Editing Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 81/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mario-golf-toadstool-tour/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for GameCube Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
| Edge = 6/10<ref name="edge">{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=128 |date=October 2003 |page=101}}</ref>
| EGM = 7.83/10<ref name="egm">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1492046,00.asp |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=171 |date=October 2003 |page=162 |access-date=April 14, 2010 |author=EGM staff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040301191804/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0%2C4364%2C1492046%2C00.asp |archive-date=March 1, 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| EuroG = 7/10<ref name="Eurogamer"/>
| GI = 8/10<ref name="gi">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200309/R03.0821.1023.11085.htm |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=125 |date=September 2003 |page=110 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Justin Leeper |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050422041047/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200309/R03.0821.1023.11085.htm |archive-date=April 22, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="gamepro">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/30466.shtml |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Review for GameCube on GamePro.com |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=July 28, 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Fennec Fox |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204150619/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/30466.shtml |archive-date=February 4, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameRev = B<ref name="gamerev">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/mario-golf-tt |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Review |publisher=[[GameRevolution]] |date=August 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Ben Silverman |archive-date=January 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122051103/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/mario-golf-tt |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot = 8.3/10<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-golf-toadstool-tour-review/1900-6072783/ |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=July 30, 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Ryan Davis |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104173948/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-golf-toadstool-tour-review/1900-6072783/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="GameSpy">{{cite web |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/mario-golf-toadstool-tour/6072p1.html |title=GameSpy: Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |date=August 6, 2003 |access-date=December 25, 2008 |author=Raymond Padilla |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219154446/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/mario-golf-toadstool-tour/6072p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GameZone = 9/10<ref name="gamezone">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/mario_golf_toadstool_tour_gc_review |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - GC - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=July 31, 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Louis Bedigian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821133848/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17069.htm |archive-date=August 21, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = 8/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/07/30/mario-golf-toadstool-tour |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |website=IGN |date=July 29, 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Matt Casamassina}}</ref>
| NLife = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="nlife">{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/11/mario_golf_toadstool_tour_retro |title=Review: Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GameCube) |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Mark Reece |archive-date=December 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223144135/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/11/mario_golf_toadstool_tour_retro |url-status=live }}</ref>
| NP = 4.2/5<ref name="np">{{cite magazine |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=171 |date=September 2003 |page=134}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[BBC Sport]]''
| rev1Score = 85%<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/game_reviews/3863563.stm |title=Let's Play: Mario Golf <nowiki>[Toadstool Tour]</nowiki> |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=July 7, 2004 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Alex Trickett}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Cincinnati">{{cite news |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/090803_gamecube.html |title=Racing, golf games have sporty appeal |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=September 9, 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Marc Saltzman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516072240/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/090803_gamecube.html |archive-date=May 16, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

''Toadstool Tour'' received a positive reaction from critics, although it was criticised for being too similar to its predecessor.<ref name="Eurogamer">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariogolf_gc |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=June 26, 2004 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Tom Bramwell |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100208/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariogolf_gc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GameSpot"/> ''[[Eurogamer]]''{{'}}s Tom Bramwell commented that "Mario Golf hasn't really grown much since its time on the N64", despite enjoying the game's course design and "sense of fun".<ref name="Eurogamer"/> Both ''[[GameSpot]]'' and ''[[IGN]]'' praised the game's courses, although the later stages were preferred to the more basic initial courses.<ref name="IGN"/><ref name="GameSpot"/> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' lauded the game's physics evidenced by the use of wind, weather, and surface conditions.<ref name="egm"/> The game was often likened to the ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour]]'' games, which served as a criticism when ''Eurogamer'' noted the absence of events and player progression in the game's single-player mode.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> This point was shared by Jennifer Tsao of ''EGM'', who wanted "a more compelling single-player mode" that would offer a "golf pro who coaches me based on my swings".<ref name="egm"/>

The game's controls were generally well received, despite specific issues such as difficulties executing very short putts due to the game's power meter.<ref name="GameSpy"/> The accessibility of the controls in particular were lauded, although Camelot's choice not to use the analogue swing present in many golf games was a common complaint.<ref name="Eurogamer"/><ref name="IGN"/> This specifically was compared to the analogue system present in ''Tiger Woods'' games, prompting [[Matt Casamassina]] to comment "going from Tiger Woods back to the mechanics of Mario Golf feels like going from car to horse".<ref name="IGN"/> The variety of modes available in ''Toadstool Tour'' was rated as "amazing" by ''GameSpot'', who proceeded to commend the clarification provided by the game's manual booklet and in-game tutorial.<ref name="GameSpot"/> ''Eurogamer'' also noted this by offering praise to "Ring attack", but conversely rated "Coin attack" as "a bit shallow".<ref name="Eurogamer"/> The game's multiplayer offerings were highly regarded by most reviewers.<ref name="GameSpy"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/3111/mario-golf-toadstool-tour-gamecube |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Hands-on Preview |publisher=Nintendo World Report |date=July 28, 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Rick Powers |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051451/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/3111/mario-golf-toadstool-tour-gamecube |url-status=live }}</ref>

Many reviewers criticised ''Toadstool Tour{{'}}''s use of camera, especially when the ball's presented route would ignore obstacles.<ref name="GameSpy"/><ref name="IGN"/> ''GameSpot'' otherwise welcomed the game's visuals, however, arguing that the recurring ''Mario'' characters "never looked better".<ref name="GameSpot"/> ''IGN'' also lauded the graphics  present in the [[full motion video]] and the rest of the game, as well as ''Toadstool Tour''{{'}}s audio. Matt Casamassina acknowledged the characters' voiced taunts, saying "the muttering, complaining Waluigi, never fails to bring a smile to our faces".<ref name="IGN"/>

Alex Trickett of [[BBC Sport]] gave it 85% and stated, "If you like pure simulation stick with world number one [[Tiger Woods]], but if you are ready for a wackier round of golf, let your favourite Italian plumber come to the fore."<ref name="BBC"/> Likewise, Marc Saltzman of ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'' gave it four stars out of five and stated that, "One of the game's greatest assets is its intuitive control scheme. Novice and seasoned players will be able to pick up and play with little trouble. There are customizable options for manual or automatic swing modes."<ref name="Cincinnati"/> However, the only negative review came from Alex Porter of ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', who gave it a score of four out of ten, saying, "Golfing game standards like club selection, power meter, and control of backspins and topspins satisfy, but the sometimes-clunky controls and confusing camera perspectives will leave you teed-off."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_5843.html |title=Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |magazine=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |date=July 29, 2003 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |author=Alex Porter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030813235429/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_5843.html |archive-date=August 13, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' remarked "Perfect controls, lovely visuals, a classic character roster... what more could you want from a sports game?", placing the game 53rd on a list of greatest Nintendo games.<ref>{{cite web | author=East, Tom | date=February 23, 2009 | title=100 Best Nintendo Games: Part 3 | url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7258 | work=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] | publisher=[[Future plc]] | access-date=September 9, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831020618/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7258 | archive-date=August 31, 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Sales and awards===
''[[GameSpot]]'' named ''Toadstool Tour'' the best GameCube game of July 2003.<ref name=gotm>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408155255/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/080103/index.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/080103/index.html | title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Month in Review: July 2003 | author=((The Editors of ''GameSpot'')) | date=August 1, 2003 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=April 8, 2004 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

By July 2006, ''Toadstool Tour'' had sold 830,000 copies and earned $26 million in the United States. ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' ranked it as the 72nd highest-selling game launched for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] or [[GameCube]] between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of ''Mario'' sports games released in the 2000s reached 2.5 million units in the United States by July 2006.<ref name=nextgensales>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century|author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe | date=July 29, 2006 |work=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Toadstool Tour'' sold 1.03 million units in North America as of December 27, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Platinum Videogame Chart|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915191335/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml|archive-date=2020-09-15|access-date=August 8, 2008|website=The Magic Box}}</ref>

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