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Fun, fantastic game for the entire family

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game mainly for myself and my 6 1/2 yr old son to play. Turns out, I like it more than he does! It is fun, fast and addictive. Love the choice of different machines to play on and the chance to unlock them and play in free mode. If I could change one thing it would be the delay between pressing the buttons and seeing the flippers move. Takes a little getting used to the adjustment time but once you do it si great fun. We have family tournaments and we each (5 of us but only 3 old enough to play right now but the others watch) have our own favorite table. Recommend to everyone who is looking for a good, clean, nonviolent video game that they can share with their kids, or for anyone looking to reminisce and enjoy a great game of pinball again.

Just like the arcade

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have played a lot of pinball games since I was a kid both real and video games and this is the most fun and realistic bunch of games ever on a disc. There is a nice variety of games and everything feels like the real thing, from the flippers to the ball action, tilt and you name it. If you want some pinball fun get this game!

A few shortcomings, but otherwise great. PS3 compatible, too!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I couldn't even guess at how many quarters I dropped in to Taxi, Whirlwind, Funhouse, and Pinbot. Maybe a few hundred dollars worth? Maybe a thousand?

In any case, I spent enough time with those machines to know just about everything there was to learn. And apparently, so did the developers of this game. The sweet spots are all there, and the ball physics are surprisingly accurate for video pinball.

My only real gripe (and I'm sure I'm in the minority here) is that you can't get a really detailed view of the playing area. I'd really like to be able to look at these old tables in pristine condition once more.

Beyond that, this is a great game for anyone who enjoyed playing pinball in the late 80's / early 90's. Sure, there's no way you're going to fully replicate the pinball experience, but this is probably the best video pinball I've ever played.

pinball wizard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Good game - a bit dull but it arrived in a timely manner and worked great!!

Its the 1980's all over again!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you ever miss-spent your youth in Video arcades in the 80's then this is the game for you!

Pinbot, Taxi, Fun House, Gorgar, Black Knight, Twister, Firepower,Space Shuttle, its all there.

Outstanding!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I want to say this first before I talk about the game. I am a pinball junky and have been playing the game for 28 years now. I am also visually impaired. Why would I mention my vision problem you may ask, well I feel it helps with the honesty of my review. I have played many different pinballs and for some reason I always come back to Williams machines. They are my favorite machine of the big three. I will also go a bit further and say that with out a doubt Steve Ritchie and his designs and machines are my personal favorite, so also keep that in mind.
This game is the best I have ever played on a console period. I prefer it over the Gotlieb collection simply because the Gotlieb machines are my least favorite pinball company of the big three. The Williams collection is very good. I grew up with these machines and contained in this collection are some of my favorites.
If you are a pinball fan, you must own this game. If you are familiar with these tables they will be easy for you to complete the goals but still the fun factor is top notch. They play like the actual machines themselves. Making some of the skill shots with the plunger however can take some time and practice but you can still make them if you get a bit creative with using some visual cues.....compare the plunger in relation to the front of the cabinet compared to the bottom of the tv screen for example. You can make those shots by doing it that way. Becoming a "pinball wizard" and completing all the table goals is easy if you are a decant player and know the tables.
I only have a few minor complaints, which overall are not that big of a deal. I wish you could select between 3 and 5 ball play. Also when you pick a table to play it would be neat to see the machines power up and boot procedure. To me it just adds that extra touch but is not needed for game play. The only other PC pinball experience that I think you can compare with this is Visual Pinball.
This game is a must have for any pinball fan period. I would love to see Crave come out with a Steve Ritchie collection. They might just do that some day, or at least I can dream. :)

Best Pinball Sim to date!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is without a doubt the best pinball simulation for any platform so far!!
I have some decent games for my pc that microsoft released a few years ago and Redoubt produced a great disk of some Williams classics such as "Creature From The Black Lagoon" that are very good also but these are much more fun to play.
Get this game! You won't be disappointed. Hopefully Crave will produce more of these great classics in the future!!

WOW !!! If you are a pinball fan this is a MUST HAVE title !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

In the hunt to find more multi-player games for our 60GB PS3, I ran across this title at Wal-Mart. It was a PS2 game that was less than $20, so I wasn't expecting much. I mainly bought it because it was a 4 player game and everyone in the family likes pinball. I didn't realize this was a recently released title for the PS2, the price alone would have fooled me.

WOW did we get a surprise when we started playing. The realism of the tables is outstanding. It is the next best thing to actually playing one. If you are a pinball fan, it will be hard for you to quit playing! I do agree with Spiehler about the feel of the flippers though. It takes some getting used to because they do seem to lag a bit. Aside from that, this is the best value of any game we have purchased yet.

Pretty cool for a sim

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Video game pinball will never beat the feel of a real machine. Having said that, if you are ever seperated from a pinball machine for whatever reason, this will do in a pinch. I really enjoyed Space Shuttle and Gorgar. The goals they give you are fun to achive as well.
Only recommended for people that don't have easy access to a real machine.

Revenge on my Quarters!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Williams Hall of Fame pinball is no doubt the greatest pinball simulator out there. Just $20.00 I spent alone on this will no way re-coup the amount of quarters I dumped into these machines all those years ago. But revenge is mine now.

What everyone has been saying about this is the physics. And well ya, without it being so spot on this game would be nothing. In fact, it is amazing that I still remember the sweet spots from the actual machines and how they would translate to get those awesome shots and this game nailed them dead on!

If you see this game and for one second even contemplated getting it - even it was for the nostalgia of one specific table, don't hesitate and get it. This isn't a game that is going to sell millions of copies and unfortunately when it is done, that will be about it. I scoured all of Toronto looking for this and everntually found one copy. Even the big game retailers like EB Games have no intention on carry this.

The only thing missing is the hand cramps, blisters and a smoky arcade - all of which I can do without these days.
So grab this game, look at pile of quarters and smile knowing in the end you have won.

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