This game's been reviewed to death, and most of the glowing reviews are spot-on. I adore pinball, and didn't expect that I'd like virtual simulations much at all. Not so; I bought this first for Wii, and again for PS3 to get the additional newer tables (MM, NGG, AN). I seem to recall taking a little time getting used to the physics, but after that it was all smooth sailing, it became instinct. The graphics are eye-popping, the sound's great, I've racked up countless hours on this game.
A five-star rating becomes four for the following nits:
* Some of the Smart Cams aren't so smart. Also, you can't save your camera settings across sessions and tables. ie, every time you start up a new game after starting your system, you'll have to click through to the camera you want. Mildly annoying.
* The unlockables are pretty sparse. Custom ball, turning off tilt, reversing the table. That's it. They could have put in more.
* They really should have put in a means to cheat, frankly. Either as an unlockable, or something you can purchase with your virtual credits, or something. If you need ten balls to finally get to the Sun in Pinbot, or get to Battle for the Kingdoms in Medieval Madness, you should be able to tune these settings. If you own the pin, you can tweak the settings in the ROMs, they should have unlocked that here!
* Adding a way to go through the sounds and music from each table would have been a great add. Some of the high score music or multiball tunes are really great, and it'd be nice to just play them.
* Bring on Twilight Zone already. (DLC support for additional tables would have been spiff.)
None of these should stop a pinball fan from picking up this game. Highly recommended.Get more detail about Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection.
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