RocketBowl
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Game Information
Release Date: November 4, 2004
Developers: LargeAnimal
Publishers: GarageGames
Platforms: Xbox 360, PC
Genre: Sports
Players: 1-4

Synopsis
Ready for a fresh twist on a classic sport? Then you're ready for Rocket Bowl. Featuring a 50s style retro-futuristic vibe, out-of-this-world courses, and rocket-powered bowling balls, Rocket Bowl lets you compete in tournaments, challenge your friends in multiplayer, test your skill in mini-games, and more. Rocket-powered bowling balls: Rocket Bowl takes the sport to a whole 'nother level with rocket-powered balls that can boost, jump, and turn to help you knock down the pins and earn extra points with wild shots. Ten crazy bowling courses: In addition to a regular bowling alley, play on nine additional crazy courses filled with ramps, tunnels, loops, hills, curves, and more to create a unique bowling experience. Fun and varied single-player mode: Take on a variety of courses in Free Play mode, or challenge the pros in Tournament and Challenge modes, where you can wager and win money to upgrade equipment.

Gameplay
The gameplay for RocketBowl will vary depending on what system the player is playing on. If playing on the PC, players will experience some cases of lag and distortion while on the Xbox 360 will have a much cleaner and clearer gameplay. Players will play on a variety of different bowling courses in which the player has to try and knock down all 10 pins on each frame on the course. What the unique part is that players can instead of going for the frame of pins that they are on, they can release and control their bowling ball to knock down other pins that are placed on other frames on the course. Players will earn cash when they hit a pin that has a money design scheme on it, as well as earning money by winning tournaments against AI players that requiring money to enter. Each course increases in difficulty for players to experience. Some courses may feature steady straight paths while on other courses, they will have bumps, sharp turns, and mini obstacles for players to avoid or use. If players decide to go for frame that they aren't on, they will have 15 seconds before the timer runs out and ends their turn. Players will 3 turns to knock down all pins for each frame and are able to go for them if they can manage to knock them down from a different frame. Around the course, there are power-ups that players can pick up to use at their discretion. Players can unlock new courses by earning the required amount of points that is required for the next course. Players will also be able to purchase new bowling balls that will have better speed, handling, and more boost to use.

Graphics
When it comes to graphics, between the Xbox 360 and PC versions, for better graphics, the Xbox 360 is the way of choice for the best graphics. Although , for PC, the graphics weren't too shabby, but more like the graphics were exceptional for its time. On the courses, the layout of the colors and minor designs were pretty well detailed and balanced in textures to be able to see the little lines that would show to the player that they are entering upon a turn or curve. The details on the bowling balls were good enough to see what the ball was representing by the name of it, and were easy to distinguish. The only thing different thats a big difference between the PC and Xbox 360 Version is that the Xbox 360 version has that nice, bright HD appearance to it that the PC lacks, other than that, there really isn't much of a difference.

Controls
The controls will vary depending on what the player feels what is best for them. If playing on the PC, players will click and move the mouse in the desired direction of their choosing. While on the Xbox 360, players will hold down a single button to increase the power put onto the bowling ball and use the analog stick to steer it. Players will notice that by purchasing a new bowling ball with better control, the controls will become more sensitive but easier to maneuver the ball through obstacles and sharp turns. On the PC version, sometimes the steering of the ball would become a hassle due to the game lagging at certain points which could cause players to dislike the game. Overall, the game is best to be played on the Xbox 360 version since their is no source of lag issues in the game compared to the PC version. But it mostly depends on the player's preference to play the game on.

Rating
Gameplay: 8.9/10
Graphics: 9.3/10
Controls: 8.9/10
Overall: 9.1/10