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AMF Xtreme Bowling xbx Game Reviews
AMF Xtreme Bowling
Critic Score
Metascore: 34 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
5.0 out of 10
based on 5 reviews
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Experience the excitement of a night at the lanes with AMF Xtreme Bowling. With six different gameplay modes, nine different enviornments and customizable character creation, the competition is always fresh and fun. Accurate ball, pin and lane physics provide a realistic experience. Compete in a variety of enviornments including the AMF Xtreme Bowling experience for added intensity and fun. Play in single-player or take advantage of multiplayer options with Quick Match, Tournament, League or Match Challenge Mode. [Sony]

PUBLISHER: Bethesda Softworks
DEVELOPER: Mud Duck
GENRE(S): Sports, Bowling
PLAYERS: 8
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2006

What The Critics Said

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50
Official Xbox Magazine
With gameplay that doesn't really change(you use the same A-button sequence every...single...time), AMF is inoffensive but repetitious. [Oct. 2006, p.81]
46
GameSpot
AMF Xtreme Bowling is yet another bowling game that's so easy to master that you shouldn't really waste any of your time on it.
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34
Team Xbox
The gameplay variety just isn’t there; the production values are weak, and the ability to score strike after strike popped up after just a short bit of practice.
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20
Games Radar
Maybe it's a good thing that there's no online play - it's best to keep these ugly player models, awkward animations and irritatingly short sound loops away from the internet, where they might breed and multiply.
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20
IGN
After an hour of play you'll have maxed out your character's Accuracy statistic and you'll never miss. The ball bounces off of pins, the pins pass through each other like holograms and occasionally even through the ball.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Lisa B. gave it a10:
This is a great game and I don't care what anyone else says.

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