Game Information

Check out Netplay for opponents or go to the AOL Instant Messenger application and enter AIM Chatroom: skbowling or skbowling2 (on your Sidekick hit - j from the buddy list).

When it is your turn to bowl, a horizontal meter with a marker will be moving left and right. When you push and release , the marker will stop. This first horizontal meter controls the initial placement of your ball.

After you have selected your placement, a crescent-shaped meter with a moving marker will appear. Push and release to stop this marker. Stop the marker to the left of the center of the meter and you will put counter-clockwise spin on the ball, to the right and clockwise spin will be placed on the ball. The further away from the center you are, the more spin will be placed on the ball. If you stop it in the exact center, no spin will be placed on the ball.

After selecting spin a large arrow will appear with a marker going up and down its length. Push and release to stop this marker. Stop the marker closer to the top of the arrow for greater power or closer to the bottom for less power. The more power you put on the ball, the less evident your spin will be.

And Now you're ready to play!

Play a ten frame match against 0-3 additional opponents. Opponents may be set as None, Human or Computer players. A Computer player's difficulties can be set to be Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert or Random.

Setup: Select the type of players and enter the the player(s) name(s). You may also select the player color, this will change the player icon and ball to reflect the color you selected. Press the Play button when you are satisfied with your setup.

Play against computer opponents in a ten frame head to head showdown. Once you have beaten a computer player a trophy will be added to the trophy room and the next player will be unlocked for you to challenge. Once you have beaten all 8 computer players you may consider yourself to be the Grand Master of bowling!

Setup: First you will select your opponent. Once chosen, enter the your player's name. You may also select the player color, this will change the player icon and ball to reflect the color you selected. Press the Play button when you are satisfied with your setup.

Play against an opponent over the network, challenge your friends!

Setup: Enter the username of the opponent you wish to play. Their username will be the name before the @ symbol in their carrier's hiptop email account. Please note that network games can not be played across different carrier's networks.

- When computer players are bowling, push in for them to roll.

- View the Leader Board (press the menu button and select leader board from the jump_screen screen) to see the highest human player scores.

- View the Trophy Room (press the menu button and select leader board from the jump_screen screen) to view the trophies you have won in Tournament mode.

- Sound and Vibration settings are available under the settings menu, and can be accessed by pressing the menu key and selecting settings from the jump_screen screen.

Q: I'm trying to play a game, but when it's my turn it automatically rolls. What's going on?
A: This is happening because you've made yourself a computer player. Make sure that in 'Exhibition Setup' screen that you are selecting 'Human' from the popup menu as your player type.