Downhill Bowling is exactly what it says it is: you send your bowling ball racing down a mountain slope in an attempt to successfully knock over 10 sets of bowling pins on a single roll. Along the way, you can collect coins, power-ups, and hopefully plenty of strikes (no spares, as you only get one pass at each set of pins) as you attempt to gain points and propel yourself up the global leaderboard. There is also a Timed mode in which you race down the hill for the fastest time. Of course, you must knock down at least one pin in each set for your time to count. Collected coins and knocked-down pins in this mode offer time bonuses rather than points.
016The power-ups really enhance the gameplay. All power-ups last a very short time and include: BOMB for ensuring those pins all go down, GROW or SHRINK to temporarily make your ball bigger or smaller, and SPEED, JUMP, or HOVER to add those functionalities, as well. You will also encounter some fixed items that will affect gameplay. Occasionally, you will find an arrow in your path that adds a burst of speed to your ball, often to launch you over a dip or ravine. Hit these just right or you’ll go hurtling by the next set of pins. Cannons appear from time to time. Roll into one, aim for the next set of pins, and fire. Never saw that on those Saturday morning bowling programs, did you? You should also be careful not to roll over any mushrooms, as they make your ball do some pretty weird things, including slow down and wobble.
0251Downhill Bowling has 9 unlocked levels and a 10th level that will unlock after you’ve played each of the previous levels. GameResort has even added 2 bonus levels in a recent update, bringing the total to twelve. There are few options available to affect gameplay, though calibration control is available from the in-game menu while navigating a course (can’t set it ahead of time). The accelerometer controls the path of your ball and touch control only aids to select your current available power-up, which appears as an icon in the upper-left corner of the screen. You many only carry one of these at a time. The ball’s speed is constant and is unaffected by the user.
0231Graphics are not complex or greatly detailed, but do offer enough texture to clearly define the gradient of the hills. The soundtrack is catchy, with a bit of a Primus feel to several of the songs. Downhill Bowling has great replay value, as a perfect run (all coins and all strikes) would be very difficult to achieve, and the global leaderboard allows you to fight other bowlers for top billing. At $2.99, we feel that there should be more levels to justify the price, but we’re still relatively satisfied that our money has been well spent. GameResort has impressed us with this offering, which scores a very solid 4-Dimple mark.
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