{"id":1997,"date":"2010-02-07T14:36:35","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T19:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/02\/07\/hvb-follies\/"},"modified":"2010-02-22T22:06:28","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T03:06:28","slug":"hvb-follies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/02\/07\/hvb-follies\/","title":{"rendered":"HVB Follies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have spent a lot of time with HVB over the last three days, but my online record does not show any positive results.  In fact, I think I am getting worse.  I\u2019m currently on a seven game losing streak, and adding insult to injury my disconnect score took a hit yesterday when my internet connection decided to get a little flaky.  That sucked because my previous forfeit rate was a pristine 0%.<\/p>\n<p>My rating has plummeted over the weekend from 1400-ish to just below 1200 or so, which seemingly puts the 1600+ Bronze trophy far out of reach.  A low ranking is to be expected if I only average 1.5 strikes per game, and typically score around 125 per game.  Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>Even if I am playing poorly, HVB is a lot of fun and highly addicting.  I actually play like I bowl (I suck in real life too), which is part of the problem.  I know you could probably just <a href=\"http:\/\/boardsus.playstation.com\/playstation\/board\/message?board.id=ps3dlgames&thread.id=119756&view=by_date_ascending&page=1\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/boardsus.playstation.com\/playstation\/board\/message?board.id=ps3dlgames&amp;thread.id=119756&amp;view=by_date_ascending&amp;page=1', 'sit down');\" target=\"_blank\">sit down<\/a> and go through the motions, but that would not be very fun.  I think I am steadily improving; I probably need to play more off line, pick up some of the other characters and balls to see if I can find a combination that better suits my playing style.<\/p>\n<p>From my vantage point, HVB is a must have PSN title.  It has all the elements you expect in a good game \u2013 it is fun, offers a challenge, you can steadily improve as you practice with the game, and it has some decent trophies.  In fact, if you are a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamefaqs.com\/console\/ps3\/code\/939542.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.gamefaqs.com\/console\/ps3\/code\/939542.html', 'trophy whore');\" target=\"_blank\">trophy whore<\/a>, there are a few that are easy to pick up.  A Bronze trophy is awarded during online play for any of the following:  Play 3 Games, 1 Win, 10 Strikes, 15 Spares, and 500 Pins.  Some of the others are out of my reach right now \u2013 25 Wins (Silver), 75 Strikes (Silver), Score 250 (silver), and 150 Strikes (Gold).  I will probably get 5000 Pins (Silver) by attrition \u2013 call this one a lifetime achievement trophy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have spent a lot of time with HVB over the last three days, but my online record does not show any positive results. In fact, I think I am getting worse. 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