the game also introduces the so-called life goal, in particular the sim dreams of becoming the star of the bowling alley, the sim's aspiration level increases with the player's skill. there are also four different game modes in "the sims bowling" : classic - a casual bowling game, strike-o-thon - which counts how many hits the player can hit, and spare-o-thon - the same for the substitutes. the player can also practice, this mode allows you to develop a strategy for solving difficult situations, such as, for example, 7-10 splits. the player can also compete with another player in the pass' n play mode, passing in turn the phone to make a move . there is also a "bowl now" mode, which instantly introduces a random opponent into the game with multiplayer support, for example, in devices such as the lg vx8100 or samsung m610. the ipod version is only compatible with 5th generation devices .