Arcade Bowling Lite
Hold on to your socks, folks, because the classic carnival game of Arcade Bowling is now available on your iPhone and iPod Touch through a great App called Arcade Bowling Lite! Created by game developers Skyworks Inc., this App is the free version of Arcade Bowling, and provides for a new type of experience of any iPhone and iPod Touch gamer.
This game takes the concept of the bowling App, which was really popular when the iPhone and iPod Touch first came out, and moves it into another league altogether. The point in the game is to accumulate a higher number of points than the top person on the high-score table, which is your only competition. You do so by rolling the ball so it lands in the hole with the most points marked. Be aware, though, that the higher the value of the hole, the harder it is to get it in there. While the concept of the game is fairly new and interesting, we feel it would have been more fun with a high-score table. Even though the highest anyone could theorectically get would be 1000, we think this can be overcome with a version where the player continues to play until missing the 100. We also think a head-to-head mode of the game would also be very exciting and fun. Another sizable problem in the game is how the ball curves, and a manual on the topic would be appreciated.
This App is certainly a keeper in the world of iPhone and iPod Touch games, but without some improvement in gameplay, it will dimish in the competitive world quickly. That’s why even though we found the game interesting and slightly addictive, we only award this app with a weary 4 out of 5 stars.
