<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hypnos	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
and	O
designer	O
Mike	O
Franco	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
when	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
golfer	O
animations	O
,	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
designer	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
physics	O
,	O
although	O
in-game	O
commentary	O
by	O
Jim	O
Nantz	O
and	O
Gary	O
McCord	O
was	O
criticized	O
as	O
repetitive	O
and	O
annoying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
features	O
six	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
,	O
all	O
recreations	O
of	O
real	O
courses	O
:	O
Shoal	O
Creek	O
,	O
Muirfield	O
Village	O
,	O
Montecastillo	O
,	O
Sherwood	O
Country	O
Club	O
,	O
Cochise	O
at	O
Desert	O
Mountain	O
,	O
and	O
Nicklaus	O
North	O
in	O
Whistler	O
,	O
British	O
Columbia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
series	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
designer	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
course	O
,	O
one	O
hole	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
courses	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
designer	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
converted	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
three	O
options	O
for	O
hitting	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
ball	O
,	O
including	O
traditional	O
two	O
-	O
or	O
three-click	O
swing	O
meters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
commentary	O
by	O
Jim	O
Nantz	O
and	O
Gary	O
McCord	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unseen	O
crowd	O
of	O
people	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
golf	B-Application
successes	O
and	O
mishaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
MSN	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
produced	O
the	O
1997	O
games	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
published	O
the	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
series	O
since	O
1988	O
,	O
sold	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Activision	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
to	O
focus	O
primarily	O
on	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hypnos	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
team	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
earlier	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
Online	O
Golf	B-Application
Tour	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Nicklaus	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
,	O
while	O
their	O
in-game	O
counterparts	O
were	O
recreated	O
by	O
Scott	O
Chesney	O
and	O
Brian	O
Silvernail	O
,	O
both	O
experts	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
online	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
added	O
at	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
game	O
players	O
who	O
voiced	O
their	O
opinions	O
through	O
newsgroups	B-Application
and	O
Internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
golfing	O
characters	O
were	O
created	O
through	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wrote	O
a	O
golf-focused	O
rendering	O
engine	O
that	O
utilized	O
3D	O
hardware	O
support	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
using	O
a	O
software-based	O
rendering	O
engine	O
;	O
this	O
combination	O
allowed	O
for	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
computer	O
hardware	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
playable	O
3D	O
golfer	O
character	O
,	O
while	O
software	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
textures	O
and	O
terrains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considerable	O
time	O
was	O
spent	O
perfecting	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
ball	O
animation	O
and	O
trajectory	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
realistic	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
an	O
issue	O
involving	O
long	O
putts	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
ball	O
would	O
come	O
up	O
considerably	O
short	O
of	O
reaching	O
the	O
hole	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
hit	O
it	O
perfectly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hypnos	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
a	O
patch	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
several	O
game	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
putting	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
six	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
,	O
nearly	O
300	O
online	O
courses	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
when	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
previously	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
course	O
was	O
converted	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
released	O
online	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
1999	O
U.S.	O
Open	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
Pinehurst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
golf	B-Application
sim	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
variable	O
skies	O
,	O
breathtaking	O
vistas	O
,	O
and	O
lushly	O
detailed	O
foregrounds	O
are	O
in	O
perfect	O
visual	O
sync.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Chuck	O
Hill	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
animations	O
"	O
may	O
have	O
the	O
most	O
boring	O
and	O
limited	O
reactions	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hartford	O
Courant	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
series	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
finally	O
be	O
pulling	O
even	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
rival	O
series	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hartford	O
Courant	O
later	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
series	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
minds	O
of	O
many	O
reviewers	O
finally	O
eclipsed	O
'	O
Links	B-Application
 '	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudak	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
casual	O
players	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
golf	B-Application
terms	O
would	O
be	O
confused	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
multitude	O
of	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Accelerator	O
considered	O
the	O
commentary	O
to	O
be	O
decent	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
occasional	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
nearly	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
better	O
than	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
iffy	O
"	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpots	O
Tim	O
McDonald	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
club	O
control	O
,	O
while	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
realistic	O
trajectory	O
of	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
ball	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
TV-style	O
"	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
placed	O
fourth	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
best	O
sports	O
games	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
High	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
