Brunswick Pro Bowling (Requires Kinect) - Xbox 360

After researching the game on various sites on Google, I was a bit aprehensive about purchasing the game. After purchasing the game from Amazon I received it in record time. Playing the game it was so much fun that my neighbours are over here wanting to bowl all the time instead of the other games we have. Bottom line is that we all enjoy the game. Reading reviews sometime puts people off, not this game.

Being a former PBA member and Information technology specialist, I've played just about every computer bowling game ever devised. Some didn't even attempt to capture the essence of bowling and were just arcade games, while others tried to be realistic but failed miserably. The best bowling game in my opinion before this review was Brunswick Pro Bowling for the PC. The pin action was very realistic and there were changing oil patterns and a few balls to choose from. Then came the Kinect where you are the controller along with Kinect Sports that YES!! included bowling. I was stoked and bought it immediately. It was fun, but once again the game attempted to appeal to the masses and was more an arcade thing than a bowling simulation. It required the player to perform strange body motions to hook the ball and there were no lane conditions or ball choices; very disappointing. Then I saw that the Brunswick Pro Bowling franchise had created a game for the Kinect. I was immediately excited and started reading reviews, and was again disappointed. Every review I read hated the game and rated it as almost unplayable. Since it was available so reasonably, I decided to purchase a copy anyway. I am so glad I did. This bowling simulation, and I do mean simulation, is probably the closest thing to actually going bowling without visiting the local alley. Five different alleys are included with very different oil patterns. True to bowling, the oil patterns vary slightly between lanes at each house. This means that you still have to adjust your shot between games even if you have figured out the pattern. There are a huge amount of ball choices and each ball does something different as far as skid, roll, and hook attributes. There are realistic leagues, tournaments, and one on one matches. The sound effects are very realistic as well as the pin action. Like I said, a person would actually have to go bowling to beat this experience, and it wouldn't be by much. Now the down sides. If you are looking to have a quick bit of fun without any learning investment, this is not your game. Go buy Kinect Sports and play their bowling game for that. I can see why so many people have given this game a bad rating. Even I, as excited as I was and being a former professional, became a little frustrated at first trying to learn the body movements and figure out the game's control strategies. However, the more I played it, the more I came to appreciate how accurate the game really is to actual bowling. I also learned that the game is harder at first until a player invests enough time in leagues and tournaments to earn money and buy items. This was very frustrating at first, but at the same time was the real beauty of the game. It keeps you coming back for more to buy shoes, balls, hats, and wrist guards that improve your bowler's and thus your ability to hook the ball, be accurate, and throw as hard as you want. Next, to make the game this accurate and sensitive to your body movements, they had to push the Kinect device to it's limits of sensitivity. This has a cost. Annoying things happen if you are not careful about all your body movements while anywhere near the Kinect's veiwing area. Make sure other players and pets stay away from the sensor limits of the Kinect as well or you will find yourself aiming and throwing suddenly without warning even though you did nothing. Ambient light must also be controlled. If the room is too dark or too bright the game may not function at all. If you have enough space in your room, steps can be taken just like in real bowling. This is my favorite way to play and really enhances the perception of actually bowling. However, when swinging through to throw the ball and create hook, the player must finish in a relatively small zone in relation to the Kinect sensor to get the best results. Once again, this was frustrating at first until I realized this also made one be accurate with where they started, the length and speed of the steps, and the timing of the follow through and hook motion. All these things actually enhance the bowling experience once mastered. My last complaints are about the computer bowlers. If you are by yourself and want to bowl league or team tournaments, you can choose to have the CPU control the other players which is great. However you have to skip every single other player each frame to get to your turn. This means you will be standing still with your arm rigidly outstretched for over a minute between each frame to skip seven other computer players on the average league. This gets old in a hurry and there is no setting to change it. Finally, my last complaint is that all the computer bowlers throw straight balls down the middle with no hook at all. Every now and then a computer player will throw a hook at a spare, but 99% of the time it is just a sliding ball straight down the middle with no hook or roll. This is true all the way from beginner CPU players to the pros. In my opinion this really misses a chance to make the game even more realistic. It's fun to watch others try to figure out the lane conditions and sometimes watching helps you to figure out where to play on the lane and what ball to use. This aspect is totally absent since the CPU throws the same shot every time with the only difference being how many strikes it gives itself. In conclusion, if you love actual bowling, would like to experience something very close without going bowling, or are just an avid computer sports fan, this game is for you. You will have to invest some hours in learning the movements and acquiring gear just like in real life and will then be rewarded with satisfaction and a bowling experience that will be increasingly realistic. There is also the opportunity to have friends over and bowl realistic leagues that could span several weeks.

I have been an avid gamer since the 1980s beginning with the old Atari systems. If this is the best bowling simulation the Kinect has to offer then the system is in trouble. This is the most problematic, poorest interface I have ever used in a Kinect or Wii gaming program. It has an extremely involved learning curve that does not produce consistent, enjoyable or realistic results. I carreid a 190 to 200 league average for many years. How anyone could say this is a realistic simulation I have no idea. I would give it less than one star, but unfortunately that was the lowest rating available.

I bought this game and had issues with the screen shaking all over the place and very slow movement, I then went and read the reviews that were on this site and found that installing this game onto the hard drive eliminated all of the issues that I was having, in fact this game is very precise in the detailed way that you can control the speed, rotation and movement of your ball during approach and release. I was amazed in just how accurate this game is and would recommend it to everyone who is into precise bowling games.

The processing and shipping of this game were great. The game stinks. The kinect does not allow the hand movement and the ball release on the screen to work properly. It brought my family to frustration and tears. Forget it. Ain't worth a squat.

First off, let me state, I would give this a 3.5 (7 out of 10) but Amazon does not allow partial ratings. ***UPDATED*** due to multi-player issues I lowered it to a 3 out of 5. My Kinect Brunswick Pro Bowling arrived today via Fed Ex, and I've only done the quick play so this isn't a complete review. I was a little worried after reading the first 2 reviews, but I would have to greatly disagree with their reviews, as I had a far better experience with the game. First off, I check the booklet to get an idea for how to play, and then after booting up the game, I went to the how to play menu (one is how to bowl, and the other is how to use the menu items). Armed with some basic knowledge, i started the game, picked a bowler and chose the King Lanes. The game has different types of balls, and they are rated on the spin factor, and it gave me the mid rating ball, and I was just missing my spares. When I switched to the lower spin ball, my scores greatly improved (6 straight frames of spares or strikes in the 2nd game). Also you aim your throw with your non bowling hand, and the game tells you during the menu that if you want to step to please take a step back prior to throwing the ball. Why did it only get a 4 (or the 3.5) because i quickly discovered that if you don't bring your non throwing hand straight down it can once in a while slightly move your aim, which means you have to go back and re-aim. The other thing is since I was taking the step back (I like to put some speed on it) if I started my up swing too soon, the ball didn't release (i learned what was ok, and wasn't ok by the first game) and I ended up throwing a much slower ball which had more time to curve on me. The pin action was pretty accurate (very good) and you can skip the highlights (good). If you like bowling, I would tell you to get it. ***UPDATED*** I had some friends over this week and played multi-player for the first time, and noticed more of the glitches that people were complaining about. This game would freeze or spazz out when we changed bowlers, specially when we went from one friend who is 6'1" and somewhat bulky to someone who was 5'1" and pretty thin. I would say this is a better game to play by yourself or on line.

Sent it back the day after I received it. Nice graphics, nice options, but a horrible program. VERY difficult to align y our roll and even harder to consistently "LET GO" of the ball. You couldn't even go through the motion of actually bowling because you couldn't let go of the ball! I "REALLY" tried to like this because I was looking forward to getting it and getting a "Close to real life" look and feel for bowling. It proved to be just the opposite! So glad Amazon has a wonderful return policy!!!

Our family likes to gather and play video games. Doesn't much matter what the game is, we find them fun to try out. This game worked well for us. No lag. Easy to play and we had a lot of fun. The kids friends love to come over and play and they now grab this one and play it at least once during their night. It might be confusing for a very young child because you have to be a little more exact and less random about your actions, but definitely fun for all. We do NOT use the accessory ball that you can purchase. If you find you are having trouble with the responsiveness, adjust your lighting down or up until it works better for you. It is also very easy for movement along the side or background to hijack the players game. Our set up: We are set up in a completely dark theater room and the system runs thru a panasonic projector. We are currently doing gaming as a rear projection set up rather than front projection to avoid shadows on the screen. This really works well for us.

Jeux assez réel pour passer une belle soirée avec les amis et la famille

OK

pas terrible

pour les personne age ou je travail

Nephew love it