Skee-Ball ☆ "This game is near perfect." - Gamezebo☆ App of the Week - The New York TimesBring the classic Ame… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details☆ "This game is near perfect." - Gamezebo☆ App of the Week - The New York TimesBring the classic American arcade bowling tradition everywhere with Skee-Ball for the iPhone and iPod Touch!☆ "BUY IT. One of the most addictive games on the iPhone."Portable GamerSkee-Ball! Bring the fun of the boardwalk to the palm of your hand with 3D graphics, great physics, and awesome prizes. A true American classic.With a quick flick, roll the ball up the ramp and into one of the numbered holes for points, tickets, and unlockable achievements.Win enough tickets and go on a shopping-spree for fun prizes like a set of vampire teeth, a Peruvian Flute Band CD, or even a custom ball to use in-game. Over 80 prizes in all.Skee-Ball is easy to learn and easier to love: Play by simply flicking your finger across the screen or making a bowling motion. Tilt the iPhone/iPod Touch to add spin. Simple to play, almost impossible to stop playing!The NVIDIA PhysX engine delivers console-quality physics so the ball rolls and bounces hyper-realistically. Worldwide hi-scores let you see how your hoard of tickets compares to everyone else's. The Plus+ Network lets you challenge friends with score tracking, achievements and leader-boards.Skee-Ball is celebrating its 100th birthday, but has never felt more modern!Trademark of Skee-Ball Amusement Games. All Rights Reserved.☆☆☆ More Great Flick Sports Games!☆ ☆ Flick Fishing - best selling fishing game☆ Flick Bowling - Best selling bowling game☆ NBA Hotshot - new arcade basketball game Information Seller: Genre:Arcade, Sports Release:Sep 22, 2009 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal The Bat Outta Hell Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 10, 2009 9,125 190 38 Hat Salesman Washington #2 The Bat Outta Hell, Sep 22, 2009 Awesome, I love Skee Ball. Is there Plus+? A lite? EDIT: Read description. Bought. rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #3 rIcHrAnDoM, Sep 22, 2009 That was pretty quick approval from the announcement. IKnowHow2Fly Well-Known Member Jul 31, 2009 702 3 0 #4 IKnowHow2Fly, Sep 22, 2009 Post impressions please! Devilishly Good Well-Known Member May 1, 2009 9,229 2 0 The Underworld #5 Devilishly Good, Sep 22, 2009 +1 let us know how you like it The Bat Outta Hell Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 10, 2009 9,125 190 38 Hat Salesman Washington #6 The Bat Outta Hell, Sep 22, 2009 Okay, back with some thoughts. It's Skee Ball, you should know what it is. Flick to send the ball up the ramp and into the... Score holes It has Plus+, which is always a plus The physics and shadows are great, I love it. Feels like the real thing. The 3d graphics are pretty good too, there's even a slow motion effect on the last ball, and the camera zooms in, which is pretty neat. LOOT! You can buy new skee balls with the tickets you earn, but I believe you're competing with other members to buy them first, as around 8 items are rotated every few minutes (or people are buying them extremely fast!). Loot is mostly for bragging rights, like glow necklaces, spider rings, disco balls, and stuff you'd usually find in an arcade ticket prize booth. It really encourages replaying. There's a handful of achievements too, which also encourages replayability. There's no music, which I personally prefer. Some realistic arcade background sound would be pretty cool though. So far, I love it. Highly recommended if you like Skee Ball. SpungoMcGee Well-Known Member Jul 17, 2009 250 0 0 #7 SpungoMcGee, Sep 22, 2009 Any reason to buy it over Arcade Bowling? skamando Well-Known Member Feb 26, 2009 850 0 0 Student Folsom, CA #8 skamando, Sep 22, 2009 Any reason this is all that better than 10 balls, 7 cups? The Bat Outta Hell Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 10, 2009 9,125 190 38 Hat Salesman Washington #9 The Bat Outta Hell, Sep 22, 2009 Lemme go play both again, and compare. In terms not of gameplay, Plus+ and Loot. PrewDiddy Active Member Jan 23, 2009 31 0 0 #10 PrewDiddy, Sep 22, 2009 Everyone seemed to love 10 balls and this even better! The loot pictures and balls you can use add a lot for the replay. I think it's one of the most impressive engines around. For 99 cents; I can't see how it won't be a favorite for many. The camera is a little lower and more immersive; The graphics are cleaner, and the last ball slo-mo is dramatic. I think it kills Ramp Champ for play realism. Five Star from me. ScottColbert Well-Known Member Sep 13, 2009 1,062 1 36 Phoenix, AZ http://www.scottcolbert.com #11 ScottColbert, Sep 22, 2009 I agree with everything here. The only thing I would add is there are a couple of different ways to throw the ball. The finger swipe as mentioned, as well as holding your thumb on the screen and giving your wrist a flick, which sounds better than it works. I also like that you can tilt your iDevice when the ball is in mid air to kind of guide it, much like a tilt on a pinball machine. As stated graphics are great, the physics are impressive, and dammit it's skee-ball!!! The Bat Outta Hell Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 10, 2009 9,125 190 38 Hat Salesman Washington #12 The Bat Outta Hell, Sep 22, 2009 What the hell? 10 Balls 7 Cups was like, reskinned by Freeverse. Look at the app description, and pictures. The file size is very similar too. Plus+ added like, half a megabyte. freedog Well-Known Member Mar 11, 2009 6,272 0 0 #13 freedog, Sep 22, 2009 yeah, this is basically an updated version of 10 balls 7 cups. Fun game but when I play it I get that feeling of "I already own this one," which kind of makes you question why 10 Balls 7 Cups wasn't just updated instead. arn Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 19, 2008 2,444 69 48 #14 arn, Sep 22, 2009 yep. if you don't own 10 balls 7 cups, then buy Skee-ball instead (if you're looking for a skee-ball game). If you already own 10 balls, not sure you need to ever get this. The biggest advantage of this is you get a shelf for your loot, so you can see it. arn The Bat Outta Hell Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 10, 2009 9,125 190 38 Hat Salesman Washington #15 The Bat Outta Hell, Sep 22, 2009 Did the makers give Freeverse permission to copy it then? arn Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 19, 2008 2,444 69 48 #16 arn, Sep 22, 2009 It's the same developers (Graveck). Freeverse is publishing it. arn The Bat Outta Hell Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 10, 2009 9,125 190 38 Hat Salesman Washington #17 The Bat Outta Hell, Sep 22, 2009 Ah, I see. So the old loot was just a list? The shelf and Plus+ is a huge plus then. After playing Arcade Bowling again, I still prefer Skee Ball over it. xerox Well-Known Member Jan 5, 2009 344 0 0 New York #18 xerox, Sep 22, 2009 I think Ramp Champ is the best skee-ball lydia Active Member May 28, 2009 37 0 0 http://freeverse.com #19 lydia, Sep 22, 2009 Yeah, to copy and paste my comment from when Skee-Ball was announced last week: Just chiming in to say, great observation, it is in fact 10 balls 7 cups gameplay. Graveck's 10 balls 7 cups was a terrific game that may have generally gotten lost in the App Store shuffle. We worked with Graveck to remix it and add in prizes, and it works perfectly with the official Skee-Ball name! The physics are unlike anything out there right now, they're totally realistic. We're excited to give this game another chance, because it deserves it! --Lydia from Freeverse geb Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 54 0 0 #20 geb, Sep 22, 2009 Well I have Ramp Champ and I bought this as well. I think I like this one a bit better because I think its Physics are a bit more realistic. I can make the ball do things here that just frustrate me with Ramp Champ. With Ramp Champ I don't think I will ever clear all the boards. Some of them are hard to do with the physics as they stand. I also like the Plus addition. To me, Plus adds a lot to any game it is partnered with. I love achievements because they extend the life of the game for me. I hope Plus continues to add 3rd parties because I like their social network integration the best. Plus folks -- Go get "I dig it!" to integrate -- my favorite game without Plus I would love to see the Skee-Ball game add some re-skins of the tables as DLC and maybe additional loot down the line. This is one thing Ramp Champ has over this game. Love this game though and surely worth .99 (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Okay, back with some thoughts. It's Skee Ball, you should know what it is. Flick to send the ball up the ramp and into the... Score holes It has Plus+, which is always a plus The physics and shadows are great, I love it. Feels like the real thing. The 3d graphics are pretty good too, there's even a slow motion effect on the last ball, and the camera zooms in, which is pretty neat. LOOT! You can buy new skee balls with the tickets you earn, but I believe you're competing with other members to buy them first, as around 8 items are rotated every few minutes (or people are buying them extremely fast!). Loot is mostly for bragging rights, like glow necklaces, spider rings, disco balls, and stuff you'd usually find in an arcade ticket prize booth. It really encourages replaying. There's a handful of achievements too, which also encourages replayability. There's no music, which I personally prefer. Some realistic arcade background sound would be pretty cool though. So far, I love it. Highly recommended if you like Skee Ball.
Everyone seemed to love 10 balls and this even better! The loot pictures and balls you can use add a lot for the replay. I think it's one of the most impressive engines around. For 99 cents; I can't see how it won't be a favorite for many. The camera is a little lower and more immersive; The graphics are cleaner, and the last ball slo-mo is dramatic. I think it kills Ramp Champ for play realism. Five Star from me.
I agree with everything here. The only thing I would add is there are a couple of different ways to throw the ball. The finger swipe as mentioned, as well as holding your thumb on the screen and giving your wrist a flick, which sounds better than it works. I also like that you can tilt your iDevice when the ball is in mid air to kind of guide it, much like a tilt on a pinball machine. As stated graphics are great, the physics are impressive, and dammit it's skee-ball!!!
What the hell? 10 Balls 7 Cups was like, reskinned by Freeverse. Look at the app description, and pictures. The file size is very similar too. Plus+ added like, half a megabyte.
yeah, this is basically an updated version of 10 balls 7 cups. Fun game but when I play it I get that feeling of "I already own this one," which kind of makes you question why 10 Balls 7 Cups wasn't just updated instead.
yep. if you don't own 10 balls 7 cups, then buy Skee-ball instead (if you're looking for a skee-ball game). If you already own 10 balls, not sure you need to ever get this. The biggest advantage of this is you get a shelf for your loot, so you can see it. arn
Ah, I see. So the old loot was just a list? The shelf and Plus+ is a huge plus then. After playing Arcade Bowling again, I still prefer Skee Ball over it.
Yeah, to copy and paste my comment from when Skee-Ball was announced last week: Just chiming in to say, great observation, it is in fact 10 balls 7 cups gameplay. Graveck's 10 balls 7 cups was a terrific game that may have generally gotten lost in the App Store shuffle. We worked with Graveck to remix it and add in prizes, and it works perfectly with the official Skee-Ball name! The physics are unlike anything out there right now, they're totally realistic. We're excited to give this game another chance, because it deserves it! --Lydia from Freeverse
Well I have Ramp Champ and I bought this as well. I think I like this one a bit better because I think its Physics are a bit more realistic. I can make the ball do things here that just frustrate me with Ramp Champ. With Ramp Champ I don't think I will ever clear all the boards. Some of them are hard to do with the physics as they stand. I also like the Plus addition. To me, Plus adds a lot to any game it is partnered with. I love achievements because they extend the life of the game for me. I hope Plus continues to add 3rd parties because I like their social network integration the best. Plus folks -- Go get "I dig it!" to integrate -- my favorite game without Plus I would love to see the Skee-Ball game add some re-skins of the tables as DLC and maybe additional loot down the line. This is one thing Ramp Champ has over this game. Love this game though and surely worth .99
