GameSpot editors' review
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CNET editors' rating:
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Very good
Detailed editors' rating
- Reviewed on: 09/26/1996
- Updated on: 05/02/2000
- Released on: 08/31/1996
- Originally published on GameSpot: Pro Pinball: The Web (PC) Review
You've pulled back the plunger and launched the ball, commencing the game. Your eyes trace the familiar mercury sphere as it ricochets off this bumper and that target. You slap the flipper buttons, trying desperately to remain afloat. But hold on: the ball is rolling straight down the center! With an unorthodox, violent heave, you shove the table to the right and the ball is saved. Wait a minute, you just destroyed your friggin' keyboard!
Interplay's new release Pro Pinball caters to those who love the physicality of playing on a good pinball table, whether they're hard-core computer gamers or not. A no-frills pinball game, Pro Pinball won't offer you any live critters or powered spaceships living under the glass. No, it's simply based on a modern table you might find in any arcade. But the most amazing thing about Pro Pinball - as you'll recognize after only a few moments - is that its high-resolution graphics and true table physics combine to make it one of the most immersive pinball titles out there.
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