Ever since it was founded in 1998, Japanese game developer Clap Hanz has focused on producing Everybody’s titles released exclusively for PlayStation hardware. However, 2021 signals an end to that exclusivity, with the developer’s latest golf game launching for Apple Arcade instead.
In total, Clap Hanz has developed 12 Everybody’s titles for Sony, spread across the original PlayStation, PS2, PSP, PS3, PS Vita, PS4, and PSVR. Nine of those titles were golf games, but as VGC reports, the tenth golf game it’s launching no longer carries the Everybody’s branding. Instead, it’s called Clap Hanz Golf, is self-published, and available for Apple Arcade as of last Friday.
Even though it’s exclusive to Apple hardware rather than Sony’s, this looks to be a typical Clap Hanz golf game, offering multiple play modes (Tour, Score Attack, Survival) and a local multiplayer option. The visuals are the same colorful and vibrant graphics we expect from an Everybody’s Golf title, only minus the branding or distinctive character designs. Regular video game golfers will be happy to hear Clap Hanz included support for controllers, which also means you can play it using an Apple TV.
Clap Hanz developed all but the first Everybody’s Golf game for Sony, which was handled by Camelot Software back in 1997. There’s nothing to suggest it won’t do more Everybody’s titles in future, but for now, the developer has gone elsewhere to sell its very popular games. Hopefully they’ll be back for a PS5 golf and/or tennis game soon.
