Bowling Crew — 3D Sport Game

Four of us in this family play frequently. My mom plays the most and has opened far more levels than me. But over Halloween I was no longer envious of her being so far ahead. A special for a certain ball, a few suitcases, and I believe an avatar cost me around 3-4$ and if she wanted it, she needed these special pink coins I’ve never even seen, yet. And in order for her to get the set amount of these coins, she’d have to purchase 28K gold ( yes, 28 THOUSAND) which would’ve costed over 100$.. and what’s even worse is she no longer plays in tournaments bc they cost 25$ to enter are much more difficult. -She has the balls upgrade to levels 14-16 and the shirts to enhance them and still has a tough time. But 25$ a tournament? Absolutely not! Those prices are absurd… 9.99$ to enter a tournament is even pretty steep considering your chances to win aren’t very high bc the difficulty level is insane.. even with upgraded balls and the new tshirts… so sadly I think I’ll stop collecting trophies bc the tournaments are my absolute favorite… and paying 25$ to play in one every week and a half is impossible unless you’re loaded/rich… and these days those people are few and far between… the game is great.. but it does have its flaws and obviously some owners/makers who get pretty greedy the better you get….

I LOVE this game and have been playing it daily for a long time now (I’m at level 41). The problem is that, recently, after I pay for a game with my coins/tokens, the game will freeze up right after it has selected an opponent. I always have to exit the screen, and when I come back, it has declared the other person the winner and I have lost my coins. This is significant, as I am playing levels that cost 5 million and 7.5 million coins each, which is a big loss. This can happen a few times during a playing session, at which point I just have to give up for the night, rather than lose more coins. I have to point out that this NEVER happens during the daily challenge or the Skill Shot, only in play where one has to pay coins to play. The cynical part of me wants to think this is a “planned” accident in order for the developers to gain back the coins, but I don’t really want to believe that is what is happening. The same issue does not happen with any other of the many games I play, except for Golf Battle which is a similar coin-based play, and likely from the same developers. The reason given is “lost connection,” but I am always connected when I close the game, and never lose connection with any other game, email, or the like. I truly hope the devs have a response to this, and possibly some suggestions as well, as like I said, I really love this game and want to continue playing like I always have!

***Update*** I want to apologize to the developers. I just needed to have patience in the higher levels. I felt like I was getting cheated but realized that I just needed to build up my balls’ attributes which just takes much more time once you get to the 8th and 9th level. That is how a game should be developed to keep it fresh and challenging. I have been playing this daily for several months and continue to enjoy it. To the developers, thank you for the amazing game and I apologize for my previous whiny rant. 5 stars. Like everyone else has said, the game shows how badly it’s rigged by the 9th and 10th frames. There is no way this is all just a coincidence for hundreds of different people. I’ll admit this game really is a blast, but once you get to those frames, you stop getting new balls, you start getting useless upgrades and are consistently matched with players much higher than yourself. I just got to the 10th lane and have played 8 people so far. 6 out of the 8 had the 10th frame mascot as their profile picture; meaning they had already surpassed that frame. I should not be playing people at that level as I am just entering the 10th frame. The developers don’t have to respond to this. I already know what you are going to say based off other reviews. The takeaway is, super fun until the 9th and 10th frame. After that, either be willing to pay or find another game.

This game has been super fun to play for the last few months. Surprisingly, I’ve been able to play this game without it breaking my bank account. In the beginning it’s super addicting, and I was solidly hooked. The only real problem that I have with the game is - now that I have maxed out on the level for the most common balls, they continue to give me the cards for those balls - even though I have absolutely no use for them. I’m talking about the cards in the cases you get for winning a round. I’m playing the highest level available and win, so I get a case that cost 20 gold to open. The only problem is that I get a couple thousand coins, 1-2 cards for a high level ball, then the next 2 balls are ones that are already maxed out, and a few tokens toward the seasonal game that runs every 3 weeks or so. That’s it. They give you coins for the balls that you’ve maxed out on, but 15,000 coins instead of cards for other balls that haven’t leveled up is chump change - especially on a 10 million coin game. One of the main reasons I play as much as I do is to get the cases after my winning games in order to level up my individual ball selection. It’s a real bummer to get a case where 32 of the 34 cards are basically unusable. And it’s not just the random case either. It’s EVERY case that has at least one ball where the cards are useless. So I give it 4 stars. Once you play till the end you pretty much get screwed on this one. There is supposed to be more levels coming- so we’ll see.

After being down and out on this game so many times and initially siding with the reviewers saying the opponents too often make cheap, lucky shots, bots vs. human opponents, etc., I have found through LOTS of practice and patience that the game is indeed NOT cheap or unfairly programmed with algorithms stacked against you, it’s just RIDICULOUSLY precise. Its true that consistent game play does not yield consistent results but if you employ the following tips you can reduce that risk tremendously. The best secrets to success in this game are as follows; 1) Throwing mechanics; changing how you swipe to throw the ball makes a Huge difference. 2) Ball placement; you must find the exact perfect spot/angle down to the pixel to hit consistent strikes. 3) Throwing meter (hook); if not hooking the ball (which I never do) You have to always hit almost perfect center on the meter to achieve consistent results (assuming you have found the perfect spot to launch). 4) Ball power ratings; Each ball must be above a certain level to achieve consistent strikes or to send the pins flying on different alleys. For example, you are stretching your luck using Level 7 balls on the Knights alley, or Level 5/6 on the Mars one. 5) Ball type; use Power balls with a high hook control and low hook by default. Use Precise and Bounce for cleanup. A few of the Power balls are junk and move like molasses no matter how hard you throw them. Avoid using. 6) Grinding; you have to grind out win after win after win on the highest paying alley in which your ball power level is overkill. Give this game a second and third chance, its worth it.