<s>
Links	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
which	O
purchased	O
Access	O
Software	O
a	O
month	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
features	O
unusual	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
courses	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
common	O
to	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
golf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
features	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
courses	O
that	O
are	O
unusual	O
to	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
golf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
four	O
unique	O
game	O
modes	O
is	O
Armadillo	B-Application
Al	O
's	O
Demolition	O
Driving	O
Range	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
exploding	O
golf	O
balls	O
to	O
hit	O
targets	O
such	O
as	O
armadillos	B-Application
,	O
cows	O
,	O
and	O
hot	O
air	O
balloons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
featured	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
with	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
modem	O
and	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
compatibility	O
with	O
MSN	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
other	O
Links	B-Application
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
Links	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Links	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Goble	O
of	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
considered	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
intriguing	O
alternative	O
golfing	O
concept	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
translate	O
well	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
dumbed-down	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
hideously	O
unsuccessful	O
"	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Links	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Accelerator	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
Moronic	O
detraction	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
a	O
complete	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
on	O
MSN	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saltzman	O
noted	O
various	O
game	O
glitches	O
,	O
including	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
and	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
also	O
noted	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
Goble	O
complained	O
of	O
sluggish	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
crashing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goble	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
disjointed	O
and	O
hurried	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
describing	O
Armadillo	B-Application
Al	O
's	O
Demolition	O
Driving	O
Range	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
when	O
Al	O
himself	O
says	O
his	O
facility	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
west	O
Texas	O
and	O
the	O
manual	O
says	O
it	O
's	O
in	O
Nevada	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
someone	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
straighten	O
things	O
out	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Bedell	O
of	O
The	O
Dallas	O
Morning	O
News	O
considered	O
it	O
more	O
entertaining	O
than	O
real	O
golf	O
or	O
the	O
traditional	O
Links	B-Application
LS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
