Wonderputt is a conventional minigolf game with 18 holes, in which you use the usual direction-and-power mechanic to direct the ball: mouseover the ball, and an arrow appears, pointing along the line between your ball and mousepointer; you draw the pointer back to increase power, and click to release.
So far, so normal; what's interesting about the game are its visuals and flash animations. The course is an oddly-designed 3D structure, and between each hole an interesting animation plays; for example, at one point, cows emerge from the barns at lower right, eat their way across the field thereby establishing the shape of the course, and are then beamed up by a flying saucer, which drops your ball at the course start.
It's a quick play, but a little charming -- and on a second playthrough, an additional element is added.
Wonderputt is a 2012 IGF Nominee in the Excellence in Visual Art category.
oh yes
Came across this the other week and it is indeed ultra-charming. I dislike golf games but this one grabbed me by the lapels.
quibbles
The design choice to have the full background for the course on screen at all times combined with the fixed resolution that's a bit small on my monitor made the game somewhat hard to play. But that's really the only criticism i can level against it.
Oh and it's somewhat short. So all in all it's a nice waste of 15 minutes time.