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Bowman

Bowman is a highly addictive classical game. Even if you've never heard of it before, play it just once and you'll be hooked. The object of the game is to shoot arrows at your opponent and kill them before…

27 March 2009

Bowman is a sport, released 27 March 2009 on Android and iOS.

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What Bowman is

Bowman was released in 2009. It is available on Android and iOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bowman is a highly addictive classical game. Even if you've never heard of it before, play it just once and you'll be hooked. The object of the game is to shoot arrows at your opponent and kill them before they kill you. It's a battle against your opponent to see who can accurately judge the angle and strength of the shot to make the arrow land on your opponents body. A head shot inflicts the most damage while a shot in the chest takes second place. Everywhere else on the opponents body inflicts less damage. To shoot your bow, simply drag your finger across the screen and you'll be presented with a trajectory plus angle and strength (power) information. Release your finger to release the…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bowman launched on 27 March 2009, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Guitar Hero: Metallica, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Guitar Hero: Metallica, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

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When did Bowman come out?
Bowman was released on 27 March 2009 for Android and iOS.

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