This is definately better than the Tennis Game.
You're doing the scoring wrong though. When you get a strike you get the score for the next two balls added on not the next two frames (four throws). A spare gives you the score from the next ball. Of course if you get more than one strike in a row you still get two throws before the frst strikes score gets added. Its always two throws (unless you're on frame ten)
I haven't tred but you get a third ball if you get a spare or a strike on the tenth frame don't you?
What do I think of the controls?
I think the first control system is ok but there are too many clicks to get anything to happen. Maybe if you combine the direction with the spin - move the mouse to position click and hold then move to set the spin.
I quite like the second control system. You should make it more visual though. In virtual pool you got to see the cue moving before you hit the ball. You should be able to see the speed whatsit moving, and the arrow turning until you press the mouse button. Also the control text shouldn't be there when you aim as it is you click and then have to try too aim and set the speed with the text obscuring the screen.
You should add walls to the sides of the lane where the pins are. In real bowling they are there to stop pins from bouncing across to the next lane. They also make is possible to pick up a 7 10 split - which is where the two corner pins are left standing. You can do this by bouncing one pin off of the wall and getting it to hit jump across to the other side of the lane.
I agree that the camera moves are too slow, and also think there are too many. Maybe you should add the option to remove them in the options screen. Or... maybe you could add a camera speed option in the options screen (off - slow - medium - fast) with it defaulting on medium (a bit faster than you have now)
You're doing the scoring wrong though. When you get a strike you get the score for the next two balls added on not the next two frames (four throws). A spare gives you the score from the next ball. Of course if you get more than one strike in a row you still get two throws before the frst strikes score gets added. Its always two throws (unless you're on frame ten)
I haven't tred but you get a third ball if you get a spare or a strike on the tenth frame don't you?
What do I think of the controls?
I think the first control system is ok but there are too many clicks to get anything to happen. Maybe if you combine the direction with the spin - move the mouse to position click and hold then move to set the spin.
I quite like the second control system. You should make it more visual though. In virtual pool you got to see the cue moving before you hit the ball. You should be able to see the speed whatsit moving, and the arrow turning until you press the mouse button. Also the control text shouldn't be there when you aim as it is you click and then have to try too aim and set the speed with the text obscuring the screen.
You should add walls to the sides of the lane where the pins are. In real bowling they are there to stop pins from bouncing across to the next lane. They also make is possible to pick up a 7 10 split - which is where the two corner pins are left standing. You can do this by bouncing one pin off of the wall and getting it to hit jump across to the other side of the lane.
I agree that the camera moves are too slow, and also think there are too many. Maybe you should add the option to remove them in the options screen. Or... maybe you could add a camera speed option in the options screen (off - slow - medium - fast) with it defaulting on medium (a bit faster than you have now)