We Bowling?!

It's a fun game, I haven't tried multiplayer yet, but this game seem's like it'd be fun playing it with your friends. It's got a catchy ass soundtrack too, that's always a plus.

Игра We Bowling?! – это настоящий глоток свежего воздуха для любителей боулинга, который не только передает атмосферу реальной игры, но и добавляет массу уникальных механик, делающих процесс невероятно увлекательным. Визуально игра выглядит приятно, хотя и не претендует на фотореализм, но мультяшный стиль отлично подходит для такого рода развлечений. Управление интуитивно понятно, и освоиться с ним можно буквально за пару минут, но вот достичь мастерства, как это всегда бывает в играх про спорт, – задача не из легких, что добавляет реиграбельности. Что действительно выделяет We Bowling?!, так это разнообразие режимов и карт. Здесь есть классический боулинг, но также и множество необычных испытаний, где шары ведут себя непредсказуемо, а дорожки превращаются в настоящие полосы препятствий. Это превращает каждую партию в уникальный опыт, полный неожиданных поворотов и забавных моментов. Игра отлично подходит как для одиночного прохождения, так и для соревнований с друзьями, где смех и дружеские подколки гарантированы. Отличный вариант для расслабленного вечера или веселой компании.

We Bowling?! is one of those games that sounds like a joke at first, but the actual idea is pretty fun. I am basically a bowling ball rolling through obstacle courses instead of doing normal bowling, and the goal is to reach the pins as quickly as I can. There are ramps, seesaws, moving platforms and other hazards in the way, so it ends up feeling more like a 3D platformer with bowling physics than a normal sports game. I like how simple the idea is because I can understand what I am supposed to do almost immediately. The physics are what make the game work for me. Rolling around sounds easy until I have to control my speed properly and line up jumps or narrow sections. Sometimes I can get through a section really cleanly and other times one bad bounce completely ruins the run. That can be frustrating, but it also gives me a reason to retry the same course and try to improve my time. The game is clearly built around speedrunning, so getting faster is much more important than simply reaching the end. I also like the level design because the courses do not just feel like straight bowling lanes. There are different obstacles and some sections require me to be more careful with my movement rather than just holding forward. The game currently has 10 tracks, and there are different ways to compare my times across the courses. Later updates also added modes that combine the levels together, including an option that removes the maze sections, which gives the speedrunning side a little more to work with. The biggest weakness for me is that the game can get frustrating when the physics do not behave exactly how I want. A tiny mistake can send me somewhere completely different, and when I am trying to get a really good time that can mean restarting a run over something very small. I think that is part of the appeal, but it will not be for everyone. I also think the basic idea can start feeling repetitive once I have gone through the courses a few times, because there is not a huge amount of gameplay outside of improving my times. I do think the extra modes and multiplayer help the game feel more complete than it did at launch. Multiplayer was added shortly after release, although it started as a beta with only five maps available, and later updates added more maps, graphics, achievements and other improvements. The game also has full controller support, which I think suits the physics based movement quite well. Overall, I had a pretty good time with We Bowling?! It is simple, silly and does not pretend to be anything more than a bowling ball speedrunning game, and honestly I think that works in its favour. The physics can be annoying when I mess up a good run, but they can also make a clean run feel really satisfying. I would have liked more variety in the long term, but the extra modes, multiplayer and speedrunning focus give me enough reasons to come back and try to beat my own times. Since it is free to play, I think it is an easy game to recommend if I want something quick that can turn surprisingly competitive. Rating: 7.6/10

not bad