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Go bowling in your iPod as you listen to your music. EA Mobile Games has just announced the release of its newest game Mobile Game, The Sims Bowling.

The game will sport many game modes, including Classic, Strike-O-Thon and Spare-O-Thon, plus a practice mode and a multiplayer mode called Pass 'n Play. To add the unique Sims dimension to the game, it will not only focus on getting better at bowling but also to become the local hero of the bowling alley. Your Sim Bowler will earn Simoleons which players will use to purchase skill-enhancing products like a new bowling ball, glove, wax, and more. True to Sim fashion, you'll be able to customize your player's outfit.

Travis Boatman, vice president of worldwide studios for EA Mobile, has this to say for The Sims Bowling:

[The] iPod is an extremely rewarding platform on which to develop games that are beautiful and fun to play. The Sims Bowling is a game that captures the lifestyle-oriented nature of The Sims, while delivering a meticulously crafted bowling game for the iPod.

The game can be downloaded from the iTunes store and costs US$ 4.99.