Ten Pin Alley 2

by Jack Of All Games

Product Features

• Multiplayer party game
• 9 Characters
• 6 Environments
• 5 Games Modes including "Free Lane" and "Tournament"
• Master your skills with Trick Shots

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000WB1AVA
• Item Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 7, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,534 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo Wii

Ten Pin Alley returns with its pin smashing, wall crashing cast of bowling characters. Hit the lane with gorgeous gals and not so gorgeous guys. Multiplayer ensures maximum fun as the unwieldy cast of characters taunt each other as they bowl.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been a winner ..., December 2, 2008

By 

Anthony Chiappette "chippe01" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ten Pin Alley 2 (Video Game)

As an avid bowler, I'm always up for any video game that recreates the experience. I've bought every Wii bowling game to date, hoping they would build upon the simplicity of Wii Sports bowling.

Ten Pin Alley 2 could have been this product, BUT ...

Let me say first that, it's a little bit of a quirky character set, the graphics are OK for the Wii, and the pin physics are far better than any other Wii bowling game I have seen - that is if you can actually HIT the pins. This game would be a lot of fun if you could actually throw the ball.

One other minor annoyance is you barely ever hear the pins fall - and sometimes they make no noise at all.

The instruction booklet in the game dedicates about a whole paragraph on how to throw the ball. Too bad it does not specify on how to throw the ball on this planet. It just won't happen. 9 out of 10 times, the ball gets thrown behind you. It is next to impossible to propel the ball in front of yourself. The once in a while you can get the ball out in FRONT of you, it usually swirls into one of the gutters.

It took about 15 minutes just to get through one single game - in which I managed to bowl a 101! I wish I had known about the clumsy controls - I'd have saved my money.

I really want to like this game becuase it looks like it could be a lot of fun. The realism of the pins falling is much better in this game then the other bowling games. Ten Pin alley 2 could have been so much more if it were easier to throw the ball.

I am hoping that with lots of practice, i will be able to figure out how to get the ball to roll down the lane.

Overall look: 4 (out of 5)
Physics : 5
Sound: 3
Choice of characters: 3.5
Control: -1

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars did not like this game, February 28, 2009

By 

FRANK (FLORIDA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ten Pin Alley 2 (Video Game)

VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE BALL.VERY HARD TO RELEASE THE BALL.ALSO I CAN,T USE A SECOND CONTROLER. ONLY ONE CONROLLER EVEN THOUGH THE MANUAL STATES UP TO FOUR CONTROLLERS. THIS GAME STINKS.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting game, December 28, 2011

By 

Our Addiction - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ten Pin Alley 2 (Video Game)

Ok, so the graphics are not as good as they could have been. Considering this game against some of the other bowling games we have played, this game is pretty decent. You have more control over the curve of the ball after releasing by moving the Wii remote either left or right (in a rolling motion). Single player offers regular ten pin, tournament play, and trick shot play. The trick shot is pretty neat, as it offers a different approach to the typical "spin control" that you get from Wii sports. All in all, the game is worth the money.

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