Pinball Arcade (Jewel Case)

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Summary: Realistic Pinball Action!
Review: I got this game about 2 weeks ago,and I love it! It has the most realistic action I've ever seen in a computer pinball game. You can even win replays just like the arcade versions,(although some of the arcade versions did not have this feature). All in all, I have to give this game the highest rating ; best graphics, best action, replay awards, best sounds,(including the electric buzzing when operating the flippers on the older games!).Overall ; challenging & fun, just like the real thing!

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Summary: Excellent Game
Review: I have a relatively new machine 1.2 GB with a 64mb video card and over a Gigabite of Ram. I can run just about *any* game perfectly... This pinball runs terribly on my machine. I couldn't believe it was that bad.. so I tried it on another machine. Got the same bad results. I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone. It's a real disappointment.

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Summary: Poor Perfomance on Hot Machine
Review: I have a relatively new machine 1.2 GB with a 64mb video card and over a Gigabite of Ram. I can run just about *any* game perfectly... This pinball runs terribly on my machine. I couldn't believe it was that bad.. so I tried it on another machine. Got the same bad results. I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone. It's a real disappointment.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was drawn by the nostalgia of generations of genuine Gottlieb pinball tables but soon found the physics of the games troubling. The ball has a 'mind of it's own' and many shots are extremely predictable which ruins the fun. Also, 3 of the 5 tables have 'background' music which overwhelm the original game sounds. Graphically the tables look great but the surely Microsoft could do bettter. Nice try Bill but no winner.

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Summary: Bumper Mania
Review: It is really very difficult just to find a good set of flippers on a pinball game these days. Especially, since there aren't that many arcades and fairs with pinball games, in exchange with video games wher they don't have the rhythm and determination of any decent motion game. Nevertheless, pinball games for the computer also don't fit well in that format, considering a lot of companies aren't actually considering making many of them anymore. I honestly believe it is just a shame. When I went shopping recently, I tried to find a good pinball computer game, and I just noticed it in the inexpensive value section of Target. Microsoft honestly have made a good impression with video game revivals in years, and they've done a brilliant job here.

Microsoft Pinball Arcade is a consistent of seven different Pinball tables, remastered down to the vone in the best graphic content. The graphics are superior and the games here also focus from seven different decades of what pinball was like during each era. From one of the very first pinball games, which actually was more like a pachinko gae during that time, Baffle Ball, to Haunted House, which had a miniature pinball game inside the pinball game, to the 1992 Cue Ball Wizard. This one is really more like the current pinbal games of today, with multiballs, ramps, and different levels of bumper mayhem. This is the hardest of all of those games, because you have different modes to gain into. Honestly, I like this one, but it just a little bit too difficult for me.

Microsoft's Pinball arcade is probably one of the best pinball video games out there right now, because the game doesn't seem downgraded like most of the 2D pinball games like Austin Powers, and Ultimate Pinball. Here, the game speaks well for itself, and Pinball Arcade is a must have for all bumper fanatics.

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Summary: Good entertainment
Review: The older Bally pinball games weren't very entertaining, even in the flesh. But the last three games are fun, and sometimes frustrating. Microsoft has done well (but not perfect) at simulating the ball movement

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Summary: awesome game
Review: This game is by far the best pinball game on the market. If you truly love the game of pinball then this game is for you. From the beginings to current times this game has it covered. A must buy the the true pinball fan.

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Summary: Excellent Game
Review: This is an best pinball game I've ever seen. Features sever classical pinball tables, with excellent sound and graphic. Works under low or high resolution upto 1024-768.