<s>
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Australian	O
studio	O
Sidebar	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
role-playing	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
elements	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
,	O
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
had	O
a	O
lengthy	O
development	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
Sidebar	O
sought	O
assistance	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
release	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Sports	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
in	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
area	O
includes	O
a	O
nine-hole	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
after	O
certain	O
missions	O
are	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
is	O
played	O
a	O
three-click	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
player	O
clicks	O
once	O
to	O
aim	O
,	O
once	O
to	O
set	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
to	O
set	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
traditional	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
cousin	O
sports	O
,	O
including	O
disc	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
miniature	B-Application
golf	I-Application
,	O
an	O
Atari-like	O
golfing	O
mini	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
driving	O
range	O
,	O
and	O
bowls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
title	O
by	O
Sidebar	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
development	O
studio	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
two-man	O
team	O
from	O
Queensland	O
,	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
Sidebar	O
Games	O
 '	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
release	O
,	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
smaller	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
prior	O
eight	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
lengthy	O
development	O
time	O
from	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scope	O
,	O
development	O
moved	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
various	O
past	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
split-screen	O
two	O
player	O
story	O
mode	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
cut	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
9	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Flyhigh	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
post-release	O
,	O
adding	O
more	O
courses	O
,	O
but	O
focus	O
instead	O
shifted	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Robinson	O
writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finer	O
games	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Switch	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
"	O
Robinson	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
or	O
RPG	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
irresistible	O
and	O
harmonious	O
combination	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gita	O
Jackson	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
said	O
"	O
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
RPG	O
you	O
should	O
play	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
despite	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
she	O
had	O
a	O
newfound	O
appreciation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
commented	O
"	O
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
makes	O
you	O
care	O
about	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
world	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
sinking	O
a	O
do-or-die	O
putt	O
"	O
before	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
air	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kay	O
Purcell	O
for	O
Gaming	O
Trend	O
reported	O
,	O
"	O
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mechanics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
fleshed	O
out	O
or	O
enjoyable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
's	O
Alex	O
Fuller	O
also	O
noted	O
"	O
it	O
...	O
can	O
be	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
n't	O
provide	O
anything	O
overly	O
new	O
...	O
"	O
.Eurogamer	O
ranked	O
Golf	B-Application
Story	I-Application
50th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
2017	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
it	O
24th	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
25	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Sports	O
Story''	O
,	O
features	O
more	O
types	O
of	O
sports	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
tennis	O
,	O
soccer	O
,	O
cricket	O
,	O
and	O
volleyball	O
,	O
and	O
retains	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
mix	O
of	O
sports	O
,	O
role-playing	O
,	O
and	O
adventure	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
mid-2020	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
exclusive	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
