Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling
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Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling is a sports video game released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1998 and the Nintendo 64 in 1999.
From Wikipedia's article Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
2.5 Could be better
Critics 60 · 7 reviews
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Critics 60 · 7 reviews. Overall source The same 60/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordscreepyrealistichilariouschoppysmoothcomplex
What the critics said
Finding Bowling "one of the least interesting sports in existence", N64 Gamer journalists Arthur Adam and Narayan felt the simulation failed to provide anything worthwhile for even devotees of the sport, suggesting the only thing that "may excite a few nerds" was the incorporation of real-life players.
— Gamer, 2000
GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann praised the video clips about the bowlers, calling them "the most hilarious gaming moments in recent memory", and recommended even non-Bowling fans to buy the game just to see them.
— GameSpot, 1998 (Jeff Gerstmann)
Game Informer enjoyed the replay option unusual in other games, and the Cosmic Bowling feature "because it's just too gaudy not to like".
— Game Informer, 2000
Game Informer also disliked the lack of commentary, was annoyed by the repetitive crowd sound effects, found the player character animations limited, and noted there is "little happening onscreen, yet somehow the graphics are still choppy".
— Game Informer, 2000
GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann praised the use of several camera angles and "surprisingly good" music, and Cam Shea noted the ball and pin reflections and "spot on" sound effects.
— GameSpot, 1998 (Jeff Gerstmann)
PC Gamer critic Joel Durham Jr. noted that the complexity of the pin movements led to varying, unexpected results: "Once in a while you’ll get lucky and a downed pin will roll into that last remaining pin for a strike; other times, you'll think you nailed the pocket but wind up with a split."
— PC Gamer, 1999 (Joel Durham Jr) · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling article.
Scores
- 92 GameFan N64: 183/200
- 74 GameSpot1998 PC & PS: 7.4/10
- 73 IGN1998 N64: 7.3/10 ; PC: 6.8/10 ; PS: 9/10
- 73 Nintendo Power2000 N64: 7.3/10
- 53 Game Informer N64: 5.25/10 ; PS: 7.25/10
- 40 AllGame N64: 2/5 ; PC: 4.5/5
- 14 N64 Gamer2000 N64: 14%
- 89 PC Gamer (US) PC: 89% · other versions
- 80 Computer Gaming World PC: 4/5 · other versions
- 80 GamePro PS: 4/5 · other versions
- 80 Next Generation PS: 4/5 · other versions
- 70 Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine PS: 3.5/5 · other versions
- 62 Play PS: 62% · other versions
- 60 Computer Games Strategy Plus1998 PC: 3/5 · other versions
- 60 EP Daily1998 PS: 6/10 · other versions
- 60 Hyper1999 PC: 60/100 · other versions
- 58 PC Zone1999 PC: 58% · other versions
- 45 Playstation Plus PS: 45% · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling article.
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