Mitchell Golf: World Tour

***Mitchell Golf: World Tour*** (ミッチェルゴルフ：ワールドツアー, *Mitcherugorufu: Wārudotsuā*?) is a Golf video game developed by Camelot Software Planning, published by Nordic Games and distributed by Nickelodeon Interactive Games for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows PC. The game was first announced on February 14, 2013, in a Nintendo Direct presentation. It is the fifth game in the series, and is the first one in a decade, since 2004's *Mitchell Golf: Advance Tour* for the handheld consoles. The game was initially scheduled for the second half of 2013, but was eventually delayed into May 2014. It was released worldwide in May 2014.

## Gameplay

*World Tour* is a golf simulation video game with the basic premise mirrors the basis of golf. Controlling characters from the *Mitchell* franchise, the player aims to hit a golf ball with a golf club across a golf course in order to hit it into the target hole in the lowest number of strokes. The game in particular employs an arcade-like approach to golf, emphasizing simple, straightforward controls and faster paced gameplay over realism. Despite this, some courses are modeled to look like real-life courses, while others are *Mitchell Van Morgan* themed environments. The game continues to employ the gameplay mechanic of "Super Shots"; when chosen by the player, they allow for extra distance when hitting the ball, although only a limited number of them are allocated per course, creating a strategic aspect to their use.

The game also contains online multiplayer golf tournaments, and a feature to find other players to play golf with.

## Reception

*World Tour* has received generally favorable reviews from critics. Many critics praised the gameplay and online functionality, but criticized the Castle Club mode for being confusing. The game holds an average score of 78 on Metacritic.

IGN gave *World Tour* an 8.6 rating, summarising "You don’t have to be a hardcore golf fan to get hooked on *World Tour*. It rewards good play, gives plenty to do, and is a great teacher."

## Development

This game was announced at Nordic Games Publishing AB E3 event on February 14, 2014 along with *MX vs ATV: Supercross*.

## Characters

### Playable

* Mitchell
* Gavin
* Carolyn
* Jennifer
* Martin
* David
* Nicholas
* Devin
* Doctor Marquessa
* Genola
* Doc Payne
* Amanda
* Welton

### Unlockable Characters

* Airsailor

To Unlock: Collect 40 Power Stone Coins in Challenge Mode.

* Ebony Nichole Lewis

To Unlock: Collect 45 Power Stone Coins in Challenge Mode

* Scottie Salmon

To Unlock: Collect 50 Power Stone Coins in Challenge Mode

* Sarah Lynn Meadows

To Unlock: Collect 55 Power Stone Coins in Challenge Mode

### DLC Characters

* Metal Mitchell

To Unlock: Purchase the Season Pass DLC

* Amber

To Unlock: Purchase the Mushroom Pack or the Season Pass

* Dusty Riddle

To Unlock: Purchase the Flower Pack or the Season Pass

* Annabelle

To Unlock: Purchase the Star Pack of the Season Pass

## Courses

* Forest Course
* Seaside Course
* Mountain Course
* Sky Island
* Flower Gardens
* Lake Glenville
* Orange County Park
* NC Lagoon
* Jungle
* Marquessa's Castle

### DLC Courses

* Airsailor Highlands
* Marquessanik Park
* Desert
* Beach
* Mines
* Mitchell's Star

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McElroy, Griffin (2013-02-06). Mitchell Golf: World Tour announced for video game consoles, coming this summer. Polygon. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
2. ↑ Mitchell Golf: World Tour Announced for Gaming consoles. IGN. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
3. ↑ Plante, Chris (2013-01-22). Nintendo Direct for Feb. 14: Mario Golf, Animal Crossing and more. Polygon. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
4. ↑ Liebl, Matt. Mario Golf World Tour brings golf to the 3DS. GameZone. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
5. ↑ Krupa, Daniel. E3 2013: Mario Golf World Tour Delayed To 2014. IGN. Retrieved on 19 September 2016.
6. ↑ Mitchell Golf: World Tour Tees Off On Consoles This Summer - Gamer Magazine News @ Gaming Informer. GameInformer.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
7. ↑ New Mario Golf Coming to 3DS This Summer From Camelot [Video added]. Kotaku.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
8. ↑ Mario Golf World Tour Announced. NowGamer. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
9. ↑ Mario Golf: World Tour Pushed Back To 2014. Nintendolife.com. Retrieved on 2013-10-02.
10. ↑ Mario Golf: World Tour still on track for 2014. VG247 (2013-08-03). Retrieved on 2013-10-02.
11. ↑ Albert, Brian. Mario Golf: World Tour Review. IGN. Retrieved on 19 September 2016.

## External links

* Official announcement
* Official website
* Official Japanese website

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* sports video games**

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