Ten Pin Alley 2
{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Ten Pin Alley 2
| image = Ten Pin Alley 2 Coverart.png
| developer = Pronto Games (GBA)
Other Ocean Interactive (Wii)
| publisher = XS Games
| designer =
| engine =
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|April 26, 2004 (GBA)}}{{vgrelease|NA|October 22, 2008 (Wii)}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single player
| platforms = Game Boy Advance, Wii
}}
Ten Pin Alley 2 is a ten-pin bowling simulation video game by American studio Pronto Games, published by XS Games and released on the Game Boy Advance platform and later for the Wii. It is the sequel to the game Ten Pin Alley, but was not developed or published by the same company.
Gameplay
The game functions similarly to its predecessor Ten Pin Alley, but offers players a stripped down and simplified version of the original, making the game less about the physics of ten-pin bowling and more about an enjoyable arcade game.
Ten Pin Alley 2 has two gameplay modes, a practice mode and a tournament mode. The game contains eight of its characteristically humorous bowlers, and four alleys.
The player controls position, power, placement and hook.
Critical response
{{Video game reviews
|IGN = 4/10 (GBA){{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |title=Ten Pin Alley 2 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/29/ten-pin-alley-2 |website=IGN |accessdate=20 September 2020 |date=April 28, 2004 |archivedate=27 May 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527010448/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/29/ten-pin-alley-2 |url-status=live }}
2/10 (Wii){{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |title=Ten Pin Alley 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/10/ten-pin-alley-2-review |website=IGN |accessdate=20 September 2020 |date=December 10, 2008 |archivedate=19 April 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419074016/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/10/ten-pin-alley-2-review |url-status=live }}
|MC = 30% (Wii){{cite web |title=Ten Pin Alley 2 for Wii Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/ten-pin-alley-2/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |website=Metacritic |accessdate=20 September 2020}}
}}
Response to the game was poor. As of 2020, the Wii version holds a 30% Metacritic rating reflecting "generally unfavorable reviews".
Worthplaying questioned the necessity of a release on the Wii platform, and were particularly scathing in regards to the game's sound.{{cite web |last=Hilderbrand |first=Brad |title=Wii Review - Ten Pin Alley 2 |url=http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=57798 |website=Worthplaying |accessdate=20 September 2020 |date=November 25, 2008}} Review site Game Chronicles criticised the game's graphical capabilities and rendering, calling it "outdated".{{cite web |last=Hart |first=Arend |title=Ten Pin Alley 2 |url=http://www.gamechronicles.com/reviews/wii/tenpin2/alley.htm |website=Game Chronicles |accessdate=20 September 2020 |date=November 27, 2008}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311104444/http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/objects/679/679835.html Ten Pin Alley 2 at IGN]