<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1999	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Friendly	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
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1998	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Friendly	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2001	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1999	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1998	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
seven	O
courses	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
following	O
four	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
:	O
The	O
Links	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Teeth	O
of	O
the	O
Dog	O
,	O
both	O
at	O
Casa	O
de	O
Campo	O
in	O
the	O
Dominican	O
Republic	O
;	O
and	O
Lake	O
Michigan	O
's	O
Bay	O
Harbor	O
Golf	O
Club	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Preserve	O
9	O
at	O
Bay	O
Harbor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
four	O
golf	O
swing	O
methods	O
,	O
all	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1998	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
supported	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Internet	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
similarities	O
between	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1999	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
biggest	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
was	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
three	O
new	O
courses	O
and	O
some	O
minor	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lackey	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
course	O
add-on	O
package	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1998	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
while	O
PC	O
Accelerator	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
so	O
much	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
disc	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
predecessor	O
;	O
the	O
magazine	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minor	O
improvements	O
had	O
a	O
significant	O
change	O
on	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
value	O
when	O
taking	O
into	O
consideration	O
a	O
rebate	O
offer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
consumers	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
previous	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
critics	O
generally	O
believed	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
better	O
golfing	O
games	O
available	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Tiger	O
Woods	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lackey	O
praised	O
the	O
golfer	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
no	O
good	O
reason	O
to	O
pick	O
this	O
retread	O
"	O
over	O
other	O
golf	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
and	O
Tiger	B-Application
Woods	I-Application
99	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Morris	O
of	O
GamePro	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
average	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
was	O
superior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	O
wrote	O
that	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1999	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
has	O
"	O
too	O
many	O
irritating	O
little	O
bugs	O
,	O
"	O
including	O
an	O
issue	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
accurately	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
golfer	O
's	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
McDonald	O
considered	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
to	O
now	O
be	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
golf	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
behind	O
Links	B-Application
and	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
DirectDraw	B-Device
for	O
graphics	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McDonald	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
courses	O
were	O
"	O
detailed	O
and	O
finely	O
rendered	O
"	O
but	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
those	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
and	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sports	O
Gaming	O
Network	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
considered	O
those	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
to	O
be	O
superior	O
,	O
while	O
mentioning	O
that	O
the	O
golfers	O
had	O
"	O
more	O
fluidity	O
"	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
golf	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McDonald	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
unlike	O
earlier	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
games	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
courses	O
from	O
Links	B-Application
add-on	O
disks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1999	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
154,741	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
equaling	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
approximately	O
$3.1	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
