AMF Bowling Pinbusters!

AMF Bowling Pinbusters! is a bowling sports-based video game.

AMF Bowling Pinbusters!
Developer(s)	Atomic Planet Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Mud Duck Productions (2007) (Nintendo Wii) Vir2L Studios (2008) (Nintendo Wii) Vir2L Studios (Nintendo DS)
Platform(s)	Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS, N-Gage
Release	Wii NA: November 20, 2007 EU: March 14, 2008 DS NA: July 7, 2008 EU: August 22, 2008 iOS August 7, 2009
Genre(s)	Sports (Bowling)
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Gameplay

The Wii controller allows the player to mimic real bowling by using typical bowling movements. The game environment offers mirrored balls, hot neon lights, and strobe effects. Several mini-games are available such as Obstacles and Pool Bowl.^[1]

Players can choose from eight unique characters, such as Cody the Surfer, Sarge the Drill Sergeant, Punk Rock Girl Roxy, Cowgirl Sally, and Rapper Big Money – each with their own personality.^[1]

Development

The DS version of the game was announced in April 2008.^[2] The game was released for the N-Gage on June 17, 2009.^[3]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	DS	Wii
Metacritic	51/100[4]	33/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	DS	Wii
Eurogamer	N/A	2/10[6]
GamesMaster	N/A	38%[7]
GamesRadar+	N/A	[8]
IGN	4.8/10[9]	2/10[10]
NGamer	N/A	65%[11]

Reception

The DS version received "mixed" reviews, while the Wii version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[4][5]

One common complaint was that the latter console version lacked an option to play left-handed. IGN complained about the Wii version's offensive stereotypes and terrible gameplay, and pointed out that Wii Sports had a better bowling simulation for free.^[10] GamesRadar+ said of the same console version, "It is, as a whole, considerably worse than what is one-fifth of Wii Sports - in look, execution and enjoyment."^[8]

See also

• List of Wii games