http://www.neowin.net/news/portal-pinball-review-this-is-a-triumph-huge-success
I've seen this everywhere from Steam to the Google Play store for $2.99
Rave Review - Portal Pinball
(6 posts) (3 voices)-
Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruAh yes, the whole series of tables are brilliant. Though I still prefer the Pinball Arcade tables, all of which are modelled from original pinball tables, whereas the Pinball FX tables are digital simulations and not based on real tables.
You can get a free table from both sets via Steam.
The following is the free table you get with Pinball Arcade.
I can't remember which table you get free with Pinball FX2. Pinball Arcade with all four season packs has a total of 60 tables with more to come in season 5 and Pinball FX2 presently has 50 tables, with a new one to be released soon. The best value for money w.r.t. Pinball Arcade would be seasons 1 and 2 which together account for 40 of the 60 tables. Seasons 3 and 4 only contain 10 tables each. A large proportion of the pinball FX2 tables are purchased individually, but there are also some decent pack purchases.
If you aren't keen on paying full price, both games feature in the main Steam sales. Pinball FX2 was even featured in a previous Humble bundle, where several tables were available for only a few dollars.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruSeason 5 has been released on Steam, but as yet no tables have been added; however, the final table for Season 4 called F14-Tomcat™ has been released, (a 1987 design by Steve Richie). It will feature the first table with an autosave. You can also see this table in the Pacific Pinball Museum, based in West Alameda near SanFransisco. The link takes you to one of those pages where you can walk around the museum. Click HERE to check out the amazing collection of old and almost new pinball machines. I could see at least six that are featured in the Pinball Arcade just in one room, (Monster Bash, Twilight Zone, F14 Tomcat, Party Zone, champion Pub and Diner). Unfortunately that particular room only allows you to stand at the entrance, but you can zoom in to see most tables apart from three in the top right hand corner of the room, .
The Season One Pack includes 21 tables
Theatre of Magic™
Black Hole™
Ripley's Believe It or Not!®
Medieval Madness™
Bride of Pin•Bot™
Cirqus Voltaire™
Funhouse™
Monster Bash™
Gorgar™
Creature from the Black Lagoon™
Black Knight™
Harley-Davidson® 3rd Edition
Taxi™
Elvira and the Party Monsters™
No Good Gofers™
Scared Stiff™
Big Shot™
Twilight Zone®
Star Trek: The Next Generation®
Attack From Mars™
Genie™The Season Two Pack includes 19 tables:
Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray™
Firepower™
Cactus Canyon™
Central Park™
White Water™
Space Shuttle™
Centaur™
Pin•Bot™
The Champion Pub™
Whirlwind™
Goin' Nuts™
Flight 2000™
Terminator 2: Judgment Day®
Tee’d Off™
Haunted House™
Victory™
Class of 1812™
El Dorado City of Gold™
Cue Ball Wizard™Season Three includes six great tables created by the pinball machine manufacturer Williams'®
Fish Tales™
Black Knight 2000™
High Speed™
Diner™
Junk Yard™
Dracula™Also included in season 3:
Black Rose™from Bally's®
Whodunnit™ from Bally's®
High Roller Casino™ from Stern's®
Lights, Camera, Action™ from Gottlieb®!Season Four includes:
The Addams Family®
Starship troopers™
Phantom of the Opera™
Party Zone™
Earthshaker™
Cyclone™
Jack*Bot™
Xenon, Red and Ted's Roadshow™
Safe Cracker™.Posted 9 years ago # -
Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruThe following table packs (better value for money) and single tables are available for Pinball FX. Packs cost between £3.99 to £6.99 each and single tables are £1.99. Usually US prices are at least 5% to 25% cheaper than UK, EU and AU prices, the £6.99 tables cost $9.99 (equivalent to £6.56) in the US, which is just over 6% cheaper.
Iron and Steel Pack
Star Wars™ Pinball: Heroes Within Pack
Star Wars™ Pinball: Balance of the Force Pack
Star Wars Pack
Marvel Pinball Original Pack
Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles pack
Marvel Pinball Vengeance and Virtue Pack
Core pack
Zen Classics PackPinball FX2 - South Park Pinball
Marvel's Ant-Man
Portal ® Pinball
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron
Star Wars™ Pinball: Star Wars Rebels™
Venom
Plants vs. Zombies™
The Walking Dead
Guardians of the Galaxy
Deadpool
Doctor Strange
Civil War
Captain America
Fantastic FourMarsExcalibur
Epic Quest
Paranormal
Earth Defense
Ms. Splosion Man
Super League – A.C. Milan
Super League – Real Madrid C.F.
Super League – Liverpool F.C.
Super League – A.S. Roma
Super League – Juventus
Super League – Arsenal F.C.
Super League – FC Barcelona
Super League – Zen Studios F.C.Posted 9 years ago # -
Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruTotal cost of 57 pinball FX tables are £114.90 ($164.49) i.e. £2 each, whereas you get 70 tables for £114.95 buying Pinball Arcade. i.e. £1.64 each. Though if you only buy the first two seasons you get 40 tables for £45.98, (£1.15 per table). They are 15% cheaper in the US.
When on sale (Christmas and summer sales) you can get both series of pinball games for up to 75% off. Usually the older season packs in Pinball Arcade are cheaper. The latest packs either don't go on sale or only get a minimal 20% off.
The total prices for each game may seem rather high, but when you consider the amout of game play you get for each table, they are actually well worth it, especially compared to other commercially available pinball games such as Dream Pinball 3d, Pinball Dream Deluxe,Hot Pinball thrills, Soccer Pinball Thrills, Slamit Pinball: Big Score, Worms Pinball, Hyperspace Pinball, Pinball Fantasies Deluxe, Pinball Illusions, ProPinball: Big Race, Pro Pinball@ Fantastic Journey, Pro Pinball: Timeshock and Pure Pinball 2 Redux, (all available from either Steam or Good Old Games).
There are other pinball games available, but not so easy to find such as The Ultra Pinball series (3D Ultrapinball: Thrillride, 3d Ultrapinbal: Creep Night )graphics are a little dated now, but this is still one of my all time favorite computer simulated pinball tables) and 3D UltraPinball). Also available on disc are games such as the excellent Adventure Pinball Forgotten Island, with multiple tables linked together, Pinball master 3d and Pro Pinball: The Web (comes free with a copy of Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey (but not the GOG version). There are many more computer sims available. if you check out the free game Synopsis in the Gamne Discussion sticky section, you'll find a pinball editor that enables you to make your own computer simulations. it's not an asy program to use, but with persistence you can make a decent pinball. Granted, not as beautiful looking as Pinball FX or the majority of the pinball games i mention above. If you visit the editors web site you can download hundreds of custom made tables for free, that were created by the community.
There's an excellent real life arcade over on Alameda Island near SanFransisco called The Pacific Pinball Museum that you can check out online HERE with a virtual room where you can move around look at the various mechanical pinball tables HERE. If you live nearby, the palce is open from 2pm for six hours where you can pla many of the pinball machines for free (though I presume there is an admission price. They have purely mechanical pinball machines as well as computer modelled pinball machines. That's one place I will visit when we take a vactation to SanFransisco. (one of my bucket list wishes)
Posted 9 years ago #
Reply
You must log in to post.