The Pinball Arcade

PiKe · 24 Nov 2011 at 11:16

After buying The Williams Collection for the Xbox 360 a realising just how damn good it is, I've been hoping they would release another collection.

On googling I've found that they are working on 'The Pinball Arcade' which is excellent news! It's the same concept as Zen where you have a hub and buy the tables.

"The first four tables will be Tales of the Arabian Nights™, Ripley's Believe It or Not™, Theatre of Magic™, and Black Hole™.

Each month we will be updating the game by releasing two tables as DLC and adding new features that will include online tournaments and head-to-head play.

With many of the all-time greatest tables from Williams®, Bally™, Stern Pinball™, and Gottlieb™; The Pinball Arcade™ is set to become the most realistic and comprehensive pinball game ever created!!!"

I honestly can not wait! I so hope they manage to licence Twilight Zone!

PiKe · 24 Nov 2011 at 11:55

Skyline said:
and Star Trek TNG and Lethal Weapon..

I have Zen Pinball on the PS3 and i love it the Tesla table is ace and the Street Fighter one is Quality..

I feel Zen is a bit too fantasy. Williams Collection is leaps and bounds ahead if you can get your hands on that.

PiKe · 25 Nov 2011 at 18:13

Jono said:
What about Pinball FX (2?)

Oh it's the same thing... isn't it?

The same thing in the way all first person shooters are the same yes.

Pinball Arcade will have real licensed tables and the balls won't seem like they're made from rubber like in Pinball FX.

PiKe · 26 Nov 2011 at 12:59

I think Zen pinball is a different game.

PiKe · 26 Nov 2011 at 13:20

Find the ball physics wrong on FP.

PiKe · 26 Nov 2011 at 14:16

dunker said:
ooh found Williams which is best to get it on, ps3 or xbox360? both are only a tenner.

Depends whether you want achievements or not

PiKe · 2 Jan 2012 at 23:54

Well lots of activity on their Facebook page and its due to be released this month

http://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade

PiKe · 5 Jan 2012 at 11:51

Release date for iOS is this month, Vita is being targeted at February release with Mac shortly ater, date for Xbox, PS3 and PC is at the end of March.

They need to get noticed for what they are doing, they only have around 750 fans on facebook, for this to be successful the word needs to be spread!

Another video to wet your appetite:

PiKe · 6 Jan 2012 at 00:08

No console pinball games support portrait mode.

The ball physics in Williams are a little floaty but the new videos look like they've sorted that

Zen just feels like a rubber ball to me :confused:

PiKe · 6 Jan 2012 at 13:57

MadMatty said:
Pinball dreams/fantasies on ps3/psp support portrait mode, and no less fun today then 15 or so years ago

Fun yes, accurate simulation, no