While the authenticity of the ball emulation is the most important aspect of this simulation, running it a close second is its choice of pinball tables – and to that end Stern Pinball Arcade is nicely appointed. So much so, that almost as soon as you start playing, you forget that it's a simulation, and treat the game as you would a real pintable. Whether you're artfully trapping the ball with a flipper so that you can line up a carefully-considered shot, or are trying to juggle through a fast-moving multiball session, this simulation feels completely authentic. Having poured a lot of time into playing pinball tables over the years, I must say that I'm really impressed.
The ball's physics is absolutely spot-on it cannons off bumpers, ricochets off targets, and tracks to the table's elevation in a remarkably realistic fashion. What's immediately apparent the moment you start playing Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is just how well Stern Pinball Arcade captures the feel of pinball. Stern owns the rights to pinball machines produced by Sega and Data East, several of which are included in this collection.
Like Pinball Arcade, the basic game can be downloaded for free, and features one unlimited play demo table – Sega's 1995 Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. Stern Pinball Arcade is basically a spin-off from this, and features a collection of relatively modern pintables from the eponymous manufacturer that can either be bought separately, or as two bundles that contain four and five machines respectively. The company currently publishes Pinball Arcade across a broad range of platforms a free-to-download program that enables you to individually buy premium licensed tables from the likes of Williams, Bally, and Gottlieb.
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Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.ĭeveloper FarSight Studios has been creating digital replicas of real-life pinball tables for well over a decade, originally kicking off with Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection on PS2 in 2004, and then producing Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection on PS3 in 2008. This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247.
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