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Metroid prime pinball VS mario pinball land.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 16
Date: October 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Last year, Nintendo and Fuse made one of companie's almost sucedded pinball game for the game boy advance. The game was called mario pinball land. Mario pinball land wasn't a big hit like super mario 64/DS and mario pinball land didn't do too well. So that meant that there will be no sequall for mario pinball land at all. This year, Nintendo and Fuse has made a new pinball game for the nintendo DS. This game is called meteroid prime pinball. In this game, Samus Aran is the pinball this time. You can also shoot at enimies in Samus's human form. This game is great compared to the last year's mario pinball land. It has a high score rating, so that means there is a possible remake. Now I will compare this year's metroid prime pinball with last year's mario pinball land.

Graphics: Trully beats mario pinball land's graphics by alot. The details are excellent on metroid prime pinball. The graphics are trully sharper, faster and great looking.

Enimies: Well more desinged than mario pinball land's enimies. The enimies are at first easy than they get hard. Alot of enimies have minds like the machene pirates. Many enimies are desinged not to just be hitted by the pinball. Some are accurtate enough to throw you between the flippers. And you can shoot at all enimies that are varnable to missles and shots. And you can drop bombs at enimies like metroids.

Music: Trully awsome. The best to me so far is the pirate attack music. The music is really awsome compared to mario pinball land's music.

Bosses: Many of your favorite prime 1 bosses are back in metroid prime pinball. Some bosses are still awsome like Metal ridley. Each boss is desinged differently from each other. Unlike in mario pinball land, you can shoot at the boss's weak point when you have enough weapons and you can drop any kind of bomb in ball form at bosses.

Contrulls: They are desinged much better than mario pinball land's contrulls. One of them is tricky but not painfull. The shack feature is back in metroid prime pinball which was absent in mario piball land and was in pokemon pinball 2:Ruby and saffire.

Mini games: There are enough mini games to keep you busy. One of them is pirate attack which is my favorite mini game so far. They are not painfull like some of mario pinball land's minigames. Like in mario pinball land where you have to get all of the stars, you need to get all of the attifact peices in metroid prime pinball to advance to the last levles.

Protection: It actually works much better in metroid prime pinball than it did in mario pinball land. In metroid prime pinball, theres this purple electricy that will pervent you from falling off for a limated time. It covers 100% of the gap for a limated time.

Boards: There are seven diffrent boards that are big compared to mario pinball land's boards. They are desinged well. I think some are trully awsome like the chozo artifact temple.

Nintendo and Fuse did a great job on this game, It is popular and hpoefully in the future they will make a sequal. Right now, be happy that they did a much better job this year than last year. Until than, Bye!

First DS Metroid game an unexpected gem

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've never really understood entrepreneurship and risk-taking. It's too, uh, risky for my tastes. Luckily, I'm not the one in charge of developing games for Nintendo, because once again they've completely blindsided me by taking one of their top franchises, Metroid, and mixed it with a completely random genre, pinball, creating a game that is simply one of the best of its kind. My first thought was, "Who wants to play a Metroid pinball game?" Well, I sure as hell wanted to once I tried the game out for the first time. After that, I was hooked. One pinball session turned into ten, minutes turned to hours, and as I learned the ropes...er, ramps of Metroid Prime Pinball, I've been made a fan.

In the game you roll through seven of Metroid Prime's different environments to collect artifacts and eventually destroy bosses like Omega Pirate, Meta Ridley, and Metroid Prime. Of course, in typical Metroid style, you'll collect power-ups and backtrack through the different levels in order to progress. This makes the game quite challenging, but most pinball video games have a steep difficulty anyway.

In order to collect these artifacts, you have to complete challenges that are almost always involved with destroying a certain number of enemies in a limited amount of time without sending your ball into the gutter. These challenges get pretty difficult but maintain a level of excitement as you try to kill off as many enemies as possible without losing a ball. Essentially that's what it always comes down to. I was surprised that my blood was pumping while playing a pinball video game, but it's that gripping and it's that exciting.

I'm really impressed with the graphics and the sound that come from Metroid Prime Pinball. Nintendo almost perfectly captured the look and feel of the GameCube classic, from the wet-looking, rainy Tallon Overworld to the powdery, snowy Phendrana Drifts. Even the tiny enemy sprites look and act just like their slick GameCube counterparts. Of course, they make the exact same sound effects as well while the game's atmospheric music pounds in the background. Somehow a 2D pinball game captures the same feel as a super-detailed first-person shooter. It sure caught me off guard.

I've mentioned it several times that I can't believe I enjoyed a pinball game so much, but it's really not all that surprising when you consider how well it captures the feeling of the source matter, Metroid Prime. Once you're finished with the final boss in the game's Multi Mission mode, there's the score-based Single Mission mode and a Wireless Multiplayer mode. That's all there is, so unfortunately there aren't many different modes of play. The Multi Mission mode is difficult but once you get the hang of the different levels, I'd say it only takes a few good sessions before you've completed the game. Still, this is the best pinball game you're going to play for a very long time. Even after one play-through, you'll want to play it over and over to get the highest score you possibly can. That's the charm of pinball, and Metroid Prime Pinball does it perfectly. Check it out if you're a Metroid fan, you might find yourself as addicted as I was.

Innovative pinball

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm going to try and keep this review short. I think part of what makes this game so fun is how smoothly it integrates the game experience and imagery of Metroid Prime with pinball. The sound on this game is topnotch and is icing on the cake of a very fun pinball experience.

The tables and goals can be rather challenging, which is a good thing. I have yet to open up the other tables for play, but it is already a very enjoyable game. I have a feeling that young players may not be as enthralled playing this game as both screens are taken up with the rather statick pinball tables. However, for slightly older players, and especially those who are pinball fiends, there is a lot of enjoy and a good amount of depth and variation.

As a second or third game to own for the DS, this is a definitely sweet game.

NOTE: This game also comes with a Rumble Pack for the DS. It is inserted in the GBA slot of the DS. It is rather noisy in my experience and doesn't provide the more solid rumble feel of the Gamecube controllers or even the standard GB. However it is a good tactile enhancement for the DS. Chances are it will not be offered in conjunction with other games (probably just offered seperately).

Another innovative game for the DS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a big fan of long reviews. You can read about the game and a "professional" review some place else. You've come here because you're looking to buy and wondering what other normal people think. Well, we all knew the DS was going to be an interesting platform when we bought the thing - otherwise we would have gotten PSPs.

That said, there are a handful of games that make the DS really shine - Mario Kart, Mario 64 DS and now Metroid Pinball. The system and the game go so well hand in hand that it's quite an experience. The premise is simple and if you've played any of the Metroid games, will make sense. Samus was made to be a pinball. That's it.

Get this game. It's well worth it.

great pinball game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this pinball game is great. it has a lot of fun effects and a worthwhile strategy that'll keep you coming back over and over. Lots of things to do and wonderful little soundtrack.

Rocks the tables

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was solely responsible for me surviving my last office job as well as I did. Thanks to the DS' easy open-close, play-pause design, it is too easy to sneak in a quick level or table between phone calls or e-mails.

The game rocks the DS well. It has cool graphics that fill the top and bottom screens with table so that you don't have that timing-destructive scrolling issue as with most pinball games. There's a great deal of animation that brings the tables to life and provides a very tactile feel, especially when you have the rumble back in that comes with the game. More than mere gimmick, the pack really does give you just enough buzz to better draw you into the experience.

Sound is awesome, although the repetitive tunes might wear on you. There are quite a few voiceovers which add flavor.

Minigames are abundant, providing a welcome break during extended score-padding sessions. Boss tables are also great for breaking up the monotony. Just like in a good platformer like old-school Metroid, boss battles require some good hand-eye coordination, mastery of your weapons (it's a flipper!) and learning their weak spots and patterns. At first this turned off the pinball grognard in me who wanted a straight game, but the more I played, the more I appreciated some injections of variety.

About the only criticism I could levy would be one that is aimed at every great game: I wish there was more of it. It doesn't take very long to take down every boss and complete the requirements to "beat" the game, although the rewarding experience in doing so is well worth the ride. More tables would be a boon, though.

Also I'll say that the table-bump mechanism of the game being mapped to the touchscreen was a bad idea. It's very natural to work the flippers with the L and R buttons, but having to swing your thumb around to make a quick table-juke is more trouble than it's worth. That said, the game is more than easy enough to complete without ever tickling the tilt sensor.

I would like to see a sequel to this game, but preferably including, inherently or unlockably, the tables from the original.

Definitely one of the better games for the DS that really takes advantage of system's many great features. Highly recommended.

Awesome Pinball

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is such an awesome game - so addictive -- and I am a 59 year old grandma - my grand kids love it when I show up with my Nintendo DS...

Sweet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played this game and could not put it down. Great special effects and the best pinball game I have ever played!

Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun. I love pinball video games. This is as good as they get. I also love Metroid. This is also a great Metroid game. I usually do not put emphasis on graphics, but this game is absolutely beautiful. Play this game.

pinball game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

i got this game in the mail a couple days ago my kids instantly open he package without me and they have not put the game down since it arrived we originally bought it for my 8 yr. old who is with his dad this week but his older brothers (18 and 16) have been (testing) it out for him b4 he comes home from his dad. needless to say they enjoy it. i got to play it a little yesterday and i gotta say it is addictive and it so easy for D.S. illiterate me to play. i dont normally get into those kind of games or any games for that matter but this 1 becuz it was so easy for me to comprehend i got a kick out of watching the ball go up and down and seeing my score go higher and higher. i know that i know my 8 yr. old will enjoy it as well in fact when he is home i might have to hold back the other 2 so he can have his turn hahaha im sure i will have to remind the other 2 we bought it for lenny hahaha

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