfer that used to cost you a reasonable amount of bucks, all of a sudden jump to 100,000 +. And to get 100,000 bucks organically, without paying real cash, will require you to play the game several hour a day for months and months, just to get a few upgrade points. The game goes from being fun and easy to upgrade till about level 20, then it becomes challenging and may coax you to pay some money to fast track your advancement, till about level 35. After that, there is almost no way to move forward without paying hundreds and hundreds of dollars. You can buy a very complex and amazing PS4 game (that is thousands of time more sophisticated than this game) for $59-79 with no need to purchase more stuff to enjoy. After level 35, you will pay 10-20x that amount to keep advancing, or accept just getting stuck at that level and nothing ever changes. Is it just me who’s getting sick of these pay-to-play games getting out of control? Am I the only one who longs for the good old days, when you could just pay for a game or an app, and then enjoy it without being forced to keep paying more and more? Bottom line, this game is fun, but if you aren’t a billionaire, you won’t get very far.
April Fool’s - Change it Back!!
Wed Apr 06 2022 ChristineLMThey got me! My bad! Excellent game and wonderful gameplay. Four and a half stars for the game and a half star for pranking me so hard!! Well done and happy April Fool’s day to Golf Blitz!
For some strange reason the developers decided to completely change the way the game is played! Before it gave you a shadow showing where your shot was going. Now a few short arrows point in a direction that your ball might go and to “hit” he ball you have one chance to get tap how hard you want your ball hit. If you miss tap your ball goes nowhere or too far. As a Level 41 player, I find this change frustrating and unwarranted. Give us back the original Golf Blitz! If you want this type of game play make a Golf Blitz 2 or something. This is not the same game I have played for an EXTREMELY long time and invested a great deal of money in, not only for myself, but also my grandson as we play each other and I buy him the special skins as rewards for doing well around the house and at school. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS UPDATE/CHANGE. What you had before was a wonderful game that multiple generations could enjoy. Now, I don’t know if we will be able to continue playing! SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT! CHANGE IT BACK AND THIS IS A FIVE STAR GAME.
Fun… but with one big flaw.
Wed Aug 28 2024 JTRobinHCI downloaded this game out of curiosity and now I love it!! A perfect game to pass the time! It’s easy to navigate and simple to play. There is definitely some skill and strategy involved in gameplay, and there is a very large selection of courses to play on—each with different types of obstacles and terrains. All in all, this game is definitely worth a download. That said, I do have one big issue with the game… When you start a random match, the game will pair you with other players that have similar experience points (trophies), even if the players are on much higher levels than you. Because of this, if you happen to be on a lower level, your opponents will easily breeze past you and claim an easy victory since their golfers are WAY more powerful, accurate, etc. Developers, please work on this!! I don’t mind being paired with someone on a slightly higher level with a few more upgrades, but NOT when I’m on level 14 and they’re on level 50!! It can make the game completely unenjoyable and pretty much guarantees a loss of trophies. Please find a solution. Nevertheless, this is a really fun multiplayer game and I would still highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Fun at first, but...
Sun Jun 02 2019 Frost 97This games fun, addicting whatever you wanna call it. But after you level up to a 7 or 8, all you play against are levels 10 and higher, all of which are much better than you. And its ridiculous. The cool down timer is stupid. Because the levels 10 and higher all have a much quicker cooldown, and leveling up in this game TAKES AGES, because you need the cash to do it, but you get like 8 dollars per pack which takes 2 hours to open. Sometimes you dont even get the cash!! The courses are ridiculous too. Youll find yourself in water or falling off the map constantly because other players with MUCH QUICKER COOLDOWN TIME just hit you off. If your ball lands on top of 2 other players balls, you dont even get a cooldown timer, so you have to WAIT FOR THE TWO OTHER PLAYERS TO HIT THE BALL BEFOREEEE YOU CAN EVEN HIT YOUR BALL, which makes this competitive game STUPID. And dont get me started on the way the ranks play after each hole. They always favor the other person and you will never be favored. I was going to give this a 3 star, but after writing this im giving it a 1. Im still gonna play tho, but i actually HATE this game. 1/10 would not recommend
Impossible to progress.
Sun May 14 2023 user15263721882After playing this game for 2 hours, you will soon find that it is impossible to progress further; excluding the absurd wait times to open chests that are required to progress. This is due to the insane game matching this game enables. To explain why this is so horrible, I will explain the basic growth system the game has.
The game allows for stat increases for your character and abilities, that take place after every level of your character or ability. Needless to say, this will stack up and give the player with said levels, a definitive edge over the competition. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, but this game enjoys pairing up leveled “late-game” players, with beginners. To further this point, some players had upwards of 10x my level; which created a insurmountable wall, making it impossible for any progression. As a majority of my games after 2 hours of play, were more often than not full of players at-least 3x my level.
In closing, this game is wonderful if you plan on playing for less than 2 hours, as it bring a fresh and new experience to the table.(albeit 2 hours is about as long as you should play a free mobile game.) Although any longer than that will most probably feel similar to hitting your head against a wall. Until this game decides against half of its main growth systems, I would suggest against giving this one a try.
Amazing game! Just one problem.
Sat Mar 14 2020 AceFang153This game is amazing, I have no other words to put it. I play this game almost every free time I get and it’s honestly the only game I haven’t deleted within a month. People say it’s a pay to win, and granted, I’m not going to oppose that, but it’s nothing to be mad about. The only thing you can pay for is either skins or upgrades for your power ups, which only just makes the game go faster. Every season your cups reset so it’s not like you have an overpowered guy in the beginning every time someone buys an upgrade. Just play the game and go through the ranks, haha.
Only problem I have with the game is that almost every time I launch the game for the first time when I turn on my tablet, it crashes. Then when I get in and I open my free pack, it will load forever, so I have to exit and go back in (it still gives me the stuff, just gets a bit annoying). And every time I complete a game, the game crashes. So, even though it doesn’t affect the gameplay, it still is a bit annoying and time consuming. Once that glitch gets fixed, then this game will be the best on the App Store, by far. :)
