Picture Perfect Golf Explained

Picture Perfect Golf
Developer:Lyriq International
Publisher:Empire Interactive
Released:October 1994
Genre:Golf[1]
Platforms:Windows[2]

Picture Perfect Golf is a 1994 video game from Empire Interactive. It is one of three games developed by Lyriq International. The other two being Lyriq Crosswords and Discovering Endangered Wildlife.

Gameplay

Picture Perfect Golf offers photorealistic, first-person golfing, featuring actual photography of courses like Harbor Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Players interact using either a standard mouse or an optional infrared club—an innovation adapted from Japanese company GolfTek—that simulates a real-life swing. The infrared interface, sold separately, allows players to engage with the game using actual golf motions.

Development

The game was developed by Lyriq International, a company founded in 1991 in Cheshire.[3] It was showcased at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.[4]

Reception

Bill Goodykoontz from Arizona Republic said in his review that "The Commentary is adequate, however, the swing mechanism is tough to master" in the end concluding "A fun, if challenging, game, and certainly different"[5]

The game generated almost $300,000 in revenue.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Picture Perfect Golf. Electronic Entertainment. 53. 1995. July 29, 2025.
  2. Web site: Cade. Metz. Picture Perfect Golf. https://web.archive.org/web/19961222040110/http://www.pcmag.com/features/100cds/r3m.htm. PC Magazine. December 22, 1996. March 28, 2025.
  3. Web site: The Washington Post Edition of Lyriq Crosswords ships; includes over 100 world class, expert puzzles. https://web.archive.org/web/20130524192735/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Washington+Post+Edition+of+Lyriq(TM)+Crosswords+ships%3b+includes...-a016873610. Business Wire. May 24, 2013. April 28, 1995. July 29, 2025. The Free Library.
  4. Web site: Catherine. Greenman. Lyriq goes wild with CD-ROM game title. https://web.archive.org/web/20250729073351/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA16050651&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=972d070b. HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network. July 29, 2025. January 16, 1995. July 29, 2025. Gale Research. live.
  5. Web site: Bill. Goodykoontz. Golf games get more realistic. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207162156/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116722785/arizona-republic/. Arizona Republic. 11,12. February 7, 2023. June 26, 1995. January 18, 2023. Newspapers.com. live.
  6. Web site: Ira. Dick. Light bulbs go off for young Cheshire company. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118164218/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116720671/hartford-courant/. Hartford Courant. 43. January 18, 2023. May 1, 1995. January 18, 2023. Newspapers.com. live.

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