Posted March 22, 2009
"Pro Pinball: Timeshock" review.
A few of you are going to pass on this one, if only for the fact you see $5.99 for one (1) table.
Let me say you are missing out!
Timeshock, may be only one table, but it has enough to it that you will not need another (until the other Pro Pinball games are out at least).
After several days of playing, I'm still finding new parts to this game. And I know there are more hidden areas to it.
Aside from a general pinball game, you can cross different epochs and locations in time if you hit the right combinations of ramps, buttons, bumpers and switches. Each epoch/location, has it's own mini games.
The aim, is to reach every epoch, and, as with any pinball game, increase your score.
Timeshock also includes "Video Mode" another minigame where, you control a character on the dotmatrix grid, either with the flippers, or my hitting the ball into various places on the game area.
Be sure to read the manual if you are a 'pro' pinball fan. You'll understand it better than I. But for the casual fan, it's best to hone your skills a fair bit. Getting the timing and spin of the ball right is almost essential to gaining any decent score.
Graphically, it works as well as it can. There is nothing negative to say about it. This version, will restrict resolution and colour lower than it can be, but it does a decent job.
The soundtrack is very impressive. Starting of in the modern epoch, it's a very powerful rocking tune. This will change depending on time period, area of the world, video mode, current bonus scenario and so on.
High quality, and well produced - good enough to listen to on it's own.
A few of you are going to pass on this one, if only for the fact you see $5.99 for one (1) table.
Let me say you are missing out!
Timeshock, may be only one table, but it has enough to it that you will not need another (until the other Pro Pinball games are out at least).
After several days of playing, I'm still finding new parts to this game. And I know there are more hidden areas to it.
Aside from a general pinball game, you can cross different epochs and locations in time if you hit the right combinations of ramps, buttons, bumpers and switches. Each epoch/location, has it's own mini games.
The aim, is to reach every epoch, and, as with any pinball game, increase your score.
Timeshock also includes "Video Mode" another minigame where, you control a character on the dotmatrix grid, either with the flippers, or my hitting the ball into various places on the game area.
Be sure to read the manual if you are a 'pro' pinball fan. You'll understand it better than I. But for the casual fan, it's best to hone your skills a fair bit. Getting the timing and spin of the ball right is almost essential to gaining any decent score.
Graphically, it works as well as it can. There is nothing negative to say about it. This version, will restrict resolution and colour lower than it can be, but it does a decent job.
The soundtrack is very impressive. Starting of in the modern epoch, it's a very powerful rocking tune. This will change depending on time period, area of the world, video mode, current bonus scenario and so on.
High quality, and well produced - good enough to listen to on it's own.