iPhone App: Ten Pin Championship Bowling
August 4th, 2009
= 3 stars
Knock pins down with a heavy ball in this bowling simulation.
The Good
- Simple gameplay: move a hand holding a bowling ball to the left or right to aim, then swipe upward toward the top of the screen to send the ball hurtling toward ten pins. Swiping further up the screen adds more velocity and swiping diagonally directs the ball to either side… but make sure you don’t hit the gutters.
- The overall simulation is fairly accurate, specifically how the pins interact with one another after the ball hits. They will fall to either side and knock over additional pins, so there is some physics behind things.
- Pleasing, nostalgic graphics: a choice of two bowling venues complete with a glossy shine to the wood of the bowling lane, reflecting the ball and pins. After each frame, a friendly black-and-white score board (Bowl-O-Vision) descends to track your progress. One expects Danny Zucco and Sandy to show up.
The Bad
- Slightly unresponsive: there’s a slight delay following a swipe upwards to the ball actually flying into action.
- If you roll the ball at a slow velocity, the ball can get trapped in the gutter, causing the next frame to take a while to appear.
- The app occasionally got stuck on its last screen leaving no way to start the game over.
Conclusion
I’ve played several Skyworks games over the past few months, and this one comes closest to achieving the casual, highly satisfying fun of Arcade Bowling. This app is definitely better than 3 Points Hoops Basketball. However, since there are quite a few other bowling apps, others are surely worth a try before settling on this one.
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(This review requested by developer)
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