Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

 GameCube
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 75
  3. Negative: 7 out of 75
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  1. zkonedog
    Mar 4, 2017
    4
    After playing a lot of Mario Kart, Smash Bros., and Mario Tennis on my Gamecube, I went on the lookout for another fun multi-player excursion. I came across Mario Golf and decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately, it was a very disappointing experience.

    The main problem with "Toadstool Tour" is that it lacks energy and excitement. Every hole seems exactly the same...blast the ball a few    After playing a lot of Mario Kart, Smash Bros., and Mario Tennis on my Gamecube, I went on the lookout for another fun multi-player excursion. I came across Mario Golf and decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately, it was a very disappointing experience.

    The main problem with "Toadstool Tour" is that it lacks energy and excitement. Every hole seems exactly the same...blast the ball a few times and then fiddle around with the putting. There seem to be no "cool secret moves" or new things to discover.

    Not helping matters are the shoddy controls. Putting from short range is an exercise in frustration that immediately turned me off to the whole experience (kind of turned it into a button-mashing frenzy).

    This one will not stay in my collection alongside the previously mentioned Mario multi-players.    … Expand
  2. ThebiggestfanofGCUBENintendo
    Aug 22, 2003
    2
    Bad game... almost like mario golf on n64 only with better graphics, more characters and some slight changes which make it even worse.
  3. RyanS.
    Oct 27, 2003
    0
    IT SUX. Its not realistic. They turn invisible when they aren't in a good enough position to hit the ball. The comentary is repetitive. If you get a birdie it says Nice Birdie. It always says that. There is no humor! IT SUX
  4. Brendan
    Apr 16, 2005
    1
    Absolutely horrible. The least realistic, least intuitive golf game I have ever played. Gameplay is the like a mini-game from Mario Party. Boring, frustrating, unbelievably badly designed and generally just poorly conceived. Maps are amazingly dull, badly layed out and downright infuriating at times (you can get STUCK!). If you hate golf and money, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is for you! Absolutely horrible. The least realistic, least intuitive golf game I have ever played. Gameplay is the like a mini-game from Mario Party. Boring, frustrating, unbelievably badly designed and generally just poorly conceived. Maps are amazingly dull, badly layed out and downright infuriating at times (you can get STUCK!). If you hate golf and money, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is for you! If you hate golf but love tapping buttons, Mario Golf is for you.… Expand
  5. RyanM.
    Jul 31, 2003
    3
    Ya i played this game its nothing to brag about....its to easy to control, and probably one of the worst Golf Games ive played, they should have stuck with the first one and not made a Mario Golf so bad.
  6. GDsReviews
    Jun 5, 2022
    2
    This game is nowhere near as good as its predecessor on the N64. The controls change on you all the time, the music is mostly poor, The courses, characters, and music lack the charm and feel of Mario Golf 64, and the game becomes absurdly broken with importing super long hitting clubs from the Mario Golf Advance Tour Game Boy Advance game. These super long hitting clubs make scoring anThis game is nowhere near as good as its predecessor on the N64. The controls change on you all the time, the music is mostly poor, The courses, characters, and music lack the charm and feel of Mario Golf 64, and the game becomes absurdly broken with importing super long hitting clubs from the Mario Golf Advance Tour Game Boy Advance game. These super long hitting clubs make scoring an Albatross/Double Eagle (The hardest shot to get in all of Golf) much easier than a Hole in One. The exact polar opposite of Mario Golf 64 and real life.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

30
#30 Best GameCube Game of 2003
15
#15 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003
63
#63 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 49
  3. Negative: 1 out of 49
  1. GMR Magazine
    90
    Practically begs to be played with other people. [Oct 2003, p.75]
  2. Gamestyle
    80
    Gives Nintendo fans another dose of the old faithful cast and crew, with a few new[ish] faces bolstering the otherwise familiar line-up of characters.
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  3. games(TM)
    80
    If you seriously want to leave an impression on the checklists and charts, we're talking hundreds, if not thousands of hours play. Taking into consideration the multiplayer elements and potential for repeat plays there's probably more to do than you ever actually will. [Oct 2003, p.112]
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