<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Eclipse	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
designer	O
feature	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
several	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
tournament	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
course	O
designer	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
course	O
designer	O
in	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
import	O
customized	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
course	O
designer	O
was	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
of	O
the	O
courses	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
new	O
real-life	O
courses	O
include	O
Hualalai	O
Resort	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	O
(	O
Hawaii	O
)	O
,	O
South	O
Shore	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	O
(	O
Lake	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mount	O
Juliet	O
Golf	B-Application
Course	O
(	O
Ireland	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
also	O
choose	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
125	O
free	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Eclipse	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eclipse	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Cinematronics	B-Application
,	I-Application
LLC	I-Application
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physics	O
relating	O
to	O
golf	B-Application
balls	O
were	O
also	O
improved	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
featured	O
two-dimensional	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
golfers	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
utilized	O
three-dimensional	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
character	O
models	O
for	O
more-realistic	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
golfers	O
were	O
created	O
through	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
animation	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
2,000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
course	O
designer	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
Nicklaus	O
Productions	O
 '	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
sold	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
golf	B-Application
physics	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
any	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
,	O
"	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Every	O
bounce	O
,	O
every	O
ricochet	O
,	O
every	O
roll	O
looks	O
and	O
feels	O
right.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	O
Gale	O
of	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
,	O
solid	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
incredible	O
"	O
replay	O
value	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
course	O
designer	O
and	O
downloadable	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atlanta	O
Constitution	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
real	O
golf	B-Application
but	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
willing	O
to	O
suspend	O
disbelief	O
a	O
little	O
,	O
it	O
begins	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
the	O
real	O
thing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Cooke	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
hard	O
as	O
real	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
believed	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
are	O
n't	O
looking	O
for	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
golfing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
advanced	O
shot	O
setup	O
,	O
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
just	O
short	O
"	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1998	I-Application
,	O
but	O
called	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
a	O
"	O
viable	O
golfing	O
alternative	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
equally	O
strong	O
playability	O
"	O
and	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hartford	O
Courant	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
had	O
superior	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
11	O
reviewers	O
and	O
editors	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
Hartford	O
Courant	O
and	O
from	O
computer	O
gaming	O
websites	O
,	O
ranked	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
sports	O
games	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
placing	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
in	O
seventh	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
