| Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf Top Pro Golf 2 |
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North American cover art |
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| Developer(s) | Soft Machine[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive[1] |
| Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive |
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| Genre(s) | Traditional golf simulation[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer (up to four players[2]) |
| Media/distribution | ROM cartridge |
Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf (トッププロゴルフ, Top Pro Golf 2) is a 1993 golf video game that was released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive. The original manufacturer's suggested retail price of the game was ¥8,500 (equivalent to $109 USD).[3]
This gender-neutral video game features Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez; he was one of the most notable golfers during the late 1980s/early 1990s.[2][4] His tendences included wearing a Panama hat and swinging his putter like a katana whenever he completed a hole with a score that was under par.[2]
There are options for either stroke play, match play, or an elaborate golf tournament with 23 players trying to win the prestigious "Virgin Cup.[2][4][5]" Each opponent's skills are measured on putting, approaching the green, and controlling the golf ball using the provided golf clubs.[4] Players can either play on a ficticious U.S. golf course or a ficticious Japanese golf course complete with realistic clouds and hazards.[2][4][5] Once they get started, players must find out where to hit the ball from and make the right decision to aim the ball (taking wind speed into consideration).[4] A swing meter then allows the player to deliver the precise strength to get the ball as close to the hole as possible.[4]
The "triple click" feature found in classic golf games is not implemented at all.[2] Passwords have the length of almost 100 characters and are as frustrating as the passwords used on the video games King's Bounty and The Guardian Legend.[5] Statistics are not kept due to a lack of a battery backup (similar to those found in most role-playing games of that era like Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom and Final Fantasy V); forcing players to start over from scratch.[2]
The video game review site Sega-16 gave this video game a rating of 30% in its review done on May 20, 2010.[4][5]