<s>
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Thought	O
Train	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
golf	O
instructor	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
's	O
Greens	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
as	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
's	O
Golf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
includes	O
six	O
golf	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
adjust	O
the	O
height	O
and	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
tee	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
using	O
yards	O
or	O
meters	O
for	O
distance	O
measurements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
golf	O
instructor	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
provides	O
advice	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Thought	O
Train	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hodgson	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Davies	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
October	O
or	O
November	O
1991	O
,	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
versions	O
that	O
includes	O
256	O
colors	O
and	O
more-realistic	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games-X	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
surpassed	O
World	B-Device
Class	I-Device
Leaderboard	I-Device
"	O
in	O
every	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
had	O
slightly	O
smoother	O
vector	O
graphics	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
once	O
the	O
golf	O
ball	O
is	O
hit	O
,	O
"	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
close	O
foreground	O
is	O
suddenly	O
blanked	O
out	O
by	O
a	O
cloak	O
of	O
light	O
blue	O
,	O
"	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
rather	O
unsettling	O
"	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Rigby	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best-looking	O
golf	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Poole	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
stated	O
that	O
players	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
"	O
may	O
initially	O
turn	O
up	O
their	O
nose	O
at	O
the	O
graphically	O
plain	O
"	O
visuals	O
in	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
's	O
Greens	O
before	O
accepting	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
options	O
was	O
praised.MicroProse	O
Golf	O
received	O
mixed	O
comparisons	O
to	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitta	O
considered	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
evenly	O
as	O
good	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
critics	O
considered	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
superior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
wrote	O
that	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
"	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
as	O
slick	O
or	O
smooth	O
as	O
PGA	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
got	O
tons	O
of	O
options	O
that	O
PGA	O
never	O
had.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Presley	O
wrote	O
that	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
superior	O
to	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
in	O
some	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
variety	O
,	O
but	O
lacking	O
in	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rigby	O
preferred	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
expertly	O
designed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
technically	O
impressive	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
preferred	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
for	O
its	O
simplicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campbell	O
felt	O
that	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
had	O
superior	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trenton	O
Webb	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
sound	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
weakest	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Crook	O
and	O
Jeane	O
Decoster	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
considered	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
's	O
Greens	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
knock-off	O
of	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
proves	O
the	O
cliche	O
:	O
Imitation	O
is	O
the	O
sincerest	O
form	O
of	O
capitalism.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
likely	O
appeal	O
to	O
people	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
considered	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
's	O
Golf	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
better	O
choice	O
for	O
casual	O
gamers	O
than	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
stated	O
that	O
David	O
Leadbetter	O
's	O
Greens	O
"	O
lags	O
behind	O
"	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
unrealistic	O
graphics	O
by	O
comparison	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
overcomes	O
this	O
by	O
providing	O
something	O
unique	O
–	O
the	O
first	O
3-D	O
view	O
in	O
a	O
golf	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
21	O
on	O
ST	O
Format	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
50	O
best	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
addictive	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
its	O
realism	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
