Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling

by THQ

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001XDJY
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: December 28, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,340 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description

Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling slides onto the Nintendo 64 with a faithful recreation of the professional alley-going experience. Pick from six modes of play, including practice, skins (i.e., bowling for dollars), exhibition, tournament, career, and the Las Vegas-based, glow-in-the-dark cosmic bowl. Assuming the role of one of seven pro bowlers, each with unique playing characteristics, players compete using Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowler rules, equipment, and lanes (14 in all). Though you can't design your shoes' color scheme, a create-a-bowler feature allows players to customize appearance and general playing characteristics.

To recreate a realistic bowling experience, ball and pin physics are like the real thing and intuitive controls, closely resembling golf game setups, allow players to control launch speed and influence hooks and rolls. Avid fans can host virtual leagues with the game's six-player multiplayer mode.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Gutter Ball, March 9, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling (Game Cartridge)

Bowling is one of America's great pastimes and it is a given some companies will develop video games based on it. THQ tries but fails somewhat. It may be because they didn't spend enough time working on it, didn't care or bowling is too hard to make into a game. To be fair the physics of the game are quite good. It is no easy task to bowl a high 200 game and 300 seems improbable. The various oil patterns of the different venues also adds to the challenge. The problem in this game is less than stellar graphics. The crowd watching looks like cardboard cut-outs (maybe thats what they use at real tournaments come to think of it)and the bowlers themselves are woeful. The create-a-bowler feature is OK but there is virtually no variation in faces meaning the bowlers all look the same, except the pros who look somewhat as they should. The music is terrible and turning it off is recommended. There are some pluses though. As mentioned before the game is challenging and there are several venues and tournaments to be played. Even on the easy setting it's tough. In closing, the game has a below average look with above average bowling physics. If you love the latter you will probably like the game but if you want it to look good too you might as well jump in your car and go yourself.

4.0 out of 5 stars This game is really cool! I have it on my computer!, November 24, 2001

By 

Bobby (Orlando, FL USA, age 12 almost 13 in Dec. 4th!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling (Game Cartridge)

This is a really cool game! I've played it on my computer! If you like bowling, then this is the game for you!The graphics are good too! I think they did a really good job on the computer one!

Cya

4.0 out of 5 stars This game is really cool! I have it on my computer!, November 24, 2001

By 

Bobby (Orlando, FL USA, age 12 almost 13 in Dec. 4th!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling (Game Cartridge)

This is a really cool game! I've played it on my computer! If you like bowling, then this is the game for you!The graphics are good too! I think they did a really good job on the computer one!

Cya