Published by: Empire Interactive/Developed by: Cunning Developments
8th October 2001
Pro Pinball Trilogy is a fabulous pinball sim, which boasts great ball physics and lush visuals. In fact it could (almost) stand up to the beautiful Zen Pinball currently wowing gamers on Playstation 3. Like so many other titles, I totally missed this on my first Dreamcast wave ten years ago, but by the gaming Heavens I am pleased to have finally caught up with its steel ballery juggins. (Ballery? Heck thats got to be a word. Right?)
Greedy players will bemoan the fact that this simulation only has 3 different pinball tables on offer, but ignore them, they are foolish. The tables are fantastic fun to play on and give you a satisfying slab of pinball in the home, complete with cool background music/effects. Controls are easy; left/right shoulder buttons for the flippers and joystick to tilt the table. One of the great things about pinball is that it is soley about the hi-score, making you go back to it again and again in an attempt to shatter your personal best. Gaming at its purest.
The 3 tables are:
Timeshock - A futuristic themed table full of rockets and digital magic.
Big Race USA - A trip around America, pinball style.
Forgotten Journey - Here be giant snakes, lizards and a comedy 'evil' voiced guy.
They are all fun to play, my personal favourite being Forgotten Journey (killer snakes rock!) and its only the stingy minded who would fail to enjoy this. The only downside is that Pro Pinball Trilogy is fairly hard to find for sale, and when you do find it it can be pushing the £30 mark. But if you do stumble across it for a little less (I picked it up for a rather pleasing £9.99) then go for it baby! You will be glad you did. Outstanding 10/10
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On 9th September 1999, Sega released a new console to an excited public, the now legendary Dreamcast. Many would argue the first in Next Gen visuals, and online gaming, the Dreamcast was overtaken by Playstation2 but never forgotten. To this day, a decade on, it is still a powerful force in the gaming world. This is my tribute to the console and games, where a poet becomes fanboy.
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