Last December, High Velocity Bowling made its debut on the PSN. It’s a solid title, but was lacking a few elements to make it great, namely online multiplayer. You can only get so far bowling alone in your underwear in your living room. Trust me, I should know. But, today, Sony and Team Ramrod are making the game that much better with a free patch that introduces a whole heap of new features.
The biggest new addition in today’s free patch is online multiplayer action. You’ll be able to challenge anyone in the world to see who can knock the pins down the best. The game supports voice chat and will have the leaderboards updated weekly so you can see how you fare against the world. A Trophy system is also being introduced, so all you whores out there can try to level up. Above that, playlist and music playback during games has been tweaked to use the XMB player instead of the in-game system, you can now choose which alley you want to bowl in for your match, and new trick shots have been added.
To add a touch of realism, Team Ramrod has introduced ball bags to the game, and not the way you thing you sicko. Previously, you could use any ball at any time during the game. In real life, you just can’t carry that many to the lane. You can create up to 24 custom ball bags that each contain 4 bowling balls, so set them up wisely for your play style and various lane oil patterns.
I’m looking forward to trying out the new features and hopping back into this one. I’ll try it out tonight after my real world bowling league. Yep, I’m a dork.
