Strike Force Bowling
PAL region cover art
Developer(s)LAB Rats Games
Publisher(s)Crave Entertainment (Strike Force)
Enlight Software (Fast Lanes)
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: January 7, 2004 (Fast Lanes)
PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: May 10, 2004
  • PAL: March 25, 2005 (PS2)
GameCube
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Strike Force Bowling is a video game of the sports genre released in 2004 by LAB Rats. A previous game, Fast Lanes Bowling, was published by Enlight Software for Microsoft Windows. The two games are very similar sharing the same physics engine and graphics, although Strike Force featured more locations as well as left-handed, and reverse-hook bowlers. LAB Rats assisted in the development of Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling so the game has the same physics engine, but has a more fantasy-oriented theme. Strike Force features 14 places to Bowl (12 in Fast Lanes) and 8 Playable characters. There are only 7 locations, but each has its own "nighttime" variant which is unlocked as a secret stage. It also features Golf Mode, Challenge Mode, Skins, and Tournaments. There are also 14 different bowling balls to use, such as the Lightning, and level specific ones like the Bone Crasher and Pharaoh's Magic.

Reception

The Xbox version and Fast Lanes Bowling received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 and GameCube versions received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[17][18][19][20] TeamXbox gave the game a mixed review about two months before its U.S. release date.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Sulic, Ivan (May 5, 2005). "Strike Force Bowling (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Fast Lanes Bowling". Computer Games Magazine. theGlobe.com. April 2004. p. 75.
  3. ^ a b Juba, Joe (July 2004). "Strike Force Bowling (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 135. GameStop. p. 112.
  4. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (June 3, 2005). "Strike Force Bowling Review (GC)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (January 27, 2004). "Fast Lanes Bowling Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Gerstmann, Jeff (May 28, 2004). "Strike Force Bowling Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Romano, Natalie (June 10, 2005). "Strike Force Bowling - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Lafferty, Michael (May 7, 2004). "Strike Force Bowling - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Lafferty, Michael (May 7, 2004). "Strike Force Bowling - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Sulic, Ivan (April 29, 2004). "Strike Force Bowling (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  11. ^ Sulic, Ivan (April 30, 2004). "Strike Force Bowling (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "Strike Force Bowling". Nintendo Power. Vol. 180. Nintendo of America. April 2005. p. 100.
  13. ^ "Strike Force Bowling". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. July 2004. p. 97.
  14. ^ Chandra, Omeed (April 2004). "Fast Lanes Bowling". PC Gamer. Vol. 11, no. 4. Future US. p. 78. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  15. ^ a b Nardozzi, Dale (March 7, 2004). "Strike Force Bowling Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  16. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (July 6, 2004). "Strike Force Bowling (PS2) Review". X-Play. G4techTV. Archived from the original on November 23, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  17. ^ a b "Strike Force Bowling for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Fast Lanes Bowling for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  19. ^ a b "Strike Force Bowling for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Strike Force Bowling for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

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