Hyperbowl Plus! Edition

Infobox VG| title = Hyperbowl Plus! Edition


developer = HyperEntertainment
publisher = Windows
released = 2001
genre = Sports
modes = Single player,Multiplayer
platforms = Windows XP, Windows Vista

Hyperbowl Plus! Edition is a 3-D bowling-style game made in 2001 by HyperEntertainment. It was created by Microsoft, and can only be accessed by downloading a Microsoft Plus! CD-ROM, enabling other games and accessories, like The Labyrinth Plus! Edition and music-related items such as a CD label maker, which was only originally available for the Windows XP operating system, although Plus! for Windows XP also works seamlessly with Windows Vista.

Gameplay

Hyperbowl plays similar to a standard game of bowling. The player must knock down as many of the ten pins as possible within thirty seconds. However, the ball is under the player's control at all times by rolling the trackball or moving the mouse. A clock at the upper-right corner of the lane window displays the remaining time. Many of the courses feature obstacles that must be avoided to successfully reach the pins, such as moving vehicles in the Japan and San Francisco levels, and trees in the Yosemite level. The game features a display keeping track of all players' scores, similar to the displays found in traditional bowling alleys. The game ends when all ten frames have been played by all players.

Upgrading HyperBowl

The version of HyperBowl included in Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP contains two of the six lanes initially available (Classic and Roman) and is designed for a single player. When the upgrade has been purchased and installed, four additional lanes are installed. Multiplayer support is also enabled, allowing up to four players to bowl and keep track of their scores during a game.

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070624214247/http://www.hyperbowl.com/index.html Official Hyperbowl homepage] (Wayback Machine archive from June 24, 2007)