Want to show off your golf skills on a scenic course with your own custom-made professional equipment? But have you ever been frustrated that you can’t go to golf courses all over the world freely as usual to satisfy your craving due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Don’t worry, all these desires and regrets will be realized and remedied in the following game you’re introduced to. Golf Rival, launched by Zynga on March 27, 2018, is a multi-player competitive golf casual game designed for golf fans, where players will not only get an extremely realistic golfing experience, but also compete against golf enthusiasts from around the world in real time. As you can see, if you’re a dedicated golfer who prefers to play casual games to pass the time and relieve stress, then you will be in for a real treat in Golf Rival.

First of all, as far as the gameplay is concerned, Golf Rival will undoubtedly arouse the passion of all golf fans or casual game lovers with its exciting confrontational mechanics combined with rich game elements. Not only are players allowed to compete with the world’s best golfers at any time in matching mode and receive generous rewards when they win, but are also supported to challenge themselves in various regular tournaments and challenges to set personal best records and earn a place on the leaderboard.

Second, as a hypercasual game, Golf Rival is absolutely user-friendly for anyone with or without a golf experience base. Detailed tutorials, minimal controls such as simply swiping the screen to hit the ball, and high-precision auxiliary aiming tools are all clearly presented before the player has fully mastered the gameplay to help players play the game smoothly before they fully grasp the gameplay.

More humanely, a wide variety of specialized golf balls and clubs with different functions are waiting to be acquired as players complete challenging levels and tournaments. With dozens of gorgeous themes and hundreds of courses designed to suit the landscapes and cultures of the world, Golf Rival is going all out to offer a top-notch golf experience for all players.

In general, Golf Rival has received similar reviews and feedback from different major app stores. On Google Play, Golf Rival has so far received 460K reviews and has been given a rating of 4.3 stars out of 5. Meanwhile, Golf Rival also has been downloaded more than 10 million times worldwide. On App Store, Golf Rival has also satisfied most of its users, receiving a rating as high as 4.5 stars out of 5 together with 95.8K ratings.

1. Golf Rival allows players of all levels to compete in real time, while also supporting players to complete a wide range of level challenges to earn generous rewards when they want to relax and kill time.

2. Golf Rival’s real-time competition with players from all over the world connects golf fans around the world together, allowing them to build new friendships through gaming.

3. Whether you want to make the most of your superb skills or want to enhance and exercise your golfing talent through the virtual splendor courses, Golf Rival gives players with a variety of goals the perfect platform to unlock or consolidate their golfing skills.

Pros:

1. Golf Rival’s dynamic and smooth graphics and controls, as well as a wide range of golf balls and club skins, make players more immersed in the visual appeal of each swing.

2. Golf Rival is extremely easy to play and operate, fully realizing the role of casual games to save players from the complex and tedious gaming experience.

Cons:

The game is prone to glitches and crashes, and mechanics such as charging money to upgrade the accuracy of the clubs make real-time competition less balanced than it should be.

In terms of the practical experience, Golf Rival has its commendable aspects as well as its deficiencies that need to be improved. It not only has won the support of many golf fans with its brilliant colors, smooth operation, easy-to-master gameplay, highly playable modes and fluid dynamic graphics, but also successfully has stood out from peer games. However, a good game also needs behind-the-scenes maintenance and fairness adjustment, and the situation of crashing from time to time still needs the developer’s attention.