Bethesda Softworks AMF Bowling 2004 X Box Sports Review

RafiFreak

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 0 of 5

Price Paid:  $4.00 from rental at blockbuste

Summary:
what else is there to say but...it just plainly stinks, everything about it is hard, the graphics are horrible, the music is terrible and repetitive and the gameplay itself is nothing like actual bowing. i suggest if you want a good bowling experience, return the game immediatly and head to the nearest bowling alley.

Vman

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 0 of 5

Price Paid:  $10.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Overall, not bad. Especially for ten bucks!!!! Now, I consider myself an avid bowler, but time and money doesn't allow me to do it as often as I like, and honestly, this game isn't a bad substitute for the real thing.
Although I agree that the in-game music has a LOT to be desired, and I would have preferred to have the Xbox's user music feature I just turn the built in music down and play my own externally.
I can see where a non-bowling enthusiast might find this sim difficult,
but that's exactly what this game is.... a sim!!!!
I feel like I'm actually at a bowling alley and the attention to detail in terms of lane design, character bowling styles and bowling conditions is first rate. Now I don't know if the game warrants handing down the average $50.00 premium for a game, but for $10-20.00 and you are a casual or avid bowling fan, I recommend it highly.

Glockstar

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 1 of 5

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 0 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $20.00 from GameStop

Summary:
Well, they make the game sound cool enough. And though I had hopes that this game would be another sleeper, there is no getting around it, and no other way to say it... this game is terrible.

Even with the budget price, most gamers will not find anything redeeming here. Only the most avid of bowling enthusiasts might... but even then, only if they're blind. And deaf. And... I better stop there.

It looks awful and it sounds worse; and when that's coupled with a STEEP learning curve, as with this here, there is just no fun to be found in a videogame - like this one.

Black Market Games, ZeniMax, and Mud Duck are names to remember... because the next time you see them on a videogame case you'll know to look away, right away.