Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling
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Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling is a ten pin bowling game released for the PC
Personal computer
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 and PlayStation in 1998 and the Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
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 in 1999.

Gameplay

These are the following game modes:
  • Exhibition
  • Skins
  • Tournament
  • Career
  • Practice
  • Cosmic


There are different lane conditions and different balls that react differently (the actual bowling balls, however, were all reactive, though several balls in the game are depicted as straight balls) as well as a physics engine that simulates real-life bowling physics.

There are also Brunswick Pro Staff members such as :
  • Mike Aulby
    Mike Aulby
    Mike Aulby is a left-handed bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association . He is one of only three PBA bowlers to win both a Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year award...

  • Chris Barnes
  • Parker Bohn III
    Parker Bohn III
    Parker Morse Bohn III is a left-handed American professional bowler and has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1984. He currently ranks sixth all-time with 32 career PBA titles, and has earned over $2.7 million in PBA events—good for fourth on the all-time list...

  • Steve Jaros
  • Johnny Petraglia
    Johnny Petraglia
    Johnny Petraglia was born in Brooklyn, New York, and now hails from Manalapan Township, New Jersey. He is best known as a left-handed bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association , where he won 14 tour titles. He has also won six Senior PBA Tour titles...

  • Ricky Ward
  • Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Reception

Critics generally gave mixed to positive reviews to the game. Most reviewers disliked the graphics which were considered rather poor, but praised its realism and gameplay that appealed to bowling fans. To this day Circuit is still considered one of the best bowling games released.

Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling 2

A sequel, called Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling 2 was only released for the PS1. It featured more characters (now including female characters), an easier throw system and many others. It was considered more of an add-on or updated version than a true sequel. IGN gave it an 8.0 but once again criticizing the poor graphics .
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