HyperBowl
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $0.99 | Technicat, LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Swipe up along the screen to push the bowling ball forward, left and right to roll horizontally, down to push the ball back.
Tip: Sweep along the length of the screen for a more powerful push.
Play 1-4 players in the original Arcade Mode or quick-play with your Game Center account, featuring a leaderboard for each lane and up to sixteen achievements for completing lanes, consecutive strikes and bowling a perfect game!
***** Reviews on the Web *****
MacLife lists HyperBowl as one of the Greatest iPhone Apps of 2009 - "Sure, there are a lot of bowling games for the iPhone, but none of them match the legacy that HyperBowl has. The gameplay feels organic, with its beautiful outdoor themed bowling lanes."
SlapApp says "HyperBowl definitely portrays a retro arcade feel that’s consistent with the original, and offers a uniquely different game-play that other traditional bowling apps simply do not offer."
Smartphone Review - "HyperBowl is one wild bowling experience."
SmartAppDevelopers - "Easy to play yet challenging. Great setting design."
HowsMyApp rates HyperBowl 5/5 for Entertainment and Value.
Slide Gamer - "If you’re a fan of the original HyperBowl then there’s no doubt that you’ll love this portable version."
iViewApps - "HyperBowl is a 3D bowling app that reinvents the bowling game!"
NineOverTen - "an interesting diversion from typical bowling games on the iPhone"
Unity Insider - "This exotic mixture of parkour and bowling offers everything a casual gamer needs."
My five-year old nephew - "Good!"
***** Game Info *****
Visit the game site http://hyperbowl.rocks/ more information and the Facebook page http://facebook.com/hyperbowl for the latest news.
HyperBowl is a trademark of Hyper Entertainment, Plc.
Special thanks to all our fans on the HyperBowl Facebook page for their support and enthusiasm
The HyperBowl Bug Reporting Hall of Fame:
Ischa Bijl, Raymond Chow, Frank Lin, Lien Luong, Adam Pavlakos, Ian Schwabe, Harrison Sotoloff, Elijah Taylor.
Localization assistance provided by Veronique Gauthier (French), Ubinuri (Korean) and Raymond Chow (Chinese).
This version of HyperBowl is built with the original HyperBowl art and sound assets licensed from Hyper Entertainment, the Unity game engine from Unity Technologies, MacXWare FontLibrary, Selected U3D Japanese Font from Masashi Wada, Particle Scaler by Roel Ezendam, Real Flames by BlackFire FX, Lens Flare and Simple Particle Pack by Unity Technologies, Etcetera plugin by Prime31 Studios, Finger Gestures by Fatal Frog Software, Localization Manager from M2H Game Studio, and iTween library by Pixel Placement.
New lanes utilize Mushroom Land from Manufactura 4k, Penelope from Unity Technologies, Campfire Pack from Dreamdev Studios and the Cartoon Snowboard Funpack from Stefan M.
Reviews
Hyper bowl
Clayton the 4th Horseman of the Apocalypse
I like this game but I can’t say it is my favorite. It is very tricky but fun. I love to overcome obstacles and this game has obstacles. It can be nerve racking when l play this against another player but l like competing. Sincerely ,Azja.
I use to play this game on my aunts computer about 20 years ago holy hell
LiTT2
This games awesome!! Missed it
Skins for bowling ball
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Love this game??.But is there any possible way that you can add all the different colors and patterns for the bowling balls that were on the pc and other platforms. Instead of there just being 3 that are pretty simple. Would really appreciate it since I don’t have a pc anymore. Thanks?.
Exellent port!
celbuod
Used to play this game many years ago on PC and had a blast. As for the iOS app, I’m happy to say that this port does the game justice. It runs smoothly and its touch-based controls work very well.
Crazy Fun
Punchline
This takes bowling in a weird and humorous direction. Yes, it’s challenging on the expert levels.
Just like how I remembered it! And no ads!
Nalicko
First off, I can’t believe this game is free and contains no ads. I would have easily paid money for this game. The ball seems a little slower than I remember, but doesn’t really affect my enjoyment. I found this by accident and was super nostalgic for me.
UPDATED REVIEW: Lots to investigate.
TJ_Moose
Review updated from 3* to 4* due to: DEVELOPER RESPONSE on 12/10/2020... That is the kind of {necessary} info the game needed in a ‘history/controls’ tutorial section of the app; just one or two panels more of info will suffice like this: “... the game is an authentic port from a Sony Metreon arcade attraction in the 1990’s using a traditional {bowling ball as a} trackball.” • The controls mimic the push/action of scrolling a trackball by scrolling the {imaginary} bowling ball/trackball by sliding your finger ‘up-the-screen’. • Note: The bowling ball can be pushed multiple times to change direction and/or speed while rolling. • Enjoy this authentic arcade port featuring the original arcade graphics from 1999.” Thank you for the history on the game. PREVIOUS REVIEW 12/09/2020: (3-Stars) Simple enough game. Controls are intriguing... scored 109 in my first game not knowing what I was doing. Could have a better “introductory” tutorial on controls.
Nostalgic, Almost perfect
Lifeisstrange74
I remember playing this via the Plus! version and later the Arcade Edition port. Seeing it on the App Store recreated with Unity is a real treat. The game is great, but it could be subtly improved with some tweaks. I’d suggest adding in a future update 1. a host of iPad related fixes. Add trackpad and keyboard support (it has been made possible with iPadOS 14 to implement this in games) and 120FPS mode for iPad Pros. 2. Add dynamic shadows on more maps like San Francisco and Tokyo. 3. Tweak High Seas. The original game had strong rocking on the ship, but this port tones it down to the point where it rarely ever helps or hinders you. There’s also a strange bumpy part of the ship that wasn’t present in the original but can really screw up a shot at the pins. There’s also a bug where trying to review the game within the app makes the text in the popup review window invisible.
