Online tournaments are also a welcome addition here. Games are generally over pretty quickly, however, the load time between frames does seem just a little bit too long. You can go head to head with other professional bowlers, too. When you are actually in the games themselves, you will typically either be playing in qualifiers or exhibition matches by yourself. While I’m usually a fan of realism in my sports titles, these were welcome additions when I screwed myself over in difficult situations. You can’t use these at will but there are cool down times between usage. The bomb ball, well, it is basically an automatic strike. The split ball is used to help pick up spares that would otherwise be nearly impossible. The lightening ball has a forcefield around it, causing it to hit more pins than a normal ball. The main difference between the two modes is that arcade gives players the ability to use special bowling balls at any time during a game. PBA Pro Bowling can be played in either simulation or arcade mode. Honestly, I had a heck of a time actually getting this to work properly and gave up on this control option pretty quickly. You still control this with the joy stick after release. Whereas you would think that adding some spin would be handled with an angled release, it’s not. Using a Joy Con, the game prompts you to hold the ZR trigger, swing the controller in an upwards motion and then release the trigger to release the ball. It’s intuitive and you’ll find yourself getting used to the controls in no time. While the ball is on the lane you can also control the amount of spin that you put on the ball by moving the joystick left or right. Moving the joystick back begins your approach while pressing it forward initiates the release. Using a Pro controller or Joy Con Grip, you can adjust where you bowler starts his or her approach and the angle you want to take. There are quite a few things to unlock there, too.Ĭontrols in PBA Pro Bowling come in two flavors. The more you play and the deeper you get, the more rewards you receive to spend in the shop. Playing through the career mode is probably where you will be spending most of your time here. There is even a “Pro Shop” where you can use earned in-game currency to unlock additional bowling balls, bowlers, lanes and more. There are a handful of modes on offer here - Quickplay, Career Mode, Local Multiplayer and Online Tournaments. Well, for all of you PBA diehards out there, you needn’t wait any longer - PBA Pro Bowling is available now on all major platforms and aims to bring a mix of simulation and arcade action to gamers needing a bowling fix…to varying degrees of success. Aside from Wii Sports Bowling and the subsequent updated re-releases (Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club on Wii U), there haven’t been a lot of bowling games let alone licensed bowling titles. When it comes to bowling video games, the genre has been lacking over the past few years. I even had the chance to play the game for two years during my PE class in high school, so basically, I’m an expert. Regardless, I’m a man who enjoys bowling. Well, maybe not on a professional level…and probably not these days. One of the only sports you can play while you sip on a cold alcoholic beverage, eat some greasy garbage food and smoke cigarettes simultaneously.
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