If the player hits the frog with the bowling ball, his body is hauled away from the screen by a bird from Frogapult. Other potential distractions for the user are a Reindeer that walks up along the bowling lane that can be 'hit' with the bowling ball if the arrow is positioned to the far left, and a frog wearing a Santa hat hopping back and forth across the player's field of vision (resembling Kalvin Kroaker from Frogapult, also made by NStorm). In Elf Bowling, the elves of Santa's Workshop are on strike due to overwork from the huge demand for Christmas toys, so Santa Claus has decided to whip them into shape by using them as bowling pins.ĭuring the game, the elves say phrases such as 'Is that all the balls you got, Santa?' when the player misses their first spare opportunity or 'Gutter ball!' in a silly-sounding voice when a ball is rolled into the gutter. A later release of the game, by Ignition Entertainment, was released on the Nintendo handheld consoles Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. The player, as Santa Claus, attempts to knock down elves who are arranged like bowling pins. Ignition Entertainment ( Elf Bowling 1 & 2)Įlf Bowling is a bowling video game developed by NStorm and released in 1998.
A screencap of the game, with elf pins and a Christmas-themed frog hopping on the icy lane.
