Hot Shots Golf 5 gets a feature-ridden update

by Nick Doerr { Feb 1st 2008 at 12:00PM }

Also politely known as Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds outside of Japan, Hot Shots Golf 5 is getting a host of new features on February 7th in Japan. Hopefully, these additions will appear for all of us when the game is released in March. The free update adds two online modes: Stroke and Match. The former allows stroke play for four players. The neat thing is you can run around the course freely while chatting away with your friends. Match mode is a one-on-one battle with several predetermined rules set by you and/or your opponent.

The update also lets you tweak rules in the game, like forbidding the use of certain skills in certain missions or holes or whatever. The online lobbies get a facelift too, allowing you to make it so only friends can get into your lobby, or people at similar skill levels. This update is free, but priced downloads aren't far away -- two new characters will appear across February and March, with a new course to be offered in April. Sounds like we're getting the game just in time!

Tags: clap-hanz, everybodys-golf-5, hot-shots-golf-5, out-of-bounds

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nate @ Feb 1st 2008 12:24PM

"stroke play for four players"

I think I've seen that movie... ;)

Skemo @ Feb 1st 2008 1:03PM

F*ck yes!!!!!!! I can't freaking wait for this!

Vince UK @ Feb 1st 2008 6:42PM

Well put.
This is all I'm waiting for at the moment.

maids @ Feb 2nd 2008 12:26AM

These updates should be awesome.

I'm curious though, is it possible to purchase DLC off of another countries PSN? It'd be a shame not to be able to buy it.

Christian @ Feb 2nd 2008 5:36AM

Not today due to the credit card address check, but I seem to remember some talk about Sony working on vouchers you could by at your local game store (the goal being to allow younger players without credit cards to buy stuff) which could solve the problem. You just buy foreign vouchers to use with your foreign PSN accounts.