Ten Pin Alley 2

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Ten Pin Alley 2
File:Ten Pin Alley 2 Coverart.png
Developer(s) Pronto Games (GBA)
Other Ocean Interactive (Wii)
Publisher(s) XS Games
Platforms Game Boy Advance, Wii
Release date(s)
      Genre(s) sports
      Mode(s) Single player

      Ten Pin Alley 2 is a ten-pin bowling simulation game, published by XS Games and released on the Game Boy Advance platform and later for the Wii. It is the sequel to the game Ten Pin Alley, but was not developed or published by the same company.

      The game was set for a release onto the PlayStation 2, as well as the Nintendo GameCube, however was canceled for unknown reasons.

      Gameplay

      The game functioned similarly to its predecessor Ten Pin Alley, however offered players a stripped down and simplified version of the original making the game less about the physics of ten-pin bowling and more about an enjoyable arcade game.

      Ten Pin Alley 2 offered players only two gameplay modes, a practice mode and a tournament mode, moreover the game contained eight of its characteristically humorous bowlers, and four alleys.

      Control system

      One of the main criticisms of the original game was the complexity of its control system, something Ten Pin Alley 2 has tried to correct, making its controls a simple sequence of button presses. The player would thus control position, power, placement and hook.

      Critical response

      Reception
      Aggregate scores
      Aggregator Score
      GameRankings 32.5%[3]
      Metacritic 30%[1]
      Review scores
      Publication Score
      Game Informer 50%[1]
      IGN 2/10[2]

      Response to the game was unanimously poor. The game currently holds a 30% metacritic rating reflecting "generally negative reviews." While aggregator site Game Rankings awards the game a slightly better 32.5%.

      Reviews questioned the necessity of a release on the Wii platform, and were particularly scathing in regards to the games sound.[4] Review site Game Chronicles criticised the games graphical capabilities and rendering calling it "outdated"[5] Game Informer were slightly more positive though calling the game an upgrade on Wii Sports[1]

      External links

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/tenpinalley2?q=ten%20pin%20alley
      2. http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/164/164538p1.html
      3. http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/952468-ten-pin-alley-2/index.html
      4. http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=57798
      5. http://www.gamechronicles.com/reviews/wii/tenpin2/alley.htm