PangYa
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| Developer(s) | Ntreev Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Ntreev Soft (March 2009) Gamepot Inc. Ini3 Digital Company Limited Ntreev USA (March 2009) GOA Former Publishers |
| Version | Various across different servers |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Genre(s) | Golf |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| System requirements | Celeron 500 MHz or higher, 128 MB of RAM, DirectX 8.1 |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Mouse |
Pangya (Korean: 팡야, lit. "Bang!"), is an online multiplayer casual golf simulation game designed by a Korean development company, Ntreev Soft and published by Korean online game publisher HanbitSoft. The full game is free to download, although certain special items for the game (such as clothes for characters, new equipment, and decorations) can only be purchased with real money. However, all characters are purchasable without real money, and certain measures have been taken to minimize or effectively reduce the differences between money users and non-money users. The game awards players with Pang, a currency that can be used to upgrade a character, or items to gain the upper hand during a course.
Pangya currently has servers in Korea, Japan, Thailand, North America and Europe.
However, the Philippines, Brazil, Taiwan, Singapore & Malaysia (S.E.A.), Indonesia & China servers have all ceased operations, mostly due to low popularity. The US server, which was operated by OGPlanet as Albatross18 ceased operations on March 10, 2009.[1] However, on February 12, 2009, Ntreev USA announced that they would launch their own servers and that the game would have its name changed from Albatross18 back to Pangya. On March 12, 2009, Ntreev USA launched the new Pangya service in the Americas. Albatross18 players were able to migrate their accounts to Ntreev USA's Pangya servers until about June 30, 2009.
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[edit] Gameplay
The gameplay is designed similar to most other golf games. The power and accuracy of a shot are determined by a meter located at the bottom of the screen, using the "three-click method": one click to activate the meter's bar, one click to set power, and one click to set accuracy. Clicking is either done by moving the mouse pointer over the bar and clicking, or simply pressing the space bar.
The game's graphics look more like that of an anime than real golf, and many features are derived of creative imaginations rather than realism. For example, players have the option of using golf clubs that resemble household products or baseball bats, courses such as Silvia Cannon and Wiz Wiz are set in fantasy realms, and certain special shots that are physically impossible can be performed. However, at the same time, the game is realistic enough for the most part, with various factors like wind, angle and other external factors affecting the accuracy of a shot.
[edit] Characters
The playable characters of the game. As of Pangya season 4, there are nine. One character is given to you as soon as you register for the game, depending on the gender you specify. All the other characters must be purchased either with Pang or in packages purchased using paid currency which contain the character and a particular set of clothing for said character.
- Scout/Nuri - Age: 15 - A young boy, who was invited by Pipin to Pangya Island after she noticed his love for the game of golf. He played golf on Earth for one year and trained for Pangya for about two months. He is the descendant of the unnamed hero of Pangya Island from Earth who fought against the Demon King. His hobbies include doing karate, playing video games, and watching action movies.
- Hana/Anna - Age: 14 - A young girl, who was invited by Quma to Pangya Island after she noticed her love for the game of golf. She is one of Scout's childhood friends from Earth. Her experience with golf and Pangya is roughly the same as Scout. Like Scout, she is also related to another hero who saved Pangya Island from the Demon King. She secretly has a crush on Scout. Hana subscribes to many fashion magazines and also collects a lot of hair ribbons.
- Uncle Bob/Azer - Age: 41 - An ex-cop, invited by Lola to Pangya Island. He is only a beginner, but brags as though he's been playing the game for years, and often gets himself into trouble. His most favorite food which he claims gives him the power he needs for any game is fried chicken. Despite being short tempered, he has a soft side for Cecilia. Sometimes he works out and bike to everywhere since he doesn't have a car. His laziness from eating and watching detective movies always make him gain more weight than he gives off though.
- Cecilia/Angelina - Age: 27 - The first officer of Pangya Island's naval fleet, as well as the captain of the naval battleship Silvia. She is in search for anyone to recruit to the Navy and to take down Kooh. Even though she practices Pangya for eight months, her skills is like no other against her crew. Unfortuntely, her perfectionate personality and her overcalculation doesn't give it all she got.
- Max - Age: 23 - A professional tennis player from Britain who ended up on Pangya Island due to an airplane accident. He joins the Pangya tournament after hearing that the captain of the navy would be entering in the hopes of realizing his dream of being a jet fighter. Even though he only played Pangya for about a month, his nine years of tennis skills have helped him well when playing a hole. He is also interested on demon speed vehicles, mainly motorcycles..
- Kooh - Age: 11 - A very athletic pirate from Bartos and the captain of the Lunar Tomb ship. She is trying to find her father, who went missing after the latest battle of the Demon King ten years ago. She reunited her dad's crew after they broke up thinking that Kooh's dad sided with the Demon King. She convinced her crew and tries to prove her dad was innocent. Her experience as a pirate and weaponry not only helped her in Pangya but also matured like an adult. Even though she's a rough pirate, she has a not-so-much of a secret of having to collect dolls. No one in her crew does not know this secret. In every Pangya game, she carries her dad's cannon with her.
- Arin - Age: 20 - The first female in a long line of excellent magicians on Pangya Island. She graduated from WizWiz school at the top of her class. One day, she saw Max in a tournament and fell head over heals for him. She practices Pangya all the time in the hopes that she could one day meet Max, and play a round of Pangya against him. She transforms her pet dove, Hato, as a club to play and practice. Even though she's shy in front of Max, she actually performs better with a crowd. Besides playing Pangya and practicing sorcery, she loves to cook and wishes to cook for Max one day.
- Kaz - Age: 18 - A descendant of the Demon King and possesses the power of one. He trained for fencing for about twelve years and is the best out of his clan. His clan, the Rue clan, was one of the best swordsman on Pangya Island, but they serve to the Demon King. He lost his memory due to the trauma of losing the love of his life, Karen, who sacrificed her life for his on the day that he would be the next Demon King. He can't remember anything from the past and hopes that he could remember by joining the Pangya tournament. Alongside him during a game is the ghost of Karen.
- Lucia - Age: 17 - A pop idol singer of Pangya. She has many fans all over the world. Other than singing, her favorite hobby is collecting jewelry. After hearing treasures were found on the island, she went to the tournament to find the rarest gem.
[edit] Caddies
Caddies are secondary characters in the series who stand by the player character, guiding them and giving them tips. Some caddies are hired on a monthly salary of Pang, while others are paid for once, using paid currency.
- Papel/Bongdari - Nobody knows who invented Papel, a shopping bag who seems to have been brought to life by magic. He can be somewhat mischievous. Everyone loves him for his cute, innocent eyes. Players receive him for free if they finish the training mode. There are also other variants of Papel available through various means.
- Pipin/Pippin - Pipin is a Cross Chronos fairy, a fairy who can go across time and space. Cross Chronos fairies usually look around to the first hero of Pangya's homeland, Earth, to invite in the game. She invited Scout to the world of Pangya.
- Dolfini/Dofku - This cute dolphin was once told, when he was very young, that his long-lost mother had flown to space on a rocket. Ever since then, he has carried the umbrella to practice his flying skills, in the hopes that one day he will be able to fly into space and meet her once more. No one has the heart to tell him that his species can't fly. Dolfini is also the pet of Quma.
- Quma/Kuma - An impulsive young man from the Libera tribe, who invited Hana to Pangya Island. He believes actions speak louder than words.
- TitanBoo/XueXue - A forest giant bear from the Ventus area of Pangya Island. TitanBoo is from the Titan clan who listens to the calls of nature. He maybe very large, but wouldn't hurt a fly.
- Tiki/ - A magician in training, who looks up to her sister, Brie. She also has a twin who is better at magic than her, Minty. She is constantly making mistakes but thinks she can be just as her sister. She is never seen without her sister Brie's broomstick or her little pet Mochi.
- Lola/Lolo - The daughter of the Libera tribe's chief leader. She is always treated like a princess back at home. She has a cheerful personality, and seems to be good friends with Quma. she invited Uncle Bob to play Pangya but it's no easy work for her.
- Brie/Cadie - Tiki's sister, and an experienced magician. She is very much a carefree person, but is also quite skilled; she was one of the seven mages who helped in creating the Mystical Aztec golf ball to fight the Aura of Darkness which nearly consumed Pangya Island. Her knowledge of both light and dark magic along with her experience can help you in the game.
- Pang Ramyon - A mysterious caddie which looks like a ramen cup. The lid bears a Black Papel face.
- Black Papel/Black Bongdari - A Papel with its evil black design who was created by the Demon King for evil purposes He created him let its user to control a ridiculous amount of spin on the Aztec. Unfortunately, it does no evil good since he's a nonliving, magical shopping bag.
[edit] Terminology
[edit] Game Modes
There are several game modes of Pangya you could play.
- Versus Mode - In versus mode, you play against others turn by turn with two to four players for 3,6, 9, 18 holes. Winners are determine by your score. In case of a tie, pang is used to chose the winner.
- Stroke Play is one of the versus mode options where you compete by strokes and score. The lower your score, the better you play.
-Match Play, unlike stroke play, determines the winner of the hole. You still have to get a lower score than your opponent on the hole to win for that whole, but you must have the most wins to win the whole game. Match play is played with teams, red team and blue team. You can go against another player, or play with a partner against another player and their partner. If anyone quits in the middle of a game, the whole game is finished.
- Tournament Mode - A mode where you can go against 3 to 29 other people in real time There are no turns but there is a ranking system.
-Regular Tournament mode is when you can versus 3 to 29 other at real time. There is a ranking system to determine who is the best player of that round. There are also special awards to people for more bonus pang to the best chipper, the best putter, the fastest driver without getting a bogey once, longest driver, and a luck award which is given to a random person. You can also have a chance to win a gold, silver, or bronze trophy
-Team Tournament needs 12 to 30 people to play. Like Match Play, there is a red team and a blue team. Both teams need to have an equal amount of people in order to start. At the end of the game, each teams score is tallied up and determine the winner.
-Guild Tourney is when guilds battle against another guild. You need to join a guild if you want to play. Its function is similar to Team Tournament.
- Battle Mode - A special mode of Pangya that deters off of the original concept.
-Pang Battle is a special versus mode where you gamble with pang. Play your best to win the other players' pang. You receive their pang if you win the hole. If theirs a draw on the hole, it will carry over to the next hole causing it to double or quadruple the amount of the total pang. In case the game is finished and there is still a draw, there will be an approach hole where you have to be closest to the hole without chipping in at the fastest time.
-Approach Mode is where you have to be in the closest and fastest person to the hole without chipping in against 5 to 29 other people. In Season 3, you have to pay 100 pang to play one hole. Everyone's pang is stored to a pot and everyone gambles to win the amount. First to third place have to split the amount though At rare times, the amount may double or even triple the amount in the pot. As of Season 4, entrance fees/gambling have been removed and now you can play up to nine holes with missions that you have to work together to win treasure chests that have full of goodies. No missions can appear a lot where its normal approach mode without the gambling unless there are more players playing this mode. Some missions are for genders playing the game, genders of the character, chipping-in, distances, etc. At the end of the game, you'll get prizes from the treasure chests you collected.
- Ghost Mode - You can play against someone's ghost recording in an 18 hole game even if they are busy or offline. Your quit rate and Aztecs won't be affected here, but any time boosters and items will be consumed when used in the game. To go to Ghost Mode, you must go to someone's profile and hit ghost mode. Some people may not have ghosts. To get a ghost, you must complete an 18 hole game. At the end of this mode, you can click on your mouse to receive more bonus pang until the timer is finished.
- Family Mode - A mode where you can play against a family member on your computer taking turns.You can only use the stuff you have on your account. Your will be consumed and you won't get any experience points or pang from this. So in other words, it's more like a practice mode.
- PSq's/Lounges - PSq's, or Player Squares, are where you can talk to friends and selling consumable pang items and pang clothes. You can talk or make a shop in any one of the holes in one of the courses of the game. It's a place to socialize. Only 10 to 30 people can be in these kind of rooms.
[edit] Clubs
A player will start the game with the default golf club and as player progresses, they are given the option to purchase new clubs, either using Pang or Cookies (Points in North America server). Club sets differ from each other in term of stats provided, available upgrade slots, level requirement, and appearance. Just like in real golf, Pangya club sets contain 4 basic type of clubs, they include woods, irons, wedges, and putters.
[edit] Currency
The currency of Pangya is Pang. Pang is normally earned by finishing a hole at par or better, pulling off powerful shots, and making difficult chip-ins. Pang can be used at the Shop to buy equipment or items. Pang can also be used to upgrade equipment such as golf clubs, or the characters themselves, boosting their stats.
A cookie system has also been established on most Pangya servers which allows people to buy equipment and items using real cash. NTreev USA's Points system (which is system designed to allow their respective virtual credit systems use on multiple games) replaces the cookie system but are identical in usage.
[edit] Ranking
In Pangya, a ranking system is used. When you first create a character their level will be Rookie F. As you play more games in tournament mode or match play you will gain more experience points and move up in rank, the highest being Legend or Infinite Legend, depending on the regional server's current game software revision.
[edit] Special Shots
In Pangya, special shots are achieved by doing different combinations of keys. The standard "perfect shot" is performed by hitting a shot that lands in the white bar, causing a voice to cheer "Pangya!". To add to this, under certain conditions, players can hit shots such as the Power Topspin, Power Backspin, and Power Curve, aiding them in avoiding obstacles or chipping the ball into the hole. More complicated shots can be achieved such as the Super Pangya, which adds 10-20 yards to a shot (depending on how many power bars are spent on the shot), and the Cobra, Tomahawk and Spike, which change the trajectory of the shot considerably. For example, the Tomahawk shot makes the ball shoot out on fire before exploding on the floor where it stays unless Front or Backspin is applied. Spike where the ball after hitting goes straight up vertical then freezes in the sky before plummeting to the ground with an explosion much like the Tomahawk then finally the Cobra which after shooting the ball it travels inches away from the ground before going a little vertical and falls to the ground with no explosion.
[edit] Other Versions
[edit] Super Swing Golf series
First unveiled at Nintendo's E3 press conference during a montage trailer, Super Swing Golf was announced for the Wii gaming system. The game was in joint development by Ntreev Soft and Tecmo, was released on December 2, 2006, by Tecmo in Japan, and was released on December 12, 2006 in the U.S. Super Swing Golf has been built from the ground up for the Wii but still shares similar attributes with the PC version of the game. The sequel to Super Swing Golf, Super Swing Golf: Season 2, has also been released, featuring new items as well as the Deep Inferno, Pink Wind, and Ice Spa courses from Pangya on PC as well as the Special Shot 'Spike'.
[edit] Pangya: Fantasy Golf
On June 23, 2009, TOMY (under license from SK Telecom) released Pangya: Fantasy Golf for the Sony PSP in North America.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Developer
- Ntreev Soft - Developer of Pangya.
- Official servers
- Pangya Korea - Official Korean server (Ntreev).
- Pangya Japan - Official Japanese server (Gamepot).
- Pangya Thailand - Official Thai server (Ini3).
- Pangya USA - Official North American server (Ntreev USA).
- Pangya Europe - Official European server (GOA, France Telecom).
