<s>
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
96	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hitmen	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
,	O
Unexpected	O
Development	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
NuFX	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DO	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
Ceris	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
Polygames	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
10	O
professional	O
golfers	O
as	O
playable	O
or	O
as	O
CPU	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
:	O
Brad	O
Faxon	O
,	O
Lee	O
Janzen	O
,	O
Tom	O
Kite	O
,	O
Bruce	O
Lietzke	O
,	O
Davis	O
Love	O
III	O
,	O
Mark	O
O’Meara	O
,	O
Peter	O
Jacobsen	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Sluman	O
,	O
Craig	O
Stadler	O
,	O
and	O
Fuzzy	O
Zoeller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	O
clubs	O
are	O
assigned	O
automatically	O
by	O
the	O
caddie	B-Application
as	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
deems	O
suitable	O
for	O
every	O
lie	O
and	O
every	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
's	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
scores	O
of	O
8.5	O
and	O
9.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
it	O
retained	O
the	O
excellent	O
aspects	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
while	O
dramatically	O
improving	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
spectacular	O
graphics	O
and	O
amazingly	O
comprehensive	O
controls	O
,	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
immerses	O
you	O
in	O
intense	O
armchair	O
golf.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
of	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
thought	O
golf	O
was	O
boring	O
,	O
think	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
modes	O
,	O
accurate	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
slightly	O
grainier	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
are	O
stunningly	O
lifelike	O
in	O
absolute	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
of	O
GamePro	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
EA	O
Sports	O
tried	O
to	O
cram	O
its	O
marvelous	O
PlayStation	B-Device
PGA	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
Genesis	O
cart	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
just	O
did	O
n't	O
fit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
inferior	O
graphics	O
and	O
slow	O
screen	O
redrawing	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
shot-planning	O
features	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
previous	O
iterations	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
saying	O
this	O
makes	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
precisely	O
calculate	O
one	O
's	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
fails	O
to	O
outdo	O
the	O
Genesis	O
's	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
weak	O
audio	O
and	O
absence	O
of	O
features	O
like	O
backspin	O
and	O
3D	O
terrain	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
makes	O
an	O
overall	O
"	O
good	O
round	O
of	O
golf	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
praised	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
as	O
offering	O
good	O
options	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
an	O
appealing	O
"	O
plug-and-play	O
"	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
