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Pangya: Fantasy Golf trailer showcases characters, multiplayer
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Jun 1st 2009 at 10:00AM }
Gallery: Pangya: Fantasy Golf
Joystiq hands-on: Pangya Fantasy Golf
by Andrew Yoon { May 8th 2009 at 8:15PM } 
Pangya doesn't really change the way golf is played, but its super-cute graphics and adorable story mode should help it stand out. The story of Fantasy Golf is rather trite, and its mere existence is an interesting oddity. Characters are shaped from the same cliche anime molds we're familiar with, but the stunning art really makes these characters come to life.
Gallery: Pangya: Fantasy Golf
Pangya: Fantasy Golf coming to PSP this summer
by Andrew Yoon { Mar 18th 2009 at 11:45AM }
Check out a Japanese language trailer after the break.
Super Swing Golf teeing off in Europe this June
by Chris Greenhough { Apr 12th 2008 at 4:15PM }
Manga-fied golf title Super Swing Golf (or, as U.S. readers may know it, Super Swing Golf: Season 2) will be appearing in terminally neglected Europe this June 27th, courtesy of Rising Star Games.
As most Americans may well have already played/completed/traded in/completely forgotten about Tecmo's criminally under-rated golf game (it launched stateside back in December), it probably won't hurt to remind you that there's plenty of mascot cameo goodness, and quite a lot of a very serious sport not being taken seriously in the slightest. Which is for the best, really.
[Via press release]
Ntreev Soft: Pangya "probably" coming to the US
by Nick Doerr { Feb 21st 2008 at 6:00PM }
All the characters from seasons 1-4 are expected to make it into the PSP version -- seasons being, like, "expansions" from the original? Whatever. The game will hit Korea sometime this year with a US release thereafter slotted into the "probably" category. We just hope a game that's all about playing golf online will stay true to that and allow PSP gamers to play against others online.
[Thanks, Joe!]
Super Swing Golf Season 2 trailer is completely ridiculous
by David Hinkle { Nov 9th 2007 at 3:00PM }
Most Japanese teaser trailers and advertisements for games are a little weird, but we never knew the struggle on the links could be so epic. Battles are waged and balls are struck in such an unrealistic manner that would make even Happy Gilmore say "that's just too much." But, it's a video game, so things don't have to be ultra-realistic
What do you all think? Is the game looking like fun, or do you not go in for golf games, no matter how different they are from the traditional sport?
[Via Go Nintendo]
Tecmo reads Wii Fanboy -- (not really) CONFIRMED
by JC Fletcher { Nov 5th 2007 at 3:00PM }
The official Swing Golf Pangya 2nd Shot! homepage was just updated with a bunch of new Tecmo-related costumes, and who do we see? It's Mighty Bomb Jack! And Rygar! True, it's the "new look" Rygar from the Wii port, and not real Rygar, but close enough for us to feel completely responsible for this development.
The game also features character designs from Tokobot, Ninja Gaiden, and Solomon's Key, all of which are adorable. But we have to test our theory that Tecmo grants our wishes: This game would be awesome if you could play as a Tecmo Stacker.
[Via Siliconera]
Super Swing Golf Pangya could be coming to PSP
by Andrew Yoon { Oct 18th 2007 at 4:44PM }
The ultra-popular Korean online golf game may find itself on another home. With the PC and Wii platforms already conquered, it looks like PSP is the next target for cutesy Korean golf gaming. Zach M. from Siliconera noticed that a Korean music composer listed the game on his website. He's worked on previous Pangya games, and the addition of a PSP version leads us to believe that one is in the works ... at least for Korea.
It's not uncommon for musicians to leak a game in development. In fact, that's exactly what happened with Secret Agent Clank.
Super Swing Golf sequel features a Tecmo-tastic costume
by JC Fletcher { Sep 28th 2007 at 10:40AM }
The first Swing Golf Pangya (as Super Swing Golf was known in Japan) featured costumes that made your golfer look like Tecmo characters Kasumi or Ayane from the Dead or Alive series, or Ryu Hayabusa from both DOA and his own Ninja Gaiden series. For the sequel, Tecmo apparently wanted to make available the most Tecmo-y costume possible, and chose a recognizable uniform from a game that is not only well-known and well-regarded, but has Tecmo in the title. And, since it would be extraordinarily hard to swing a club dressed up like a Tecmo Stacker, they chose Tecmo Bowl. We're looking forward to future Rygar and (especially) Mighty Bomb Jack costumes, ourselves. There'd be no question about whether or not we'd be interested in a game that let you play golf in red tights and a horned helmet.
Ninja Gaiden costumes in Super Swing Golf sequel
by John Bardinelli { Jun 28th 2007 at 3:28PM }
In the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu, Tecmo announced a sequel to Super Swing Golf (known as PangYa elsewhere) for the Wii. Along with more courses, extra modes and items, the game will feature several new costumes, including those of Ryu and Rachel from Ninja Gaiden. There will also be new special moves such as "spike shots" that are unaffected by the wind. Japanese gamers can get their hands on the game this winter, but no word on a North American release yet.Sony to buy stake in Gamepot
by Chris Powell { Sep 16th 2006 at 8:30PM }
Sony Communication Network Corp. has announced it will buy a 27-percent stake in Gamepot, (No, not Gamespot or Gamestop) a mobile content and solutions provider, for about $22 million, according to Gamasutra.So-net says the move will broaden its online games operations.
In addition, Sony Communication, which operates So-net Internet service provider, will purchase 8,200 new shares of Gamepot in a third-party allocation. It will also buy 15,000 existing Gamepot shares from Aeria Inc., Gamepot's parent, a Reuters report stated.
Gamepot made a name for itself by publishing the popular online fantasy golf game, PangYa. I doubt this will have much of an impact for anything coming stateside, but it's encouraging to see Sony continue to take online gaming seriously.
(Via Gamasutra/Yahoo)
Japanese launch list unveiled
by Jason Wishnov { Sep 14th 2006 at 3:30AM }
Nintendo of Japan's website offers a list of those purported sixteen launch titles...and they're not all necessarily what you would have expected. Take a look!
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Wii Sports (including boxing and bowling to round out tennis, golf, and baseball)
- WarioWare
- Wii Play
- Red Steel
- SD Gundam Revolution
- Tamagotchi
- Ennichi no Tastsujin (a drum game, along the lines of Taiko Drum Master)
- Trauma Center: Second Opinion
- Elebits
- Necro-nesia
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
- Super Swing Golf Pangya
- Wing Island (demoed at E3 2006, the "plane game")
- Kororinpa (a Marble Madness-type game of some sort)
- Machariku Domino (a domino game)
To golf online, or not to golf online...
by David Hinkle { Jun 14th 2006 at 4:00PM }
First there was confirmed online gameplay, then there was only confirmed local multiplayer, now the rumor mill has churned out another juicy one in Super Swing Golf Pangya actually allowing for online play. Beloved by many in the past for its inclusion of online play, it would only be a natural progression for the game's leap to consoles to include multiplayer online also, but at the moment this can only be regarded as a rumor. Maybe someone should start an online petition for the game to include online play?Pangya Golf commercial: 7 million can't be wrong
by Ludwig Kietzmann { May 29th 2006 at 8:50PM }
There's just so much enthusiasm coming from this commercial for Super Swing Golf Pangya, it's hard to ignore it. Or to breathe. If you make it through to the end, you may even glimpse Kasumi, fresh from getting her head kicked in by a despicable clone in Dead or Alive 4.
[Thanks Nushio and AssemblyLineHuman!]
Pangya Golf interview
by David Hinkle { May 17th 2006 at 11:30AM }
In chatting with Tecmo's Product Specialist Ryan Arbogast, Wii-supporter The Wiire has been able to gain some more information on the upcoming golf title. The game is not to support online play, which we knew before, but seems to be geared up to offer a robust single-player campaign and local multiplayer experience featuring several different types of unlockables and game modes, as well as Kasumi from Tecmo's famous Dead or Alive franchise. Also, it turns out that the game's development team is being led by none other than Kaguchi-san, who has worked on Fatal Frame and Tokobot.
