<s>
Midnight	B-Application
Bowling	I-Application
is	O
a	O
bowling	B-Application
video	O
game	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
and	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Midnight	B-Application
Bowling	I-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Gameloft	O
's	O
Midnight	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Midnight	B-Language
Pool	I-Language
,	O
Midnight	O
Casino	O
and	O
Midnight	O
Hold'em	O
Poker	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Midnight	O
Play	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Pack	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
via	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Midnight	B-Application
Bowling	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
which	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
competing	O
in	O
a	O
hipster-themed	O
bowling	B-Application
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
bowl	O
,	O
miming	O
the	O
action	O
to	O
bowl	O
in	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Midnight	B-Application
Bowling	I-Application
for	O
WiiWare	O
a	O
4.9/10	O
,	O
highly	O
praising	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
Party	O
Mode	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
Gameloft	O
"	O
dropped	O
the	O
ball	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
citing	O
an	O
"	O
awful	O
swing	O
mechanic	O
"	O
that	O
leaves	O
it	O
"	O
almost	O
impossible	O
to	O
roll	O
the	O
ball	O
consistently	O
and	O
successfully	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiWare	O
World	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
2/10	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
same	O
control	O
issues	O
as	O
IGN	O
and	O
stating	O
it	O
"	O
throws	O
everything	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
did	O
so	O
well	O
control-wise	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
window	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
very	O
weird	O
control	O
scheme	O
"	O
that	O
may	O
leave	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
wondering	O
if	O
this	O
is	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
cartoonish	O
bowling	B-Application
inspired	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
really	O
bowling	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
