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Pinball M review

Robert Allen — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:37:18 +0000

Adding a few curious but unessential features to Zen’s interpretation of pinball. With the debut of Pinball FX, Zen Studios suddenly found themselves being referred to as villains. The once beloved builder of digital pinball had long permitted players to import any purchased tables into new iterations of their base game, barring any expired licensing ...

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Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure review

Robert Allen — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:56:12 +0000

Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure is good enough to belong in a museum. Unfortunately, it’s priced that way, too. Advancements in pinball have been driven by technological innovation- most notably when the industry moved from electromagnetic machines to solid state pinball in the late 70s. Similarly, the Pinball FX franchise has enjoyed evolutionary growth since ...

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Pinball FX3 – Williams Pinball: Volume 6 review

Robert Allen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:42:26 +0000

Another trio of classic Williams’ tables arrive on Pinball FX3. But before you push the purchase button, you’ll want to make sure you don’t own two of the tables in another collection. Pinball is a game about tragic inevitability. No matter how good you are at keeping the silver orb in play, inevitably gravity will ...

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Pinball FX3 – Williams Pinball: Volume 5 review

Robert Allen — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 22:47:01 +0000

The Disappearance of Pinball In 2007, Budapest-based Zen Studios released their first virtual pinball title. At the time, physical machines were growing increasingly difficult to find. Arcades were on the wane, and most remaining amusement centers favored video game cabinets, which took up less space and required less maintenance. While the last few years has ...

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Senran Kagura: Peach Ball (PC) review

Robert Allen — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 20:43:11 +0000

The Senran Kagura franchise is approaching a pivotal junction. Across four main entries and a multitude of spin-offs, the unabashedly cheeky series has centered on the exploits of scantily clad shinobi, extending as much cavorting as factional conflict. But Sony’s prudish policy changes have seemingly exasperated series creator and producer Kenichiro Takaki. Although he’ll assist with the ...

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Senran Kagura: Peach Ball review

Robert Allen — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:16:57 +0000

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Pinball FX3 – Williams Pinball: Volume 2 review

Robert Allen — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 02:35:32 +0000

Sounds Like Fun Scientists have noted how aromas can evoke dormant memories and emotions. But delve into Williams Pinball: Volume 2, the latest expansion for Pinball FX 3, and another sense might be stirred. Play with a quality sound system or a high-fidelity headset, and the collection will dazzle eardrums with authenticity. Every rebound from ...

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Yoku’s Island Express review

Robert Allen — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:28:12 +0000

Games consistently cultivate moods in players, whether it’s the feeling of fear in the Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Dead Space franchises or the humbling sense of frustration wrought in the Demon/Dark Souls series. But beyond Nintendo’s output, few developers are able capture the sensation of unadulterated bliss. Undoubtedly, it’s a much more difficult sentiment ...

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Jurassic World Pinball review

Robert Allen — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:04:34 +0000

When Pinball FX 2 was first launched in 2010, the franchise earned a passionate legion of fans thanks to its technical prowess. While eschewing recreations of real-world machines, the series offered a prolific roster of fantastical tables that offered a stunning simulation of actual pinball. Elevated by a meticulous physics model, a supple framerate, and ...

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Pinball FX 3 review

Robert Allen — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 03:09:08 +0000

Although originally released seven years ago, Pinball FX 2 might not seem to be in dire need of a sequel. Certainly, the need for a follow-up has been quelled by Zen Studio’s commitment to the title, with the developers creating over seventy different DLC tables, adopting properties like Star Wars, South Park, and Marvel’s superheroes ...

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Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One review

Robert Allen — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 03:36:33 +0000

Pinball is a game about tragic inevitability. No matter how good you are at keeping the silver orb in play, inevitably gravity will win, dropping the ball down that stinking sink hole. Similarly, that’s also the challenge faced by Pinball FX2/Zen Pinball 2 developer Zen Studios. Since the game’s release back in 2010, the Budapest-based ...

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Bethesda Pinball review

Robert Allen — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:46:32 +0000

Over the past few years, Zen Studios has been converting entertainment properties into pinball form, with works like Star Wars, South Park, and Aliens all getting their own steel-orbed interpretations. But before adapting films and television shows, the Budapest-based developer found a way to rework celebrated game franchises- with Street Fighter II Turbo, Ninja Gaiden ...

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Aliens vs. Pinball review

Robert Allen — Tue, 10 May 2016 17:23:01 +0000

Few cinematic monsters are as fearsome as H. R. Giger’s Alien. Originally conceived for Ridley Scott’s eponymous film, the creature was a nightmarish amalgam of snake and skeleton, outfitted with lethal claws and a dagger-like tail. In the 37 years since the original films’ release, the Xenomorph has emerged from the shadows of the Nostromo ...

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Zen Pinball 2: Star Wars Rebels+Age of Ultron review

Robert Allen — Tue, 05 May 2015 02:08:52 +0000

For years, Budapest-based Zen Studios has cultivated a near-faultless formula. Beginning with 2007’s Pinball FX and continuing through Pinball FX 2 and Zen Pinball 2, the developer strove to simulate the steel-orbed pastime, with each successive release increasing the accuracy of ball physics while improving the quality of their visual output. For many, the franchise’s ...

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Rollers of the Realm review

Robert Allen — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:03:49 +0000

Over the last few years, it seems like role-playing mechanics have seeped into every conceivable genre. From the inclusion of MyGM mode in the NBA 2K series- where players make decisions via branching dialog trees to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords’ fusion of match-three puzzling with character cultivation, RPG fundamentals are no longer restrained ...

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Pinball FX 2 (Xbox One) Review

Robert Allen — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:00:03 +0000

Since Pinball FX 2 first launched in 2010, the franchise has earned a fervent legion of fans thanks to its technical prowess. While eschewing a recreation of real-world machines, the series offered a mounting roster of fantastical tables that offered a stunning simulation of actual pinball. Elevated by a meticulous physics model, an unswervingly supple ...

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Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within Pack Review

Robert Allen — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:00:05 +0000

In 2008, Zen Studios released Pinball FX, a prodigious title which strove to adapt the nuances of the cherished pastime into video form. While most critics praised the game’s ball physics and online functionality, many found that the three bundled tables lacked personality. Ensuing years and subsequent sequels demonstrated Zen rectifying that fault, with the ...

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Zen Pinball 2 (PlayStation 4) Review

Robert Allen — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 23:00:40 +0000

Although the PlayStation 4’s software library is still in an embryonic stage, Sony’s new system already has two pinball titles in its lineup. Remarkably, the two games take radically different approaches to the beloved pastime. The Pinball Arcade aims to duplicate the gameplay of actual machines, fastidiously recreating the nuances exhibited by tables such as ...

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Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force Review

Robert Allen — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:00:41 +0000

Amidst the craze of crowdsourcing neglected amusements, it’s a bit surprising that there isn’t more of a movement to bring back actual pinball machines. Undoubtedly, one of the key dissuaders in the endeavor is the accomplishment of the Pinball FX and Zen Pinball franchises. By blending designs which rival the sophistication and satisfaction of actual ...

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Pinball FX 2 PC Review

James Patton — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:51 +0000

No doubt aficionados of all things pinball are already shaking their heads. “Pinball FX 2? You’re reviewing a three-year-old game!” To that I say: “Ah, but it hasn’t been released on Steam yet. When I played that preview version, the leaderboards were a ghost town. Only for you, dear readers, would I wander into such ...

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