I can remember back on the Super Nintendo, playing the simply titled, 'Super Bowling'. A very under appreciated game. I've always held an affinity towards bowling games. I don't know if it's the timing of lining up my shot correctly, or the physics. Whatever the case, I'm excited to bring you exclusive news of an upcoming Bowling MMORPG release.

I can't rat on my sources, but they have close ties with the higher-ups at EA. Peter Moore has been an avid pusher for releasing more titles on the Nintendo Wii. EA's most ambitious title is yet to come, as they are secretly working on the first ever Bowling MMORPG. You might be shaking your heads at the idea of mashing together the spirit of bowling, and MMO's. Luckily I have details here that might sway you to think differently...

What's the two main ingredients when playing a MMO? The sense of community, and the idea of leveling up, or making a character more powerful. So far, all we've seen from MMO's are elf laden settings, and the occassional futuristic setting as well. EA is looking to take a different path, and really shake up the market with Bowling MMORPG. Like in all MMO's you'll create an avatar, which can be based on yourself, or you can make up a whole new character.

The gameplay will be simple, and based on motion controls. There hasn't been mention of utilizing Wii Remote MotionPlus, but with a year of development time left there's plenty of time to do so. On the surface the idea of making the simple motion of bowling a ball seems easy, but EA is going to add a layer of depth to the experience. The idea of Bowling MMORPG, is to take your character and make your way across the country taking on more powerful opponents. You can bowl against high level AI contenders, or stay in the world of PvP. The experience will be completely open to your imagination. There will be over 20 unique locations to explore, some bowling alleys will have certain tendencies over others. You'll be able to level up with straight head-to-head matches, or you can play skill challenges that will help you hone in on a specific ****of bowling.

Speaking of **** there will be two main ****s to choose from when selecting your bowler. Power, and finesse. If you decide to choose a Power bowler, you'll have a couple of sub-****s to specialize in; Pin Obliterator and Focuser. The Pin Obliterator is your standard grunt, who gives away accuracy, and finesse for brute strength. The pins won't know what hit them. Focuser is a strength character, but has a unique **** He might not be as accurate as a finesse player, but he's one of the more balanced specializations in the game. The Finesse sub-****s are, Curve Expert and Sharpshooter. If you've ever seen professional bowling then that's the ****you'll be using if you decide on a Curve Expert. They're the hardest spec to use, but if mastered can be a brutal challenge. Sharpshooters rely on spare oppurtunities to wear down an opponent. They might not rack up that many strikes, but they won't have open frames either.

That's all the details that have been released about the game so far. Nintendo Wii owners have been pleading for a MMO experience to release on the Nintendo Wii. It looks like EA will be providing said experience, and we can only hope that more details will be released in the coming months, and at E3.

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