It wasn't long ago I played Pocket Mini Golf and really enjoyed it. You can read my review of it Here , so I was surprised to learn that there was a Pocket Mini Golf 2, considering the first installment was only released last month. I was instantly worried because I thought it might just be an identical product under a new name, but boy was I wrong.

Pocket Mini Golf 2 is actually a massive step up from the first game and is a completely different experience. There are more imaginative holes, more features, and almost a puzzle like attitude is needed to solve some of the holes. The amount of content has also been increased with four distinctly different biomes with an aquarium, a laboratory, a twilight garden, and a toy store aesthetic. Each of these biomes has their own set of rules revolving around the theme, so there might be air bubbles in the aquarium which you can use to jump gaps, and teleporters in the laboratory, for example.

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Each hole has up to three stars to collect, depending on how many shots you took to complete the hole, and earning stars gains you achievements. There's also mini gems on the course to collect which can buy you new balls, flags, trails, celebrations, and some imaginative noises when hitting the ball. There's also a huge red gem which you can collect, but these almost seem impossible to collect sometimes, and apart from it being marked on the map as being collected, I wasn't quite sure what the purpose of these were apart from the challenge.

There are also three symbols down the side of the screen which look like they should be some sort of super power, and they are also on the course to collect, and I collected quite a few of these. I have no idea what they are meant to do though. Whenever I pressed one of them, it seemed to shoot the ball in a random direction and certainly did not benefit me in any way. I am sure I am missing a trick somewhere but I don't remember these symbols being explained so I would like to see a short tutorial on these please.

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The mechanics are again really easy to use. Just pull back to set the power and move the mouse to set the direction and press the LMB. You can also rotate the course easily to get the best view of your shot. Occasionally, the ball would go out of bounds but the shot would not reset to the last known spot like it should, so I had to restart the hole. It didn't happen that often but it did happen enough to mention it as a bug.

There is a local multiplayer option of having up to four players play on any of the holes with some customizable options. The idea being the winner is the first person to finish the holes irrelevant of the number of shots, so that sounds quite frantic and fun, and there is also a challenge section where you have to try and get as far as you possibly can with the number of shots you are given, and your high score is saved.

Pocket Mini Golf 2 seems to be a leap forward in the amount of content and quality of holes from the first installment. The game almost feels like a puzzle game with strategic planning and risky shot taking reaping rewards. Currently, both games are on sale and I would say they are a steal at their current prices, and if you enjoy a casual golf game to waste a few hours with, I would definitely recommend picking these up.

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