Bowling for Screams, Monsters, Inc.

by Pixar

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• ASIN: B00005MNH9
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 6, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,038 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

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This is an arcade-style game for one or two players that features the characters and narration from the Disney/Pixar Monster's Inc. film. Graphics and humor are great, on par with the movie. Kids can play against a friend or against a Monster. The object is, of course, to guide the ball down the lane and knock over pins, but there's a twist- there are wacky, Monster-themed obstacles to avoid. You can also score power ups. Unfortunately, the actual bowling game is disappointing. Gutter balls are way too easy to get, and the point system has little meaning for children.
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Age Range: Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue

Amazon.com Product Description

After a long day of work, everybody needs to relax--even monsters. Join the very green, very feisty one-eyed Mike, Sulley's lovable sidekick at Monsters, Inc., for a howling game of bowling that will have you screaming with laughter!

Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room Arcade: Bowling for Screams takes you to the Wreck Room, the monsters' after-work hangout, for a not-so-typical bowling game. Join Mike and send your ball down an obstacle-ridden lane. Guide your ball successfully to grab power-ups all along the way.

Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room Arcade: Bowling for Screams is part of a trio of Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room Arcade games. Collect all three to unlock a secret fourth game, Monster Mania, free! Scare up as many screams as possible in Monster Mania, jumping through windows and doors to collect screams, all the while avoiding humans and the objects they're throwing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bowling with Mike!!!, November 20, 2001

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SuperOdie34 "Dacey" (Salisbury, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bowling for Screams, Monsters, Inc. (CD-ROM)

Sometimes, even Monsters need a break! When players join one eyed Mike Wazowski for a action packed game of bowling, they won't want to stop playing. The game also has great graphics and two difficulty settings-Scary and Horrifying.

In order to make a strike, you'll need to guide your ball. Obstacles such as ramps and pinball style bumpers are all over the bowling alley, so be careful! You can also collect cool power-ups, like one that can make your ball explode upon impact with the pins.

I had SO much fun while playing this thing, and I think anyone who liked the movie will have a blast with this. I really hope Disney will make arcade games as good as this one for some of their other movies, like "The Emporer's New Groove".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of hard drive., May 26, 2003

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Tom (Middle of No-Where, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bowling for Screams, Monsters, Inc. (CD-ROM)

One of the best movies ever, gets one of the worst games ever. This game will ruin bowling for anyone. The game is frustrating because the ball will run into objects in the alley, unless you guide the ball with the arrow keys. Guiding the ball is tough, because it only moves a little, not enough to get around an obstical. If you try to move it faster it will go into the gutter. Don't buy this game! In short, this disc is one expensive coaster.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Game, April 5, 2002

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"sandycrush" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bowling for Screams, Monsters, Inc. (CD-ROM)

I got this to play with my sons on the computer because I am terrible at computer games expect for easy games like bowling, etc. My kids are great at games and even they had trouble with this one. It is very difficult to guide the ball around the objects in the alley and the scoring is hard to follow. My kids hate it and want me to throw it out! I wanted to give this a "no star" rating but you have to put in at least one.