Considering that there are some people that bought a Wii just to play the bowling game bundled with Wii Sports, it's simply out of the question for Sony to launch PlayStation Move without its own take on the sport. While Sony doesn't have anything prepped as far as we know, developer FarSight Studios has its own game, Brunswick Bowling, in the works.
Unsurprisingly, the game is exactly what you'd expect, with the basic mechanics not dissimilar from "Wii Bowling." A notable difference is that the Move lacks any sort of direction pad, unlike the Wii Remote. Because of this, shifting your bowler left and right, as well as changing the angle of your shot, is all done with basic controller tilts. Point the controller upwards while holding the Move's middle button, and tilt left and right to shift placement of your bowler; point downwards and do the same to change the angle.
Once you're set to bowl, pulling the trigger (called the "T" button) preps the bowler. Next, you simply pull back on the controller and swing forward, releasing the trigger to send the ball down the lane. In the build FarSight was showing off, the moving of the bowler on the screen and your movements wasn't one to one; instead, you had to match the movements of the on-screen bowler, which was a bit awkward. FarSight says that when the game launches, this one-to-one movement will be in place, however. On the plus side, I found it easy to put spin on the ball with a slight flick of my wrist; it definitely felt as much (if not more) responsive than the bowling in Wii Sports Resort.
Brunswick Bowling may not be the "Wii Bowling" killer some would want it to be, especially due to the fact that it's a full retail title, and not a pack-in with the controller itself. Its realistic, HD visuals also don't seem to have the same charm as those of Wii Sports, either. Still, with a little polish, the game could be a solid experience for PS3 owners with "Wii Bowling Envy."
Brunswick Bowling is set to ship this fall alongside the release of PlayStation Move.
Contest:
2:40 PM on 03.11.2010
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The hardcore gamers? The ones bitching about Wii since it´s release?
The casual gamers? Why would they buy an additional concole to their already purchased Wii?
Bowling with Playstation Move and other games exiting on Wii since a few years now are doomed to fail in my eyes.
Simple as that...
Yep, this would win 9000+++++ points if this was added. Please Sony PLEASE make it come true!!!!
No matter how fancy it is, or how much you like either... you're going to feel like you've spent too much money.
Unless, of course, they build a game around the game. Then you might have something (Tennis RPG anyone?)
My best guess? Sony and Microsoft (with Natal) are hoping to copy Wii with only minor differences with a segment of games so they can entice Wii owners who might want to expand their gaming, as if to say even if you only want one or two games that we have exclusive, it's still worth buying a console because all those games you love you can still play over here. We have your Wii copied AND our games.
My other best guess? That it will fail (particularly at bringing in new gamers). Both companies might find temporary modest sales to the extent of an HD-DVD drive or an eye camera. But it'll be just another novelty.
I know I wouldn't take a bowling game for free, let alone buy it.
I was thinking this, too. Half the fun of Wii bowling is seeing a newbie accidentally toss a ball behind them and watching all the Miis scatter.
Then again, if they make the characters lifelike enough and STILL let me throw the ball at them, I'm onboard.
i agree. they should market this to the hardcore gamer demographic that makes up most of the ps3's market. i dont think any current ps3 owner is interested in dumbass casual family games. the people who are interested in those games already have a wii and i doubt they give a rats ass about ps3's move. hopefully sony will port over titles like madworld and house of the dead from the wii in improved hd graphics. now that will make me want to buy the move
The entire reason for making a Playstation 3 motion game over a wii one is to take advantage of the beefier hardware. But there is no point if the game being made doesn't look as good as the one on the cheaper, inferior hardware.
The worst part of this whole generation is it killed off art direction. All HD games end up realistic, and non-HD games look like psp ports. The industry is deep in the valley on uncanny, trying to claw it's way up the other side without the budget or the hardware necessary, and the visuals suffer for it.
I dislike wii bowling, apart from the 100 pin mode.
Oh sure, the naysaysers will say "but at least I don't have to wear disgusting bowling shoes or get lane polish all over my hands.
In full disclosure, I did play Intellivison Bowling as a kid pretty religiously, but that was between my weekly bowling league where I scored the highest game that year amongst all the kids: 210.
Of course you know that for sure...
I mean come on, every review I´ve seen so far said so. Oh wait, metacritic score for High Velocity Bowling is 68% whereas Wii Sports score 76%.
Some quotes:
"A game that simply isn't that much fun to play. Had we not been treated to Wii Sports then the controls on offer here would no doubt have seemed far more impressive, and the truth is that the Wii game destroys Sony's attempt."
"It's unlucky that Nintendo already achieved the same results with Wii Sports Bowling. High Velocity Bowling is mainly the same. Throwing a ball with the Playstation controller simply isn't as smooth as the Wiimote."
Very interesting, but thanks for telling us the ugly "truth" anyway! :-)
The only variables are to aim, how much power you use and how much spin.
I mean where do the bllod sucking zombies or laser cannon fire come in, thats what i want to know!
I guess we shall see.
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