Pinball Games Bouncing Onto PS3
Pull back the plunger and get ready on the flippers for the pinball games bouncing onto PS3 this year. Article written by Watchful in PS3 News, on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 13:00.If you have been holding off from buying a PS3 until there are some pinball games to play on it, you will want to limber up your flipper fingers and prepare your credit card for a shock as there are two pinball games launching onto the PS3’s playfield in the coming months.
First up is a PSN-exclusive, ZEN Pinball, inbound from ZEN Studios, developers of the 360’s LIVE Arcade title Pinball FX. ZEN seem to have a bit of a thing for pinball games, having also developed ZEN Pinball: Rollercoaster for the iPhone and Flipper Critters for Nintendo’s DS, which is the only game I am aware of that blends the pinball and RPG genres.
ZEN Pinball brings more to the table than just the standard pinball game you might expect. It promises mission based challenges, online and offline multiplayer, as well as worldwide tournaments. The game will offer four tables to begin with. The theme of each table will not be hard for you to guess given they are named V12, Tesla, Shaman and El Dorado. The game’s trailer, that you can view at Joystiq, says it will be released in Spring 2009.
Pinball aficionados are also in for a high-def treat with the arrival of the PS3 version of Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. This is the HD remake of the PS2, PSP and Wii title. It has garnered much praise on those other platforms, with GameSpot giving it a nomination for best PSP game of 2008. The game consists of virtual replicas of a collection of classic tables Williams Electronics’s history.
No details on exactly which tables will be in the game yet, but I would expect that the list of those included in the PSP version is a good starting point; Black Knight, Firepower, Funhouse, Gorgar, Pin*Bot, Space Shuttle, Taxi, Whirlwind, Jive Time and Sorcerer. Amazon.com have the US release date listed as July 30th.
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ADPolicenaut | 27/04/2009 13:01
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A long overlooked genre, though not one that I myself am a fan of. It’s good to see nonetheless.
piekat | 27/04/2009 13:07
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It could be nice to see the Dualshock motion sensing used on these titles… TILT!!!
Raen | 27/04/2009 13:07
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Pinball FX is meant to be very good, so good to see the same company bringing pinball across. Always a fun game to play
darknight88 | 27/04/2009 13:21
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“If you have been holding off from buying a PS3 until there are some pinball games to play on it” …. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD NOT BUY A PS3 IF IT DIDN’T HAVE PINBALL GAMES IN IT!!! THAT IS COMPLETE MADNESS! …anyway can’t wait for a bit of boring, dull, uninteresting, mind-numbing, lacklustre, tedious, unexciting pinball (wow! thesauruses do come in handy!)
MyLeftTesticIe | 27/04/2009 15:05
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Sarcasm is lost on this one
cc_star | 27/04/2009 13:24
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I constantly played Devil Crash on JP import for my Megadrive (think it was called Dragon’s Fury over here)
It was absolutely amazing and far better than any other pinball game I’ve ever played
darknight88 | 27/04/2009 13:29
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We are all talking like pinball is “amazing” and ultimate. Have all you people lost your minds! Pinball is crap and you all know it!
RocketSOL | 27/04/2009 13:37
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I once bidded for a T2 pinball machine on Ebay. Fun games.
cc_star | 27/04/2009 19:56
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@darknight88
You’ve never played Devil Crash (Dragons Fury) then?
oMega-W | 27/04/2009 13:38
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I like pinball. That is all.
darknight88 | 27/04/2009 13:41
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Your opinion is much appreciated………….NOT!
oMega-W | 27/04/2009 13:58
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*sigh* Everyone’s opinion is appreciated here on TSA. Unless you’re gonna be rude about it.
GChris | 27/04/2009 14:06
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“It has garnered much praise on those other platforms, with GameSpot giving it a nomination for best PSP game of 2008″
Which makes it all the more annoying that it was never released over here. It sounds like this will be a disc-based game, so let’s hope this one makes it to these shores…
peespee63 | 27/04/2009 14:38
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I can’t really see the point in bringing out pinball for PS3, noted for being a rather powerful home console, and think it would suit a portable such as the PSP much better.
All that power gone to waste on a little pinball game…
Not that I’m belittling pinball. Kirby’s Pinball Land was one of the best games on the Game Boy.
pOOpInFlames | 27/04/2009 15:40
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This is indeed exciting news
cant wait 
deepmenace | 27/04/2009 15:51
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*was hoping for pinball dreams + pinball fantasies*
seedaripper1973 | 28/04/2009 01:15
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mate…i spent many an hour playing those 2 classics on my amiga..happy days
this is day one
funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) | 27/04/2009 17:02
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FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC! FLIPNIC!
chrisys | 27/04/2009 18:28
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I have 3 real pinball machines taking up a massive space in my house, but still, I may get one of these if it’s good.
Lorcan | 28/04/2009 00:00
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I never really got Pinball.
I just can’t really see the major attraction.
Gadbury | 28/04/2009 00:10
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Awww, nice screenie, but it tricked me! Pro Pinball: Timeshock! is still amazing now, years and years later. Be nice to have that as a cheap PSN game…
ADPolicenaut | 27/04/2009 13:47
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Terminator 2? You are a man of wisdom.
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Yes it is. Darknight88, shush please.
darknight88 | 27/04/2009 14:57
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I promise I will never post another comment again ever….under this name anyway.