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Excellent mindless fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love pinball and this is as close as you can come without purchasing an actual machine for your rec room. The graphics are awesome, the sound effects incredibly realistic and the tables are top notch. Addictive and definitely a must have for your PSP game collection!

"Pinball... Hall of Fame!"

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As a big fan of Pinball Hall of Fame on the Xbox, I was thrilled when a PSP version was announced. For the most part, the PSP version is faithful to the console versions... which can be both good and bad. There are three new tables and a few new problems as well, but overall, Pinball Hall of Fame is a great title that can be very addictive.

The game features 11 "classic" Gottlieb tables- Genie, El Dorado, Black Hole, Big Shot, Ace High, Play Boy, Central Park, Tee'd Off, Goin' Nuts, Victory and Strikes and Spares (an unusual bowling pinball variation). It's a varied collection of tables from the 1930's to the 1990's... some better than others. There was a problem with the ball physics on the console versions and unfortunately that has transferred over to the PSP version also. Games like Black Hole and El Dorado are nearly impossible to play due to the ball physics... and it is not uncommon for a ball to pass right through a flipper in Black Hole. However on games like Genie and Big Shot, the ball physics seem fine (if a little slow).

Graphically, the game looks great as the tables are re-created perfectly down to the last detail. There is a slight problem with "motion blur" on some of the tables (Big Shot is particularly noticeable), and I highly recommend turning off the "backglass reflection" in order to see the details of the table at their best. You can play the game in standard widescreen mode, or you can flip it vertically and use the triangle and X buttons as the flippers. On games like the multi-ball based Goin' Nuts, this option is a very welcome addition.

Sound is identical to the console versions as well... which means it is very good. The sounds of the old bells on the early machines is always funny to listen to, and the newer machines like Victory and Tee'd Off have a full musical accompaniment. I love the announcer guy. He just sounds so enthusiastic when he yells out "Pinball.... Hall of Fame!"

For the price, this is a great title with tons of replay value and perfect on-the-go gameplay. If you don't mind a few minor glitches and are a pinball fanatic, this is a must-own.

Best Virtual Pinball Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The excellent graphics and sound effects in this game really give one the "feel" of playing real pinball in an arcade. You can even see the ball spinning sometimes. I have not noticed any problem with the ball physics or seen any balls go through flippers, (as mentioned in a previous review) and I've played a lot of "Black Hole" (a very cool table). Of course, this is historical pinball, with recreations of actual tables, all produced by Gottlieb, and some of them are better than others, some are clearly designed as coin bandits. This is a strength or a weakness, depending on what you want

Excellent Pinball Simulator

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: December 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like pinball -- if you're old enough to remember the game -- you will love this fine 128-bit pinball simulator, featuring some of the great Gottlieb tables through the decades. This is essentially a port of the game that appeared on the PS2, plus three new tables, one of which, Goin' Nuts, starts off with some frantic multiball action and never slows down. I haven't experienced the ball physics problems mentioned by another reviewer; the Black Hole table is VERY fast, and the ball falls upwards in the lower level mini-game -- perhaps this explains his observation that balls pass through flippers. There are also a few classic arcade diversions thrown in for variety, including Xolten the fortune teller and the Love Meter. Awesome graphics, including defeatable reflections on the table glass, and true table sounds enrich the playing experience as well. Easy to pick up and hard to put down, PHOF for PSP is a must-buy at $29, and lots of fun for two or more players, with infinite replay value. I recommend it highly.

great simple to play game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If tou like pinball this a great game, lots of fun and pick up and start playing, no learning curve here...............

Wax nostalgic.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In a time where the best selling video games of the day consist of assign-two-uses-to-every-button controls, rediculous (and often extraneous) levels of environment interactivity (BLOW EVERYTHING UP!!!), and some of the most mind-numbingly convoluted storylines ever crafted in any medium, it's nice to find a nice, simple, and most of all, FUN game such as Pinball Hall Of Fame. Granted, it just isn't the same as going to a locally owned pizza joint with some friends and a pocket full of quarters to jam out on the ol' machine over a hot pie.

Seeing as how most of those locally owned Mom and Pop pizza places have been assimilated into the conglomerate collective and arcades are being flooded with emo kids on the Dance Dance Revolution machine, this is the last great bastion for the tried and true arcade mainstay (aside from the actual Hall Of Fame and Museum in Las Vegas). If you relate to these views and wax nostalgic about getting lost in the bangs, bings, bleeps, boops, and bells of your favorite table, do yourself a favor and get this game.

Spin The table

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Gottlieb Collection presents a healthy variety of pinball machines from various decades. The machines are very fun to play and a very good adaptation to the electronic platform. The gameplay feels true to real pinball action. The player is given 4 free machines to earn credits to play the other "locked" games, by achieving goals on the various machine you can unlock games. Each machine has it's own goal and hitting these goals motivates the player to play better. The only critism I have for this game is that it is very hard to achieve the goals. I give it a 4/5 rating due to the high level of difficulty, I find it to be one of the harder games for the PSP. Pinball fans should be very happy with this release.

Cheap And Loads Of Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have played a lot of games on the PSP and have seen the hits and misses. This pinball game is definitely a HIT!!! The graphics and colors are great...the tables are authentic...each table has its own feel (ball speed, flipper action, theme, and physics). It's amazing.

One of the best options is that you can use "game sharing" and purchase only one game and play it against a friend with his PSP too.

The last and potentilly best attribute is that my 2 year old (almost 3) loves playing it too and its easy enough for him to do himself. He hits the ball with the flippers and is able to use the plunger when the ball and can start a new game when he loses. He loves it!!! This is great for trips on a plane or car!!!

Great buy for 10 bucks!!! Get yours!!!

Great game that accurately pay homage to Pinball machines of yester year

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is neat, it includes background history of each pinball machine and even includes a a built in tour of the Gottlieb factory. A must have for any pinball fan. Graphics and sounds are authentic and game play is fun. This game is challenging at first because you have to reach certain goals on certain machines first, before you can play the other machines. I wish you could just choose whatever machine you wanted directly, but on the other hand, it is more challenging they way they did it.

I can see playing this game for a long time, it's not the time of game that is so simple that you will get bored of it easily.

Pinball review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Nice recreation of some old time piball tables. Also true to the graphics and sounds. On the PSP some of the tables could be considered smallish. when playing in 'career' mode, you must beat the tables challenges to move on to the next table. more and more challenging as you go but you could always just play in practice mode. All in all a nice solid game if you are a pinball fan. Not sure what else i could possible want out of it

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