You can also choose to block such effects, but then the definition isn't quite as sharp. With the filter removed, there are various reflective surfaces that look more realistic but can sometimes make it difficult to see things when the going gets hectic. That's not to say everything is perfect, though the game lets you choose whether you want a 'color filter' on or off, which basically amounts to picking which visual flaw you find most acceptable. It does feel like you're looking down at real tables. The numerous bumpers and ramps in the foreground are also presented attractively. The tables feature vibrant and detailed background work. Visually, the game looks about as nice as you'd hope. With the exception of the ludicrously inept voice work in the Dino Wars setting-which features a lady who can't seem to get her voice inflection right for any of her cheesy lines-the audio does a nice job of going above and beyond the typical dings, cracks and gongs you'd expect from a pinball table. on perhaps a day when he had a toothache and was feeling particularly menacing. Monsters, a haunting sort of arena that makes reference to a crypt, sounds like someone got Boris Karloff to provide the voices. Knight Tournament, a medieval affair with the sounds of crowds gathered at an ancient fair or sporting event, is narrated sporadically by a man who sounds like an approving squire. The digitized voices and other ambient sounds perhaps go just a hair past what you'll find at the local bowling alley or pizza parlor, but none of it is incredible to the point of distraction.Įach of the six tables has a theme, and each theme is carried along not only by the vibrant backgrounds but by a digital voice of appropriate style. Dream Pinball 3D nicely avoids such pitfalls by producing six tables that each feel genuine. In the past, video pinball games have faltered by including either too few tables or by emphasizing stupid play mechanics that felt more like a low-budget video game than anything you'd ever see at the local bowling alley, laundromat or pizza parlor. Now South Peak Games is on the case with Dream Pinball 3D, a grouping of six virtual tables that aren't modeled after actual machines but certainly feel like they might have been.
First Crave brought us Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, a stunning reproduction of numerous classic pinball tables. Wii is well on its way to becoming the video pinball fan's system of choice, at least when such people are paying attention. Sometimes the ball knocks against something along the top portion of the table and then plummets straight down so that it's already dropping through a gap and into oblivion before you can even see where the flippers are." The developers chose a default perspective where not everything fits all in one screen and thus the view will drift around to follow ball movement. "When you're playing and the ball is moving too quickly, it seems like the camera just isn't ready to follow it appropriately.
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