Let's Bowl Deluxe can be downloaded free today from the Amazon Appstore for Android.
This app is a great example of why the Amazon Appstore is such a long shot when it comes to actually helping developers with their bottom line. With reviews on the Android Market for the same Deluxe version averaging a score of 4.4 with most reviewers saying its great or only complaining about the dev not responding for a minute. Amazon offers only the Deluxe version and no free with ads version as of this writing, its new to the Appstore, and people are ripping into the game expecting it to play like the real thing.
On one hand, you can't blame them since the very first sentence in the description says "Not enough time (or cash) to hit the lanes? No problem... This alley never closes." If that doesn't make you feel like you're downloading an authentic bowling experience then maybe this will. "Just like in real bowling, with this game it's all in the wrist."
The reality is there is no weight to the balls and no spinning the ball. Line up your shot, then flick up. You may throw it hard or "granny" style, with harder throws potentially leading to wild shots. That's about as real as it gets. But this hasn't stopped peeps on the Android Market from enjoying the game. Which brings back up another difference between the Android Market and the Amazon Appstore for Android. The reviewers are much much harsher on Amazon. Its hard to tell who is being honest though, with Amazon requiring reviews consist of a minimum of 20 characters sort of forcing people to write something meaningful.
More interesting still is the sheer number of other bowling app options in both markets. Amazon produces at whopping 21 apps when searching for "bowling". Can you guess what the Android Market shows? Try 529! I'm not about to go through all of them to discover the true number of actually bowling games, minus any card games or other miscellaneous stuff. One of my favorites though is Doodle Bowling for Android 2.2 and above. Its fun, mind numbing, time killing fun with skinnable lanes!
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