Bowling (1999 video game)
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
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|developer= Tamsoft
|publisher= {{vgrelease|JP|D3 Publisher|NA|Agetec}}
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|released={{vgrelease|JP|November 18, 1999|NA|January 2001{{cite web |url=http://agetec.com/products.asp?MyView=A1+Games&ProductID=55&ProductName=Bowling |title=Agetec Products (A1 Games) [Bowling] |website=Agetec |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010616043106/http://agetec.com/products.asp?MyView=A1+Games&ProductID=55&ProductName=Bowling |archive-date=June 16, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 30, 2022}}}}
|genre=Sports video game
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms=PlayStation
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Bowling, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Simple 1500 Series Vol. 18: The Bowling|SIMPLE 1500シリーズ Vol.18 THE ボーリング|Shinpuru 1500 Shirīzu Vol. 18 Za Bōringu}} (part of the Simple 1500 series), is a sports video game developed by Tamsoft and published by D3 Publisher in 1999, and by Agetec in 2001, both for the PlayStation.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 57%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/519816-bowling/index.html |title=Bowling for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501055636/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/519816-bowling/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Grandstaff |first=Matt |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31516&tab=review |title=Bowling - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115193402/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31516&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
| EGM = 8/10{{cite magazine |last=Einhorn |first=Ethan |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/EGM_US_141.pdf |title=Bowling |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=141 |date=April 2001 |page=105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330214110/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/EGM_US_141.pdf |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=April 14, 2024}}
| Fam = 21/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12050 |title=SIMPLE 1500シリーズ Vol.18 THE ボーリング |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119234515/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12050 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 14, 2024}}
| GSpot = 2.3/10{{cite web |last=Tracy |first=Tim |date=June 7, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bowling-review/1900-2770877/ |title=Bowling Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010621194015/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2770877,00.html |archive-date=June 21, 2001 |url-status=live |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
| OPM = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Steinman |first=Gary |url=https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-43-april-2001/page/100/mode/2up |title=Bowling |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=43 |date=April 2001 |page=100 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
| PSM = 6/10{{cite magazine |last=Nelson |first=Randy |url=https://archive.org/details/psm-044/page/n37/mode/2up |title=Bowling |magazine=PSM |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=44 |date=April 2001 |page=38 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
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The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/40919/bowling/}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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