<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
and	O
follows	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Expansion	O
Pack	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
,	O
offers	O
additional	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
,	O
consists	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
features	O
five	O
real	O
golf	O
courses	O
:	O
Aviara	O
Golf	O
Club	O
(	O
California	O
)	O
,	O
Chateau	O
Whistler	O
(	O
Canada	O
)	O
,	O
Old	O
Course	O
at	O
St	O
Andrews	O
(	O
Scotland	O
)	O
,	O
Prince	O
Course	O
at	O
Princeville	O
Resort	O
(	O
Hawaii	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Westfields	O
Golf	O
Club	O
(	O
Virginia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
course	O
converter	O
allows	O
courses	O
from	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
LS	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Courses	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2001	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
made	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
features	O
46	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
Bingo	O
Bango	O
Bongo	O
,	O
match	O
,	O
scramble	O
,	O
skins	O
,	O
and	O
stroke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
custom	O
sound	O
effects	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
can	O
import	O
sound	O
scripts	O
from	O
previous	O
Links	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
three	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
:	O
modem	O
play	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
online	O
Links	B-Application
Tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
revamped	O
graphics	B-Device
engine	I-Device
and	O
new	O
game	O
physics	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
comprehensive	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
ten	O
years	O
ago	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
course	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
García	O
and	O
Sörenstam	O
provided	O
their	O
voices	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Sörenstam	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
LPGA	O
golfer	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
mid-October	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
titled	O
Links	B-Application
Expansion	O
Pack	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
for	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2001	O
,	O
offering	O
various	O
corrections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
by	O
Bold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Expansion	O
Pack	O
Volume	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
Links	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
considered	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
including	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
golf	O
simulation	O
available	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
felt	O
that	O
PGA	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keith	O
Pullin	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
only	O
the	O
most	O
loyal	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
fans	O
will	O
actually	O
notice	O
any	O
difference	O
"	O
between	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
generally	O
praised	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
game	O
installation	O
issues	O
and	O
video	B-Device
card	I-Device
compatibility	O
problems	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
large	O
installation	O
size	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
gigabyte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
tied	O
with	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2001	I-Application
for	O
a	O
fourth-place	O
ranking	O
in	O
the	O
2001	O
PC	O
Sports	O
Game	O
Writers	O
 '	O
Poll	O
,	O
conducted	O
by	O
Hartford	O
Courant	O
and	O
CTNow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
was	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
87,521	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eddie	O
Park	O
of	O
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
options	O
and	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
hardcore	O
golfers	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
"	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
animation	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
sound	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
graphics	O
that	O
"	O
look	O
flat	O
and	O
dated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
