Bowling
- This article is about theminigame inGame & Wario. For other uses, seeBowling (disambiguation).
- “Jimmy here! We're all down at theDiamond City bowling alley. Come bowl us over with your mad skills!”
- —Game menu description
Bowling is aminigame inGame & Wario, forWii U, unlocked after completingPirates. It is one of the two single-player games to feature a multiplayer mode, the other beingDesign.
Gameplay[edit]
The player has to knock down rows of bowling pins modeled after theWarioWare, Inc. employees, all of which have a different mass and center of gravity. The player throws the ball by drawing swipes on the
screen. After being thrown, the ball's trajectory can be altered by tilting the.
The minigame has two modes.Challenge mode features three difficulty levels and prompts the player to complete 10 challenges with a strike. Failing to complete a challenge resets the pin alignment and the player has to try again until succeeding or using up their stock of bowling balls. Failing to knock the pins down with the ball will also result in losing a ball. There are five balls in stock.Classic mode is a traditional 10-frame game.
Levels[edit]
Level 1: A small amount of pins is set up and players are required to knock all pins down with one ball.
Level 2: Pins are set in a more difficult pattern requiring curveballs.
Level 3: Pins are set further apart from another requiring a chain reaction of knocking pins down.
Classic: A traditional 10 frame bowling game. Each frame focuses on one character. Each character's sound and theme can be heard. The order of the characters is as follows:
Controls[edit]
- : Tilt the ball's curve.
: Throw ball/switch to overhead view of the pins.
: Select options.
Screenshots[edit]
GamePad view before throwing a ball
Completion screen
The design of the minigame'shint cards
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボウリング[1] Bouringu | Bowling | |
| Spanish(European) | Bowling[?] | - |
Notes[edit]
- Despite18-Volt,Spitz,Ana,Master Mantis,Mike, andRed also being seen going to the bowling alley in the cutscene, there are no bowling pins representing them.
