Today’s Game – 9-17-2009 – Fairway Solitaire (PC)
I’m out on the road for a couple of days; sans hand held consoles and sans mouse, so I’ve decided to take a look at one of the games I keep on my laptop, that plays excessively well with a touch pad.
Fairway Solitaire (PC)
In the casual market, it’s very rare to see something that is so overtly male themed be very successful in the marketplace. However the golf actually fits in very well since the card game is a variant of Golf Solitaire, where you have to remove cards from a layout in order. Layouts are very varied, but the set of layouts keep within the theme of the course. The added “power up” of having a bag of clubs (cards that can be substituted), makes the game slightly more interesting.
On the flip side, some of the power ups and mini-games are ill-fitting, with a very golf feel, and very little casual feel. This especially comes in with the driving and putting contests. Some of the purchasable power-ups also feel a little weak and tacked on to what otherwise is a strong, golf solitaire game.
Overall there’s enough variation to keep it fresh and exciting, despite technically being very repetitive. It’s also best played muted, as the TV Golf commentary gets old, quick.
