I just saw this ball on Buddies web site, but it may have been discussed here before. (WWRD, world wide release date, is Feb. 24th; I may have jumped the gun a little bit on this. Sorry, but it sure looks interesting.)

http://www.buddiesproshop.com/p-5435-storm-rocket-bowling-ball-wwrd-22415.aspx

Is this another attempt by Storm to replace the everlasting Hy-Road?
The coverstock is also an R2S hybrid. While the core shape is different, the core specifications are close: RG: 2.54 vs. 2.57; Diff: .046" vs. .046.

If not, how does it/will it differ in ball reaction from the Hy-Road?

Just for those who are interested i've tracked down a video of the new Rocket

When I tried to play it, it said the video owner is forcing everyone to go to YOuTube.com to play it.

It's nice that there's a video out there, unfortunately, seeing this ball by itself really doesn't tell us much.  Wouldn't it be great to see a video of the Rocket compared against the Hy-Road on the same condition with the same bowlers?  I know comparison videos will come, but it's just a pet peeve of mine.

Now that it has been out for a bit, how this ball compare to the Frantic?

There are a few guys around me that have both and they all have the same opinion. Both balls roll pretty similar, but the Rocket has more pop in the backend.

I've had this ball for about 6 months now. It is my benchmark ball.  I can throw it on fresh and get a decent read on the lanes.  Now part of that is just getting to know the ball and how it reacts, but there are many times it will be the only ball I'll use during league.  My other ball is an Optimus Solid.  I do like the Optimus.  It hits HARD, but reading the lane for the way I throw the ball is a little lack luster especially in games 1 and 2, and by the time the lanes dry up, it's too strong.  With the Rocket, I move around 4 boards the entire night on wood lanes.  On synthetic it's a little less.  I didn't really like the ball at first, but I realized it was user error.  Now that I've tightened up my game and gotten comfortable with this ball, I can't see it leaving my bag.  The Optimus Solid.....Well, that's a totally different conversation.