High Velocity Bowling

[Starkiller]

After getting home last night I decided to download a game that I have been anticipation for awhile. I must say that I REALLY enjoy it way more than that Wii bowling game. The graphics look great in HD too. Form the reflective shine on the bowling lanes to the character models.
I pretty much played it all night last night and even had a few frames with the wife. While I’m not that great (my last score was 166) I do find the gameplay addicting.

Besides the standard bowling that normally you would think of, you also have Challenge Modes. In these you have tournaments and odd contest that you must win in order to unlock new bowlers and bowling balls.

At first I did find it difficult to learn how to play (the tutorial isn’t very good.) It didn’t take me, or my wife, long to figure it out on our own. While I’m bowling a 166 I have noticed that the more I play the higher my score is getting. By tonight I should be up in the 200s.

The inclusion of personal soundtrack was nice but I did enjoy the included music as it just fit with the game. Also for any Dualshock 3 owners out there it does support rumble.

While I feel 98% of the game is gold. I do have a few gripes. First is the aforementioned tutorial. There are no instructions on how to play or operate (or at least I couldn’t find it). Second is that each bowler has his/her own comment during and after each frame. You will start to notice by the 3-4 frames that they will constantly repeat themselves. While funny at first you start to get annoyed with them half way through the match. If the developer would have included an “on/off” option that would have been greatly appreciated. Overall I think the game is worth the $10.65 I spent and can’t wait to play again tonight.

Does anyone have any impression they want to share? Also if anyone has questions feel free to ask.