http://www.zenpinball.com/ <--- Movie and table features here
From the makers of Pinball FX (XBLA) I believe, and considered to be the sequel. Cost is 9.99 and available on the Playstation Network.
Features:
All you pinball fans can breathe easy, PlayStation Network is finally getting some pinball arcade action! ZEN Studios is extremely excited to announce that after all the long hours and hard work we finally wrapped up development for ZEN Pinball and have confirmed the release date for May 14, 2009.
In case you haven’t heard, Zen Pinball not only brings some intense pinball action, but it comes packed with options including several in-game missions, head-to-head online bouts and multi-day worldwide tournaments. In addition, we included a solid offering of four tables in the initial download with more to come as DLC after launch. As far as we are concerned, this is pretty much the Ferrari of pinball games. We suggest you check out the trailer to get a better visual of the game.
Day 1 for me, I put a zillion hours into PinballFX.
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Holy shit, I feel stupid now. I actually read the full OP and somehow missed that.
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (2017, colorized)
yea i guess i should buy this huh.
I really want this. Also toying with the idea of Star Trek DAC despite the hate from alot of folks. I've heard it's actually not that bad ...
Either way, I pretty much have to get this.
PSN:RevDrGalactus/NN:RevDrGalactus/Steam
man, i sunk so much time into epic pinball in my younger days. so much time. that game was awesome.
also i bought this after playing a quick round of the demo. cant wait to get some hot pinball action going.
Can't really play tonight as I have work in the morning, but this weekend Zen Pinball and Sacred 2 will own my soul.
Also, fellow pinball freaks, GOG now has Timeshock, Big Race USA and Fantastic Journey available for 5.99 a piece.
any impressions?
If you like pinball this game is a no brainer and will provide hours of fun. I haven't explored the online tournament options yet but I'm looking forward to seeing how this works tonight.
I can't decide if I like PinballFX or this better. The tables are designed better in Zen Pinball I think, graphically it feels slightly more animated.
Regardless at 10 bucks for four tables you can't go wrong.
Curious now to see what kind of future tables will be included as DLC. With the exception of V12 (personal choice), the tables are solid offerings on neat themes without using licenses for tv shows/movies the bulk of pinball games in the past 15 years have been doing. I can't remember the last time I played a pinball game that wasn't a tv show, movie, celebrity endorsed or based on a boardgame :P
Steam: TheArcadeBear
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
I remember Big Race USA and timeshock! as being on the money on ball physics - how does this game fare?
Steam: TheArcadeBear
Guess where the third ball would end up 5 seconds after I shot it?
However, in video game pinball, my luck has always been better. I played the ever-loving crap out of the SNES game with the pirate and joker tables (and there were a couple others as well), and I loved the Empire Pro Pinball games on the PSX.
This looks like a big jump from those games.
I think I'll try the 360 original version first.
PSN ID : Xander51 Steam ID : Xander51
but yea this game is fun as crap. add me for high score comparison purposes if you wanna.
I'm all about views 2 and 3. I need to see everything that's going on in the board. The scoring system seems very conservative. It took me a few minutes just to get a million points on any board. Most real tables give you a million points for blinking your eyes. This still works just fine.
Tesla is my favorite. It really looks amazing and has a lot going on in the table, and...it's a fucking Tesla themed pinball table. I'm not too crazy about the two jungle tables, Shaman and El Dorado. But El Dorado could easily have been an Uncharted table!
Which brings me to this. The DLC needs to make some Sony themed tables. Uncharted? Ratchet & Clank? Jak and Daxter? Yes please
If any of you are thinking about it, download the demo and I think you will be convinced. I didn't even bother getting the demo myself ... PinballFX was such an awesome game that this was a no brainer.
I am however tempted to turn off the animated "tail" on the ball ...
The trails help me watch the ball, yet they are tacky at the same time.
I suck at this game. Fuck.
And I'm still only on the demo. Seriously, this is a nice demo, like back in the shareware days.
PSN:RevDrGalactus/NN:RevDrGalactus/Steam
Steam: TheArcadeBear
I was happy they brought a pinball game to the PS3. I was REALLY happy after I downloaded it. If you like computer pinball, you need to grab this. If you don't like computer pinball (but like regular pinball), you need to try this.
Up until now, I had yet to find a pinball game/table that topped the Pro Pinball collection (Big Race USA to be specific). I had the Williams Classics disk but I felt that paled in comparison.
I am happy as a clam with Zen Pinball. The online mode can be frustrating, but that's more because I'm not used to be schooled than anything else. The whole "points per second" scoring is a slight turn off to me, but I can see why they did it. You really have to try on some tables to lose the ball.
Anyhoo.... Great game, great mechanics, great tables (Tesla is my favorite, reminds me of "Fantastic Journey") promise of more great tables, 10$, and a reality check on how much I really suck at pinball. Who could ask for more?
I had an urge to go out and play some pinball awhile back, and this game has somewhat helped with the urge.
PSN : Bolthorn
Tesla's skill shot is abysmally easy!
If you look at the plunger, you can see a diagonal decorative line. Put the plunger almost completely covered by that line but not all the way. You'll get a skill shot every time.
That's actually my worst table. Whether I hit the idol or not, it sends the ball right into a Ball Out. I can't get that part right.
it does have custom soundtracks