AMF Bowling Pinbusters!

AMF Bowling Pinbusters!
AMF Bowling Pinbusters!
Developer	Atomic Planet Entertainment
Publishers	Mud Duck Productions (2007) (Nintendo Wii); Vir2L Studios (2008) (Nintendo Wii); Vir2L Studios (Nintendo DS);
Platforms	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	Sports (Bowling)
Mode	Multiplayer

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

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

The DS version received "mixed" reviews, while the Wii version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[10]^[11]

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.^[8] 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."^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "AMF Bowling Pinbusters (Wii)". Mud Duck Productions. Archived from the original on December 11, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "Vir2L Studios Announces AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! and Ducati Moto for Nintendo DS". vir2l.com. April 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Vir2L Studios now releasing AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! for N-Gage". vir2l.com. June 17, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ Gibson, Ellie (April 17, 2008). "Wii Roundup (Page 1)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "Review: AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (Wii)". GamesMaster. Future plc. June 2008. p. 80.
^ ^a ^b Curnow, Shaun (April 25, 2008). "AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! review (Wii)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ Harris, Craig (December 18, 2008). "AMF Bowling: Pinbusters [sic] Review (NDS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Harris, Craig (March 26, 2008). "AMF Bowling: Pinbusters [sic] Review (Wii)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "Review: AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (Wii)". NGamer. Future plc. June 2008. p. 71.
^ ^a ^b "AMF Bowling Pinbusters! for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "AMF Bowling Pinbusters! for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

External links

[Official-1] "AMF Bowling Pinbusters (Wii)". Mud Duck Productions. Archived from the original on December 11, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[2] "Vir2L Studios Announces AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! and Ducati Moto for Nintendo DS". vir2l.com. April 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[3] "Vir2L Studios now releasing AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! for N-Gage". vir2l.com. June 17, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[4] Gibson, Ellie (April 17, 2008). "Wii Roundup (Page 1)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[5] "Review: AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (Wii)". GamesMaster. Future plc. June 2008. p. 80.

[GamesRadar+-6] Curnow, Shaun (April 25, 2008). "AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! review (Wii)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[7] Harris, Craig (December 18, 2008). "AMF Bowling: Pinbusters [sic] Review (NDS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[IGN-8] Harris, Craig (March 26, 2008). "AMF Bowling: Pinbusters [sic] Review (Wii)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[9] "Review: AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (Wii)". NGamer. Future plc. June 2008. p. 71.

[MCDS-10] "AMF Bowling Pinbusters! for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[MCWII-11] "AMF Bowling Pinbusters! for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

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Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	DS	Wii
Metacritic	51/100^[10]	33/100^[11]

Publication	Score
Publication	DS	Wii
Eurogamer	N/A	2/10^[4]
GamesMaster	N/A	38%^[5]
GamesRadar+	N/A	^[6]
IGN	4.8/10^[7]	2/10^[8]
NGamer	N/A	65%^[9]

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