PBA Pro Bowling Review

[Steve_OS]

PBA Pro Bowling is here. FarSight Studios has taken the opportunity to bring a new bowling...

Written By: Jeff Botkin

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[King of Kings]

"I would have liked the option to set my line and spin from a first-person view, but then have my character bowl from a broadcast view. This would have created a total broadcast experience and enhanced the flavor of big-time events."

That's exactly why I'm not getting it. Also, the inability to play as any of the pros and create custom* tournaments. That would have increased its replayability by miles and should have been common sense from the developers. Oh well.

[Padgoi]

Awful review honestly.
Here's a real review.

https://bowlage.com/forum/index.php?...ortheast-r648/

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[ncp10]

I'm shocked there isn't an absolutely stunning bowling sim for XBox One. I have one for $3.99 on my Macbook Pro and love it, but it's for solo play only against AI, and it's played w/ the trackpad. Bowling is still a very popular sport and again I don't get why there aren't several really excellent titles for modern consoles. Just a good solid basic game with fabulous graphics/physics w/ head-to-head play w/ friends is what I'd love to have. Developers put too much into bells n whistles while missing the basics. I bought PBA Pro but returned it for a refund once installed and discovered to have no option for H2H play.

[Limadawg]

I refuse to buy a bowling game that doesn't give me the option to set the ball spin before the release. I've bowled a lot and don't ever remember being able to set the spin after I've thrown the ball. I hate that about bowling games. Tiger Woods golf was the same way. It was fun for a bit but got boring quick after constantly planting every shot within' a foot or two from the cup.



I want realism.If you can control the spin after the release, that's arcade mode if you ask me. Forget all the exploding ball crap! If it makes the game more difficult that's great. Bring it on! Lol

[rcp22556]

You made some valid points, most that I agree with - lack of camera angles, customization. But your point about ball spin (and it seems a lot of people) is flat-out wrong. I'm playin' the game in Jan. '21. There are two modes of play: Simulation or Arcade. You make this choice in the beginning. If you play Sim. mode, you set both spin and power 'before' the release. After that, you can do nothing but watch and pray. However, in Arcade Mode you can add spin after the release. Also in Arcade Mode, you can buy balls with special features that do, well, who knows what...don't really care. So I'm not sure what game others are playing, but thats how it works in my copy.

Second point. I love the reviewer's comment, "It might be some of the best pin physics he has ever seen". Really, what exactly does "might be" mean? Tell me, be specific, what console bowling game has better pin physics? The pin physics engine in this game is light-years ahead of any other console bowling game...and I understand the 2021 version is even better. And if a PC bowling game is out there somewhere that has better pin physics, I really want to know, I'll try it.

I love the game. Say what you want, but there hasn't been a decent professional bowlers tour game on console EVER! This is a first, unless you want to go back to Brunswick Pro Bowling for PS1.