Hi again guys & gals! Finally, the launch of High Velocity Bowling is almost here…a much anticipated day for me and Team Ramrod down here at SCEA San Diego. I’ve already talked a bunch about the game and some of the characters, but I thought I’d take this opportunity on launch day to point out a couple small things that I really like about this game.
The coolest thing we’ve done is a progression feature that we call Trick Shots. As you play through the game, unlocking stages involves beating 3 types of challenges. I think Trick Shots is the most entertaining of the three. As I’m sure you’ve seen in the videos, we do things like add chairs, cones and ramps to the lanes that you’ll have to navigate through/around/over to knock down pins. You’ll also get a chance to try some of the most difficult trick shots in bowling, such as the “Flying Eagle“, a trick shot that Chris Barnes has made famous on the PBA Tour.
Another thing that I really enjoy is some friendly competition with my teammates here in San Diego and at our QA facilities around the world. You can post high scores from games and series for each bowler in the game and see how you stack up. Only one 300 game has been bowled, so we feel the difficulty level seems pretty appropriate. We’ve also started guessing how long its going to take for one of you high-caliber game players to toss the first perfect game after release… but I won’t tell you what our over/under is!
Anyhow, that’s it from me – I hope you go out and get the game! Its a fun game to play with friends or play through by yourself to try and unlock everything and see all we’ve put in there. There are 49 different patches to earn, so get busy. =)
goevans,
1. Correct, the letters indicate how much the ball with spin/hook. However, that does not mean that the A+ ball is better to use than the F ball. It just grades the spin.
2. Throwing into the red usually causes the ball to be thrown off target. If you are barely in the red you might not be able to tell. A hard throw is not needed to throw strikes – watch my video in post 99.
How long did that take!!!
Yes I see now, I was bowling without spin and it seems as if you can throw the ball as hard as you like with no penalty, but if you try to spin it and throw it too hard then yes sometimes it does go off track.
Any tips on a good starting point for the bowl, I can’t really see it from the video?