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- Reviewed on: 01/24/2003
- Released on: 01/02/2003
- Originally published on GameSpot: Pinball Tycoon (Game Boy Advance) Review
From the title alone, it's easy to assume that Pinball Tycoon allows you to compete in pinball tournaments and parlay your winnings into a lucrative business empire. In truth, it's just a straightforward pinball video game with a handful of tables and not much else.
Donkeys are funny, but this table needs more bumpers.
On its face, Pinball Tycoon does a nice job of re-creating the look and feel of tabletop pinball. The graphics are crisp and the four tables all have a theme from a different period in American history. For instance, you can collect gold nuggets by launching the ball into bumpers on the California Gold Rush table, or watch five scenes from a gangster film on the Hollywood Mogul table. As you play, you'll notice that the sound effects for the plunger, flippers, and bumpers are recordings taken from an actual pinball table.
Hit the right targets and you can change the image on this table.
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