Mario Golf: World Tour

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Template:Infobox Mario Golf: World Tour is a sport title for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the fifth installment of the Mario Golf series, and the third handheld installment in the series. The game also features gyroscope support and Wi-Fi capabilities.

Controls

Menu

  • Circle Pad/+Control Pad - Select Option
  • A Button - Confirm
  • B Button - Cancel
  • R Button - Star Character
  • L Button - Make Character Left-handed

Golf

  • Circle Pad - Select Shot Path/Move Camera/Change Clubs
  • +Control Pad - Select Shot Path/Change Clubs/Select Ball Hit Placement (while swinging)
  • A Button - Begin Swing/Confirm Sweet Spot Position (manual)
  • B Button - Cancel Swing/Confirm Sweet Spot Position (manual)
  • Y Button - Select Shot Type
  • X Button - Change Camera
  • R Button - Decrease Power Bar
  • L Button - Increase Power Bar

Castle Club

  • +Control Pad/Circle Pad - Move
  • A Button - Talk/Confirm

Gameplay

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The gameplay is similar to past installments of the Mario Golf series. Players have to hit shots while taking into account character attributes, wind, weather, and course topography. The power, accuracy, and spin of shots are determined by the timing when the player taps buttons or the touch screen as a target line slides up and down the power meter. A simplified control system, like the Auto control system from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, returns where the player has to worry only about the power of the shot, at the expense of being unable to add topspin or backspin. The touch screen can now be used for selecting clubs, initiating shots, and adding spin. Plus, the trajectory of the shot can be altered by moving the circle pad or by using the touch screen as the shot meter is in motion; this is similar to the impact zone feature of past games. A new feature, known as Item Shots, allows players to hit shots with different effects via items. These include burning through trees with a Fire Flower, creating Jump Blocks over water hazards, ignoring wind via Bullet Bill, increasing draw or fade by Boomerang, and freezing the terrain with an Ice Flower. These items can be collected by hitting ? Blocks on the course, although players sometimes start holes with items.

There are two main modes of play: Mario Golf (Quick Round), and Castle Club.

Castle Club

Castle Club is a story mode where the player's Mii tackles different tournaments (similar to the story modes from previous handheld Mario Golf games). Using coins, the player's Mii is able to buy equipment that will affect its stats, such as drive distance and shot trajectory, similar to the Mii customization feature in Mario Tennis Open. The player must complete three different tournaments on the three main Castle Club courses, with the Forest Course having to be practised first in order to enter anything. After completing a handicap tournament, the player will be allowed to compete in tournaments, located on the Forest Course, the Seaside Course, and the Mountain Course in that order.

After winning all three tournaments, Costume Challenges will begin appearing in the Royal Garden's courses to the west of the entrances to the three main courses which allows players to unlock costumes by completing a variety of objectives on Mario World courses, and these may require the player to either collect a certain amount of coins, finish in a short period of time or beat a target score. Drives, approaches, and putts may also be practised in challenges to the east of the tournament entrances. A One-on, One-putt challenge also returns from previous games to the east of the practice challenge area, which requires the player to get the ball onto the green (the fringe is not counted) in one shot, then putt that ball in the next for nine consecutive holes. If the the ball fails to be hit onto the green or the putt is missed at any point, the challenge is failed. This challenge takes place on Sky Island, and upon its completion the course is unlocked and a 18-hole version can be played in Castle Club in its stead.

Mario Golf

Mario Golf (Quick Round) is similar to past Mario Golf games, where the player can select a Mushroom Kingdom character or a customized Mii. It features a variety of modes such as Single Player (including Stroke Play, Match Play, Speed Golf, and Point Tourney, all of which provide coins for the player), Vs. (Local Play, Online Friends, and Community Match), and Tournaments (Mario Open and user-created Private Tournaments). Additional regional and worldwide online tournaments are available on the entry floor of the Castle Club.

Single Player

This mode allows the player to take on a round against the scorecard, the clock, or a computer opponent (Match Play only), as well as Challenges, where courses, Star characters, and Mii costumes can be unlocked. The first four modes allow the player to select any unlocked course, as well as the number of holes (3, 6, 9, or 18), wind strength, whether to use items, and more.

Stroke Play

A standard round of golf, where the player's score is compared to par. Multiple courses and modes can be selected, from 18 to 3 holes, how strong the wind is and to use club slots or not. Playing rounds may earn the player Best Badges.

Match Play

The player competes against a computer-controlled opponent. The winner of the round is whichever player wins more holes, although if the players are tied by the end of the game, it will proceed into Sudden Death and go through the selected course again until someone wins. The player chooses the computer's skill level: Novice, Intermediate, Expert, Semipro (unlocked by earning 90 Star Coins in Challenge mode), or Pro (unlocked by earning 100 Moon Coins in Challenge mode).

Speed Golf

Instead of counting strokes, the player's score is determined by how much time is taken to hole the ball.

Point Tourney

Scored via a modified version of the Stableford scoring system. The player is awarded 8 points for an albatross or a hole in one, 5 for an eagle, 3 for a birdie, 2 for a par, and 1 for a bogey. A double bogey or worse scores zero.

Challenges

Each of the game's courses (including DLC courses) has ten Star Coin challenges and ten Moon Coin challenges (the latter are more difficult, and unlocked by earning 90 star coins). They take the following forms:

Star Coin Collector - A Star (or Moon) Coin is placed somewhere on a hole. The player must hit the coin with the ball, then complete the hole in par or better.
Ring Master - Multiple rings are placed around the hole. The player must hit the ball through all of the rings, then complete the hole in par or better.
100 Coins - A three-hole challenge. Coins are placed around each hole. The player is given a number of shots equal to the hole's par minus two, and attempts to hit the ball into 100 of them over the course of the three holes.
Score Attack - The player must complete nine holes of stroke play, and match or beat the given target score.
Character Match - A nine-hole match play competition against a Mushroom Kingdom character. Winning this match also unlocks the star version of that character for all play modes.
Time Attack - The player must complete three holes within the given time limit.
Point Challenge - A three-hole challenge. On each hole, Club Slots are spun, which limits the player to no more than three clubs (plus a putter) for the duration of the hole unless the player lines up three Stars on the slots, in which case they will have all of their clubs available. Point Tourney scoring applies, and the player must earn at least the given target number of points within the three holes.
One-On, One-Putt Challenge - Sky Island only. If a tee shot misses the green, the challenge is failed. If a birdie putt is missed, the challenge is failed. To succeed, the player must successfully complete nine holes.

A complete list of the challenges is below. Differences between the Star and Moon Coin challenges are underlined. Hovering over one will reveal the Moon Coin version.

Challenges
Forest Course
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 6 Par: 5 Hole: 12 Par: 5
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 10 Par: 4 Hole: 15 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 9 Par: 3 Hole: 8 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 13 Par: 4 Hole: 18 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 5 Par: 4 Hole: 16 Par: 5
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 4/7/17 Coins: 100 Holes: 1/12/14 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 3 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 3 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 8
Character Match Challenge Daisy to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Daisy Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Daisy
Time Attack Complete three holes in 130 seconds. Holes: 3/11/16 Time: 02:10.00 Holes: 2/6/17 Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. Holes: 6/14/18 Total: 6 points Holes: 4/9/13 Total: 9 points
Seaside Course
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 18 Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 9 Par: 5 Hole: 13 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 15 Par: 4 Hole: 8 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 14 Par: 5 Hole: 16 Par: 4
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 3/12/17 Coins: 100 Holes: 5/7/10 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 7
Character Match 1 Challenge Wario to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Wario Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Wario
Character Match 2 Challenge Waluigi to a round of match play. Holes: 10~18 Opponent: Waluigi Holes: 10~18 Opponent: Star Waluigi
Time Attack Complete three holes in 120 seconds. Holes: 2/5/16 Time: 02:00.00 Holes: 4/12/14 Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. Holes: 11/14/18 Total: 6 points Holes: 2/6/17 Total: 8 points
Mountain Course
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 13 Par: 4 Hole: 2 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 17 Par: 4 Hole: 18 Par: 5
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 9 Par: 4 Hole: 5 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 14 Par: 5 Hole: 12 Par: 4
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 2/8/18 Coins: 100 Holes: 7/10/16 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 6 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 7
Character Match 1 Challenge Boo to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Boo Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Boo
Character Match 2 Challenge Bowser Jr. to a round of match play. Holes: 10~18 Opponent: Bowser Jr. Holes: 10~18 Opponent: Star Bowser Jr.
Time Attack Complete three holes in 120 seconds. Holes: 7/12/16 Time: 02:00.00 Holes: 6/15/18 Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. Holes: 1/4/11 Total: 7 points Holes: 3/14/17 Total: 8 points
Sky Island
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 10 Par: 3 Hole: 2 Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 7 Par: 3 Hole: 18 Par: 3
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 3 Par: 3 Hole: 12 Par: 3
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 8 Par: 3 Hole: 11 Par: 3
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 5 Par: 3 Hole: 13 Par: 3
One-On, One-Putt Challenge Complete nine holes with two strokes each: one shot and one putt. Holes: 1~9 One-On, One-Putt Holes: 10~18 One-On, One-Putt
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 9 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 9 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 9
Character Match Challenge Diddy Kong to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Diddy Kong Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Diddy Kong
Time Attack Complete three holes in 60 seconds. Holes: 1/4/14 Time: 01:00.00 Holes: 9/6/15 Time: 01:10.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 9 points. Holes: 2/12/11 Total: 9 points Holes: 7/16/17 Total: 9 points
Peach Gardens
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 6 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 9 Par: 5 Hole: 2 Par: 5
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 8 Par: 4 Hole: 3 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 2 Par: 5 Hole: 4 Par: 3
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 7 Par: 3 Hole: 5 Par: 4
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 2/6/4 Coins: 100 Holes: 1/7/9 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 1 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 1 Holes: 1~9 Total: - 8
Character Match Challenge Peach to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Peach Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Peach
Time Attack Complete three holes in 150 seconds. Holes: 7/5/9 Time: 02:30.00 Holes: 2/4/8 Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. Holes: 2~4 Total: 6 points Holes: 1/7/9 Total: 9 points
Yoshi Lake
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 8 Par: 4 Hole: 9 Par: 5
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 5 Hole: 5 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 5 Par: 4 Hole: 6 Par: 3
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 4 Par: 4 Hole: 3 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 9 Par: 5 Hole: 2 Par: 3
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 2/3/9 Coins: 100 Holes: 1/6/7 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 3 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 3 Holes: 1~9 Total: - 7
Character Match Challenge Yoshi to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Yoshi Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Yoshi
Time Attack Complete three holes in 140 seconds. Holes: 1/6/7 Time: 02:20.00 Holes: 2/8/9 Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. Holes: 1/4/6 Total: 6 points Holes: 2/5/9 Total: 8 points
Wiggler Park
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 2 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 9 Par: 3 Hole: 8 Par: 5
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 7 Par: 4 Hole: 5 Par: 3
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 8 Par: 5 Hole: 6 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 4 Par: 4 Hole: 3 Par: 5
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 2/3/5 Coins: 100 Holes: 1/8/9 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 4 Holes: 1~9 Total: - 6
Character Match Challenge Mario to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Mario Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Mario
Time Attack Complete three holes in 140 seconds. Holes: 3/6/9 Time: 02:20.00 Holes: 4/5/8 Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. Holes: 1/5/8 Total: 7 points Holes: 3/7/9 Total: 8 points
Cheep Cheep Lagoon
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 9 Par: 5 Hole: 1 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 8 Par: 4 Hole: 2 Par: 3
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 7 Par: 3
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 5 Par: 4 Hole: 6 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 3 Par: 4 Hole: 4 Par: 5
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 2/4/6 Coins: 100 Holes: 3/7/9 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5 Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5
Character Match Challenge Luigi to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Luigi Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Luigi
Time Attack Complete three holes in 150 seconds. Holes: 3/7/9 Time: 02:30.00 Holes: 2/4/8 Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. Holes: 1/4/7 Total: 6 points Holes: 2/5/9 Total: 8 points
DK Jungle
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 5 Hole: 8 Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 2 Par: 4 Hole: 5 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 8 Par: 3 Hole: 3 Par: 3
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 4 Par: 4 Hole: 7 Par: 5
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 6 Par: 4 Hole: 9 Par: 4
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 3/5/7 Coins: 100 Holes: 1/6/8 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 6 Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5
Character Match Challenge Donkey Kong to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Donkey Kong Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Donkey Kong
Time Attack Complete three holes in 130 seconds. Holes: 1/2/8 Time: 02:10.00 Holes: 3/7/9 Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. Holes: 3/7/9 Total: 7 points Holes: 1/4/8 Total: 8 points
Bowser's Castle
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 3 Par: 4 Hole: 4 Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 8 Par: 4 Hole: 9 Par: 5
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 5 Par: 5 Hole: 1 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 4 Par: 3 Hole: 2 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 9 Par: 5 Hole: 7 Par: 3
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 7/6/9 Coins: 100 Holes: 5/4/8 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 6 Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5
Character Match Challenge Bowser to a round of match play. Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Bowser Holes: 1~9 Opponent: Star Bowser
Time Attack Complete three holes in 120 seconds. Holes: 2/5/4 Time: 02:00.00 Holes: 7/6/9 Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points. Holes: 1/7/9 Total: 7 points Holes: 5/4/8 Total: 8 points
Toad Highlands
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 9 Par: 4 Hole: 11 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 10 Par: 4 Hole: 4 Par: 5
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 12 Par: 5
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 3 Par: 4 Hole: 18 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 17 Par: 3 Hole: 7 Par: 4
Ring Master 4 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 14 Par: 4 Hole: 16 Par: 5
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 13/3/12 Coins: 100 Holes: 16/2/10 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 4 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 5
Time Attack Complete three holes in 150 seconds. Holes: 17/1/8 Time: 02:30.00 Holes: 13/5/16 Time: 02:15.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 4 points. Holes: 2/7/16 Total: 4 points Holes: 6/12/18 Total: 6 points
Koopa Park
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 3 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 13 Par: 3 Hole: 15 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 2 Par: 5 Hole: 5 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 14 Par: 4 Hole: 9 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 17 Par: 4 Hole: 8 Par: 3
Ring Master 4 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 12 Par: 5 Hole: 18 Par: 5
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 1/16/2 Coins: 100 Holes: 18/4/14 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 4 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 5
Time Attack Complete three holes in 150 seconds. Holes: 8/1/18 Time: 02:30.00 Holes: 4/17/12 Time: 02:05.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points. Holes: 16/7/2 Total: 5 points Holes: 13/11/6 Total: 6 points
Layer-Cake Desert
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 16 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 12 Par: 3 Hole: 18 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 3 Par: 5 Hole: 11 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 4 Par: 4 Hole: 17 Par: 5
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 7 Par: 3 Hole: 13 Par: 4
Ring Master 4 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 14 Par: 5 Hole: 5 Par: 4
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 9/11/7 Coins: 100 Holes: 8/17/2 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 5
Time Attack Complete three holes in 140 seconds. Holes: 15/1/3 Time: 02:20.00 Holes: 12/6/14 Time: 02:05.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points. Holes: 2/18/9 Total: 5 points Holes: 7/10/17 Total: 7 points
Sparkling Waters
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 9 Par: 4 Hole: 16 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 18 Par: 5 Hole: 7 Par: 5
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 6 Par: 3 Hole: 14 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 8 Par: 4 Hole: 12 Par: 3
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 15 Par: 3 Hole: 5 Par: 4
Ring Master 4 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 7 Par: 5 Hole: 17 Par: 4
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 16/4/6 Coins: 100 Holes: 12/9/18 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 5
Time Attack Complete three holes in 140 seconds. Holes: 3/1/11 Time: 02:20.00 Holes: 15/11/18 Time: 02:05.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points. Holes: 12/2/7 Total: 5 points Holes: 6/10/4 Total: 7 points
Rock-Candy Mines
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 5 Par: 4 Hole: 2 Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 12 Par: 3 Hole: 18 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 18 Par: 4 Hole: 9 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 5 Par: 4 Hole: 16 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 2 Par: 4
Ring Master 4 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 11 Par: 4 Hole: 15 Par: 3
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 17/14/4 Coins: 100 Holes: 12/3/13 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 5 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 6
Time Attack Complete three holes in 130 seconds. Holes: 8/2/10 Time: 02:10.00 Holes: 15/6/7 Time: 02:15.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. Holes: 12/18/3 Total: 6 points Holes: 4/9/17 Total: 7 points
Mario's Star
Name In-game Description Star Coin Challenge Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 1 Par: 4 Hole: 3 Par: 5
Star Coin Collector 2 Collect Star Coins while achieving par. Hole: 10 Par: 4 Hole: 18 Par: 4
Ring Master 1 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 15 Par: 4 Hole: 13 Par: 4
Ring Master 2 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 6 Par: 3 Hole: 8 Par: 4
Ring Master 3 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 11 Par: 5 Hole: 17 Par: 5
Ring Master 4 Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par. Hole: 16 Par: 3 Hole: 9 Par: 4
100 Coins Try to collect 100 coins over three holes. Holes: 14/4/11 Coins: 100 Holes: 12/17/18 Coins: 100
Score Attack Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better. Holes: 1~9 Total: - 6 Holes: 10~18 Total: - 5
Time Attack Complete three holes in 130 seconds. Holes: 12/5/3 Time: 02:10.00 Holes: 4/8/11 Time: 02:05.00
Point Challenge Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points. Holes: 16/17/2 Total: 6 points Holes: 6/13/7 Total: 7 points

Vs.

This is the game's multiplayer mode. Local play is available for up to four players, but it does not support download play. During multiplayer, all players play at the same time, which speeds up play significantly because players do not have to wait until it is their turn to play. However, all players must finish the hole before they are allowed to move on. Players can see the ghost shots of other players and on-screen icons also show how the player's shots measure with the other players' in terms of distance. Players can send taunts or cheers to each other by pressing icons, as well as emoticons. Matches with online friends and community matches can also be played from this menu.

Tournaments

Mario Golf: World Tour also features a variety of online tournaments for players to take part in. They can either be made by Nintendo, other players from across the world in the form of Private Tournaments, or made by Golf in partnership with Nintendo. After playing the tournament, the player must upload their score in order for it to be ranked (by score then order of submission) in the leader-board which can be viewed at any time during the tournament period. Tournaments can be played an infinite amount of times assuming the deadline hasn't been met, allowing for continuous improvement of a player's score. After a deadline ends for a tournament, the final standings can be viewed in an ending ceremony, and both a trophy (gold for the top 10%, silver for the top 20-30%, and bronze for the top 40-60%) and coins are received depending on how the player places. Gaining a trophy in certain regional or world tournaments will allow the player to enter major world tournaments with different prizes such as the Castle Tournament.

Regional Tournaments

Regional Tournaments may be entered and played by the players Mii through the Castle Club's Basement. They are entered through the red pipe area and are made for the region that the is in, even if their country isn't right next to that country or continent. For example, New Zealand would play in the European Tournament.

World Tournaments

On the other side of the Castle Club's Basement, where a blue area with a blue pipe is located, World Tournaments may be entered. Entering these tournaments will pit the player against the whole world. Participating in these tournaments will give the player sets of clothing, like Game Boy or Wii gear sets for the Mii.

Mario Open

In addition to Castle Club Tournaments, Nintendo have also created Mario Open Tournaments which involve the use of Mario characters. Some events include character or item restricted tournaments.

Callaway Tournaments

Callaway Golf has also teamed up with Nintendo to produce Callaway-based tournaments, which will give the players sponsored Callaway Gear for the Mii to equip. Below is a table of some of the current confirmed tournaments:

Name Date Participation prizes
Callaway Tournament 1 May 22, 2014 to June 11, 2014 Legacy Black Clubs and Legacy Black Ball
Callaway Tournament 2 June 12, 2014 to July 2, 2014 Callaway Combo 1
Callaway Tournament 3 July 3, 2014 to July 23, 2014 X Hot Clubs and ERC Crystal Yellow Ball
Callaway Tournament 4 July 24, 2014 to August 13, 2014 Callaway Combo 2
Callaway Tournament 5 August 14, 2014 to September 3, 2014 Filly Clubs and ERC Pearl Pink Ball

End-of-hole scoring and related animations

Eagle in Mario Golf: World Tour. "Daisy gets a birdie!" Luigi receiving a Bogey Yoshi getting a Triple Bogey after breaking the fourth wall

Whenever a character finishes a hole, their score determines their reaction. Bad scores also have an effect on the character. These sets of animations apply to all the characters, which are as follows:


Characters

Playable

The character select screen for Mario Golf: World Tour.
The complete character select screen.

The game includes 21 playable characters: 13 default characters as well as 4 unlockable characters. Additionally, 4 more characters will be available as downloadable content. Overall stronger Star variations of these characters are unlocked by beating the character on their respective character match in Challenges mode, with the exception of unlockable characters and downloadable characters, in which case the Star variation is unlocked at the same time the character is unlocked or downloaded.

Below is a table of the playable characters. Note that Height is on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the lowest-flying shot and 10 being the highest. Sweet Spot and Control are out of 11. When a character curves the ball, it is either called a "fade" or "draw". For right handed characters, a fade is when the ball curves to the right, and a draw is when it curves to the left, and vice versa for left handed players. When a shot is used with a curve on a hole with a higher surface, the ball can either over-curve or under-curve, resulting in misplacing of the ball.

Default

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Mario artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Artwork of Luigi reading the green from Mario Golf: World Tour. Princess Peach artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Yoshi artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour.
Trajectory Straight Trajectory Fade Trajectory Straight Trajectory Straight
Height 6.5 Height 3.5 Height 4.5 Height 5
Drive 215 yards Drive 206 yards Drive 200 yards Drive 208 yards
Sweet-Spot 6.1 Sweet-Spot 7.9 Sweet-Spot 8.3 Sweet-Spot 7.25
Control 5.25 Control 6.25 Control 6.75 Control 6.1
Star Drive 280 yards Star Drive 240 yards Star Drive 233 yards Star Drive 250 yards
Star Sweet-Spot 3.3 Star Sweet-Spot 6.1 Star Sweet-Spot 7.25 Star Sweet-Spot 5.05
Star Control 4.5 Star Control 6 Star Control 6.3 Star Control 5.6
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Princess Daisy artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Donkey Kong artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Bowser artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Wario artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour.
Trajectory Draw Trajectory Draw Trajectory Fade Trajectory Fade
Height 7.5 Height 4 Height 5 Height 2.25
Drive 213 yards Drive 217 yards Drive 220 yards Drive 209 yards
Sweet-Spot 6.1 Sweet-Spot 5.6 Sweet-Spot 5.6 Sweet-Spot 7.25
Control 5.6 Control 5.05 Control 5.05 Control 6
Star Drive 270 yards Star Drive 283 yards Star Drive 290 yards Star Drive 258 yards
Star Sweet-Spot 4 Star Sweet-Spot 2.9 Star Sweet-Spot 2.9 Star Sweet-Spot 5.05
Star Control 4.9 Star Control 4.1 Star Control 4.1 Star Control 5.25
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Waluigi artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Boo artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Bowser Jr. artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour. Diddy Kong artwork from Mario Golf: World Tour.
Trajectory Draw Trajectory Draw Trajectory Straight Trajectory Draw
Height 5 Height 4.25 Height 4 Height 6.25
Drive 208 yards Drive 209 yards Drive 210 yards Drive 211 yards
Sweet-Spot 7.9 Sweet-Spot 7.25 Sweet-Spot 6.75 Sweet-Spot 6.75
Control 6.1 Control 6.1 Control 6 Control 6
Star Drive 246 yards Star Drive 255 yards Star Drive 260 yards Star Drive 264 yards
Star Sweet-Spot 5.6 Star Sweet-Spot 5.1 Star Sweet-Spot 4.5 Star Sweet-Spot 4.5
Star Control 5.6 Star Control 5.25 Star Control 5.05 Star Control 5.05

Star-Character unlocking criteria

Unlocking criteria for the star version of default characters
Star Mario Beat Mario in the Wiggler Park Character Challenge.
Star Luigi Beat Luigi in the Cheep Cheep Lagoon Character Challenge.
Star Peach Beat Peach in the Peach Gardens Character Challenge.
Star Yoshi Beat Yoshi in the Yoshi Lake Character Challenge.
Star Daisy Beat Daisy in the Forest Course Character Challenge.
Star Donkey Kong Beat Donkey Kong in the DK Jungle Character Challenge.
Star Bowser Beat Bowser in the Bowser's Castle Character Challenge.
Star Wario Beat Wario in his Seaside Course Character Challenge.
Star Waluigi Beat Waluigi in his Seaside Course Character Challenge.
Star Boo Beat Boo in his Mountain Course Character Challenge.
Star Bowser Jr. Beat Bowser Jr. in his Mountain Course Character Challenge.
Star Diddy Kong Beat Diddy Kong in the Sky Island Character Challenge.

Customizable

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Trajectory Straight
Height 5
Drive 210 yards
Sweet-Spot 5.6
Control 5.6

Unlockable

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Toad Super Mario Galaxy promotional artwork: A Magikoopa or Kamek holding his wand (reused for Mario Party DS as his artwork) File:ParaT!.PNG File:Birdo MP9.png
Trajectory Draw Trajectory Fade Trajectory Straight Trajectory Fade
Height 6 Height 4.25 Height 5.5 Height 6
Drive 203 yards Drive 214 yards Drive 207 yards Drive 212 yards
Sweet-Spot 8.3 Sweet-Spot 6.1 Sweet-Spot 7.9 Sweet-Spot 6.75
Control 6.9 Control 5.25 Control 6.3 Control 5.6
Star Drive 237 yards Star Drive 277 yards Star Drive 243 yards Star Drive 267 yards
Star Sweet-Spot 6.75 Star Sweet-Spot 3.3 Star Sweet-Spot 6.1 Star Sweet-Spot 4
Star Control 6.1 Star Control 4.5 Star Control 6 Star Control 4.9

Unlocking criteria

Unlocking criteria for these participants
Toad Collect 40 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.
Kamek Collect 45 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.
Paratroopa Collect 50 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.
Birdo Collect 55 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.

Downloadable

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Gold Mario from Mario Golf: World Tour. Artwork of Toadette in Mario Party 7 (also used in Mario Party DS, Mario Kart Wii and Mario Super Sluggers) Artwork of Nabbit for New Super Mario Bros. U (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Mario Kart Tour) Super Mario Galaxy promotional artwork: Rosalina with her wand held.
Trajectory Straight Trajectory Straight Trajectory Draw Trajectory Fade
Height 6.5 Height 4.25 Height 1.75 Height 7.75
Drive 215 yards Drive 198 yards Drive 213 yards Drive 218 yards
Sweet-Spot 6.1 Sweet-Spot 8.3 Sweet-Spot 6.1 Sweet-Spot 5.6
Control 5.25 Control 7.05 Control 5.6 Control 5.05
Star Drive 280 yards Star Drive 230 yards Star Drive 274 yards Star Drive 286 yards
Star Sweet-Spot 3.3 Star Sweet-Spot 7.9 Star Sweet-Spot 4 Star Sweet-Spot 2.9
Star Control 4.5 Star Control 6.75 Star Control 4.9 Star Control 4.1

Purchasing criteria

Information on acquiring these characters
Gold Mario Purchase the Season Pass or all three DLC packs separately.
Toadette Purchase the Mushroom Pack or Season Pass.
Nabbit Purchase the Flower Pack or Season Pass.
Rosalina Purchase the Star Pack or Season Pass.

Non-playable

Items

Various items can be used during gameplay to affect the player's shots.

  • Mushroom - Makes the ball roll further.
  • Fire Flower - Increases the shot distance and burns through trees and obstacles.
  • Ice Flower - Freezes terrain to allow the ball to bounce multiple times.
  • Bullet Bill - Ignores wind and increases maximum distance.
  • Bob-omb - Ignores power-reducing terrain, allowing the ball to be hit at full power in the rough.
  • Boomerang Flower - Drastically increases the draw or fade of the shot.
  • Note Block - Creates a Jump Block in midair, letting the ball avoid hazards.
  • Tornado - A tornado that sucks up nearby coins.
  • Kab-omb - Explodes in mid-air to drop the ball straight down.
  • Gold Flower - Has the same effect as the Fire Flower, plus gives the player coins for every yard the ball travels.

Customizable gear

Main article: Mario Golf: World Tour Mii Gear

There is a variety of purchasable gear that can be used to customize the player's Mii that will affect their stats. The game will have 500 customizable gear items. If a player equips a Mii with a full character gear set the Mii will play similarly to that character.

Courses

This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

Castle Club Courses

  • Forest Course: a forest-themed course where multi-colored hills can be seen in the distance.
  • Seaside Course: a beach-themed course with a similar appearance to Blooper Bay.
  • Mountain Course: a desert-themed course with multi-colored cacti.
  • Sky Island: a par-3 course set in the sky, where clouds and Para-Beetles can be seen. Unlocked by completing the nine-hole One-On, One-Putt Challenge in Castle Club mode.

Mario World Courses

Downloadable Courses

Downloadable content

Mushroom Pack
Description: Toadette takes up the clubs in the first DLC pack for the game. You'll also get two brand new courses to play: Toad Highlands and Koopa Park. This pack will definitely grow on you.

Release Date: May 2, 2014

Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80

Blocks: 447

Courses:

  • Toad Highlands: Toad Highlands from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example with Toad-shaped hedges.
  • Koopa Park: Koopa Park from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example taking place at sunset and with Koopa Troopa-shaped balloons.

Character: Toadette

Flower Pack
Description: Delicious! The Layer-Cake Desert and Sparkling Waters courses are perfect complements to each other in this pack. You'll also snag the character Nabbit from New Super Mario Bros. U.

Release Date: May 22, 2014

Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80

Blocks: 447

Courses:

Character: Nabbit

Star Pack
Description: The two stellar courses in this pack will have you driving deep into Mario's Star and playing through the Rock-Candy Mines. Need even more star power? How about Rosalina as a playable character!

Release Date: June 19, 2014

Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80

Blocks: 482

Courses:

Character: Rosalina

Season Pass
Description: Can't decide what new courses and characters you want? You can get all three (as they are released) by buying a Season Pass! You'll also get the Gold Mario character to use immediately. If you buy all three packs separately, then you'll get Gold Mario when the Star Pack is released in June.

Release Date: Starts May 2, 2014 and downloads new courses and characters as they are released.

Price:

  • Until May 31, 2014: US$14.99 / CAN$16.49 / €11.99 / £10.79 / AUS$15.60
  • After May 31, 2014: US$14.99 / CAN$16.49 / €14.99 / £13.49 / AUS$20.90

Blocks:

  • First Wave: 489
  • Second Wave: 933 (including first wave)
  • Third Wave: 1373 (including first and second waves)

Courses:

First Wave:

  • Toad Highlands: Toad Highlands from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example with Toad-shaped hedges.
  • Koopa Park: Koopa Park from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example taking place at sunset and with Koopa Troopa-shaped balloons.

Second Wave:

Third Wave:

Characters:

Free-Trial Course Pack
Description:

Release Date: May 2, 2014

Price: Free

Blocks: 370 (as of June 19, 2014)

Courses:

Character: None

Demo

On the 17th of April, a demo of the game was released on the Nintendo eShop for Europe, making this strictly the second Mario game (preceded by Mario & Luigi: Dream Team) to have a publicly released demo for download. The demo was later released in North America on April 24. It uses 873 blocks when downloaded and offers ten uses (fifteen for the North American demo).

The demo lets the player go through a tutorial covering camera and shot control or play through either holes 1, 2, and 3 of Seaside Course, holes 1, 2, and 6 of Wiggler Park, and holes 1, 5, and 6 of Yoshi Lake. The demo also allows the player to play the Star Coin Collector mode on hole 9 of Peach Gardens, and the Ring Master mode on hole 14 of Mountain Course. The only playable characters available are Mario, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser.

References to other games

Critical reception

Mario Golf: World Tour has received generally positive reviews amongst critics. IGN gave the game a score of 8.6/10 (a "great" rating). They praised the game's learning curve, training options, large quantity of unlockables, and multiplayer, but criticised the map in Castle Club, saying it was "confusing".[1]Joystiq gave 3 stars out of 5.[2]Nintendo Life gave the game a score of 9/10.[3]The game was scored 83% by Official Nintendo Magazine.[4]Mario Golf: World Tour currently averages a score of 78 out of a possible 100 on Metacritic.[5] Overall, the game was praised for its gameplay and graphics, but criticised for the lack of content in the Castle Club.

Beta elements

A screenshot of Mario Golf: World Tour

In the earlier screenshots, the animations for "Birdie" or "Bogey" had orange circles and letters, whereas in the final game, they're blue.

Regional differences

Diddy Kong gets an Albatross in Mario Golf: World Tour. Notice the missing "!!". Diddy Kong gets an Albatross in Mario Golf: World Tour.

In PAL versions of Mario Golf: World Tour, the exclamation marks are missing from the animation for Birdie, Eagle, and Albatross. One is present in the Hole-in-One animation, however.

Gallery

Main article: Gallery:Mario Golf: World Tour

Quotes

Main article: List of Mario Golf: World Tour quotes

Staff

Main article: List of Mario Golf: World Tour staff

References

External links

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