<s>
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
(	O
full	O
title	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Featuring	O
Gary	O
Player	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1998	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
1999	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
2	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
features	O
three	O
playable	O
golfers	O
,	O
including	O
professional	O
golfer	O
Gary	O
Player	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
provides	O
advice	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
British	O
company	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
computer-controlled	O
golfers	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
lacked	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
their	O
actions	O
were	O
pre-recorded	O
,	O
making	O
their	O
gameplay	O
the	O
same	O
during	O
each	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Goble	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
Mouse	O
Drive	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
"	O
does	O
mouse	O
driving	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
more	O
innovation	O
and	O
complexity	O
,	O
than	O
the	O
competition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kaiafas	O
stated	O
that	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
the	O
patience	O
to	O
practice	O
using	O
the	O
Mouse	O
Drive	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
does	O
present	O
some	O
new	O
challenges	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
fun	O
to	O
master.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lackey	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
had	O
come	O
out	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
hailed	O
as	O
an	O
excellent	O
golf	O
sim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Owen	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
praised	O
the	O
commentary	O
and	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
a	O
"	O
very	O
accomplished	O
,	O
impressive	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
little	O
that	O
is	O
truly	O
astounding	O
or	O
original	O
about	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hill	O
considered	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Tiger	O
Woods	O
series	O
superior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
PC	O
Zones	O
1998	O
Reader	O
Awards	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
World	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
1999	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
2	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Vaughan	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
rated	O
it	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
name	O
suggests	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
2	O
is	O
merely	O
a	O
disappointing	O
course	O
data	O
disc	O
that	O
fails	O
to	O
deliver	O
anything	O
radically	O
new.	O
"	O
</s>
