Which iPhone Bowling Game is the Best to Buy?
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One of our regular community members is an avid bowler, and is quite good at it. In fact, his chat handle is Bowler4Ever. He inspired me to check out some of the bowling apps available for the iPhone. I have mixed reviews on them, but there is one that truly stands out above the rest. Let’s take a look at the ones I reviewed.
- 300 Bowl – I bought this one, because the price had been lowered to 99 cents. My only reaction when playing it was “wow. I just wasted 99 cents”. Don’t bother. It’s not worth your time.
- iBowl – It’s a much different dynamic than 300 Bowl, and it’s free! You touch something on the iPhone screen, and flick your wrist to roll the ball down the lane. It was ok, for being free. It wasn’t bad… but not something I’d really play much.
- Flick Bowling – This app is $5.00. I was worried about buying it, and wasting the money. I checked out the screenshots and such, and decided to give it a whirl.
Users can select from six different players, different balls, and tiered skill levels. The game uses the phone’s touch screen for input. Finger flicks control the shot line up and velocity or direction of the ball. The lane, pins, characters, and balls feature 3D graphics and textures. Gamers can choose to play alone or against the games other players, for quick sessions or full game lengths.
After choosing my player and ball color, and selecting my difficulty level, I was ready to flick and play. My first ball wasn’t bad, I knocked down nine pins. Then I actually picked up the spare!! Dude. For $5.00, it’s completely worth it. It has good sound and control, and excellent graphics. This is truly a game I’d enjoy playing often on my iPhone. I can’t help it. I love the sounds of a bowling alley. What’s up with that?!
What other iPhone apps are you in love with? What games can’t you stop playing? Let me know about them, and I’ll be happy to check them out.
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5 Comments
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP
October 7th, 2008
at 12:32am
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October 6th, 2008
at 7:45pm
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John B. Kendrick
October 5th, 2008
at 9:39am
Good to hear that iPhone apps are finally maturing. If you’re interested, you can read about my experiences with many of the web and native apps I’ve used since my original iPhone and more recent iPhone 3G purchases on my blog at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com Just click on the index for a complete listing. John
lockerhaxor
October 5th, 2008
at 10:33am
If I get an iPhone or iPod Touch, I will be buying this App. In fact it’ll be the first App I buy!
Thanks :)
IceQ
January 28th, 2009
at 4:34pm
Try King Pin on the iPhone, its like Wii bowling. Just came out last month I think