PBA Bowling Challenge Review
Price: FREE
Version Reviewed: 1.0
App Reviewed on: iPad 2
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Bowling. Some call it a hobby. Some call it a sport. Some call it slow weekend fillers for ESPN. Regardless of what one thinks of the activity, most would be hard pressed to not understand how simple it is to throw a heavily-greased baby boulder down a hardwood hallway while trying to knock down as many pins as possible. Sounds easy enough, right? PBA Bowling Challenge for iOS attempts to translate these simple ideals to iOS. Is it an easy strike, or does it end up yielding a gutterball?
Controlling the game using a combination of either screen swipes or tilts, which the user can actually configure in the options menu, players try to rack up the biggest scores with the help of specialized balls. Though completely unnecessary, these balls are purchasable using in-game ticket currency and have a bevy of special properties. Also, alleys, balls, and even pins constantly differ, adding to the variety of the experience. Sure each location plays essentially the same, but when a game’s mechanics are this repetitive, at least something is providing an interesting change of pace.
It is impossible to deny that PBA Bowling Challenge is an entertaining and challenging title, however in order to get the most out of the game, it is hard to resist the siren’s call to drop a dollar or ten on consumables. Those that are opposed to spending money on free games should steer clear, because this could become a serious cash sink to the player on a roll.