| Shot-Online | 
 enlarge | From: Synet Electronics
Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $4.20
You Save: $10.79 (72%)
New (6) Used (2) from $3.36
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 22692
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: SSO-040S
Model: SS0-040S
UPC: 741988050013
EAN: 0741988050013
ASIN: B000I7ZBBI
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New in sealed retail packaging.
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| Features:
| • | World's first full 3D online multiplayer golf game | | • | RPG-based full 3D sports simulation hybrid game | | • | Characters can level and grow in skill and capability through training | | • | Solo and team competitions and online community interaction | | • | Smooth and highly realistic animation |
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Product Description
Shot-Online is the first 3D golf game with role-playing elements -- it's a whole new way to play!Enjoy all the fun of true golf simulation and role playing together in one. Enter the thriving Shot-Online community as a virtual Golf Tycoon, and compete against the best to build your rep and become a champion! Follows real PGA Tour formality; the tour system marks player's score&ranking
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| Customer Reviews:
 An Outstanding Release -- But WHY Pay to play a Free Game?? July 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been playing Shot Online since the open beta, with the exception of an extended layoff when my hard-drive crashed. It's a fun game, and I've really enjoyed playing it.
Nobody ever expected that the game would ever be released as anything other than a free online multiplayer game; there was a pay component in place already to bring money into the company, and it seemed to be working pretty well. New courses were being released, improvements were being made, and things were good.
Then I read the press release. Well, actually I read the article at Blogcritics, promising that Shot-Online was coming out in an actual box this summer. And I wondered what they were going to do with the free version I'd become addicted to. How were they going to get people to shell out real cash for the game when they could download it for free?
The game is pretty much the same as it has been. The layout is the same, the interface is the same. Once you're in the game, nobody else can tell you're playing the game out of the box.
But your money gets you a few goodies. First, you get a voucher for item mall currency. Normally, you have to spend real money for this stuff - $10 gets you 1,000 cyber cash, to use to buy better clubs, cooler clothes, and other extras that enhance the game and your character's skills. The voucher gives you 2,000 cash to use in the item mall, so there's $20 right there.
You can get a decent set of irons with that much cash, and still have a bit left over. You also get a voucher for a free "lottery card," that will give you yet another rare item that will enhance your stats, and an entry into some of the Gold Membership Invitational tournaments, where you can win really nice prizes - including real world cash.
I mentioned some enhancements. My favorite is the 'club fitting' feature, allowing you to customize your clubs. You spend item mall cash to get fitting tickets, then use those tickets to upgrade the power, impact, stamina, or skill modifiers of your clubs. Having trouble controlling that new driver? Boost its impact rating, and hit the ball long and straight.
There is a lot of potential here, and it makes the game more realistic. There are also two new courses that aren't even covered in the full color manual.
Cadeiger is tough, as the fairways are suspended in the air. Miss a fairway, lose your ball. It's only open to higher-level players, though. There's also Token Tado CC Nagoya, based on a real course in Japan. I've played it quite a bit recently -- the greens are brutal there.
So is the boxed version worth an extra ten bucks? I would say so, if you spend your 2,000 in the item mall wisely and do well in the invitational tournaments that you can enter. It will be interesting to see how many new players this added exposure will bring to Shot-Online.
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