Pinball Reviews: Hi-Def Apps Sure Play a Mean Pinball
Pinball Review — Geezer alert: I remember real pinball . I know you can still find a freestanding machine here or there in a turnpike rest-stop or an arcade. But I remember row after row of tables lining our arcades, bowling alleys, and other dens of iniquity, before the Galaga and Donkey Kong consoles stole their thunder. Over time gamers migrated to couches and desk chairs, where you could not bump, grind, and shake like an epileptic in mid-coitus. Pinball was dead, except as a casual time-waster on your dumb phone. Or was it? With smarter devices, some of the newer pinball apps are downright faithful to real pinball. Others are just out of order. To find out which is which, read on for our “best of the best” pinball reviews! Pinball HD , $2.99, 9.9/10. I don’t care of you’re seventeen or seventy: until the iPad Holo is available, there is little that could be better about this game. The physics are perfect and the graphics lavish, taking advantage of the iPad’s big HD-capable screen. The game-play is smooth and super-intuitive. Shake the pad to bump the ball, shake too much and you tilt. The game looks, feels, sounds, and responds like real pinball, on any of three photorealistic tables. Multiple players can coop-play. For full immersion, throw on a pair of 3-D glasses and flinch when the ball hits the glass. About that tenth of a point: You do have to slide both thumbs to toggle from zoom view to full-table. I hate pinball zoom views, but at least you can escape. (…) Read the rest of Pinball Reviews: Hi-Def Apps Sure Play a Mean Pinball All App Reviews © AppCraver.com, 2010. | Pinball Reviews: Hi-Def Apps Sure Play a Mean Pinball | Best iPad Apps | Best Free Apps
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Pinball Reviews: Hi-Def Apps Sure Play a Mean Pinball
