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- Developer: Zen Studios
- Publisher: Zen Studios
- Genre: Pinball
- Release Date: 26th September 2017
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
- Reviewed on: Xbox One s, 49” 4k HDR and TB 420X
- Game Supplied by: Zen Studios
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How do you take a massively popular game like Pinball FX2 with over 65 tables and make it better? It’s pinball surely you can’t! Well they have and I for one am very impressed with what they have done with it and can’t wait for more tables to play
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The following lists confirm tables that will be available as FREE imports from Pinball FX2 / Zen Pinball 2 to Pinball FX3, as well as those tables which will not be available for Pinball FX3.
Sorcerer’s Lair (FREE)
Core Collection Pack
- Rome
- PashaBiolab
- Secrets of the Deep
Iron & Steel Pack
- Wild West Rampage
- CastleStorm
Medieval Pack
- Epic Quest
- Excalibur
Sci-Fi Pack
- Mars
- Earth Defense
- Paranormal
Zen Classics Pack
- V12
- El Dorado
- Tesla
- Shaman
Aliens vs. Pinball
- Aliens Pinball
- Alien vs. Predator Pinball
- Alien: Isolation Pinball
Balls of Glory Pinball
- Family Guy Pinball
- Bob’s Burgers Pinball
- Archer Pinball
- American Dad! Pinball
Bethesda® Pinball
- DOOM® Pinball
- Fallout® Pinball
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim® Pinball
Universal Classics™ Pinball (NEW)
- E.T. ™ Pinball
- Back to the Future™ Pinball
- Jaws™ Pinball
Marvel Pinball Original Pack
- Blade
- Iron Man
- Spider-Man
- Wolverine
Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue
- Ghost Rider
- X-Men
- Thor
- Moon Knight
Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles
- Fear Itself
- The Infinity Gauntlet
- Marvel’s The Avengers
- World War Hulk
Marvel’s Women of Power
- Marvel’s Women of Power: A-Force
- Marvel’s Women of Power: Champions
Marvel Pinball: Heavy Hitters
- Deadpool
- Civil War
- Venom
Marvel Pinball: Cinematic Pack
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Marvel’s Ant-Man
Marvel Pinball: Marvel Legends Pack
- Captain America
- Fantastic Four
- Doctor Strange
Portal ® Pinball
Star Wars™ Pinball
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars™
- Pinball: The Clone Wars
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Boba Fett
Star Wars™ Pinball: Balance of the Force
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Darth Vader
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Starfighter Assault
Star Wars™ Pinball: Heroes Within
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Han Solo
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Droids™
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Masters of the Force
Star Wars™ Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack
- Star Wars™ Pinball: The Force Awakens™ Table
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Might of the First Order
Star Wars™ Pinball: Unsung Heroes
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Rogue One™
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Star Wars Rebels™
Telltale’s The Walking Dead Pinball
Tables NOT coming to Pinball FX3
- South Park Pinball 2 Table Pack
- Street Fighter Pinball
- Ninja Gaiden Pinball
- Plants vs. Zombies Pinball
- Ms. Splosion Man Pinball
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Here are the Tables currently:
Lets call it like it is, the tables are basically the same, it looks about the same, sound about the same. Don’t expect some major visual improvements, and i’m not saying their bad by any stretch of the imagination, they look great just not visually improved. Over coming months I would expect to see purpose made 4k tables on the new Xbox One X and see the improvements then.
Sounds are also as was, classic and new, depending on the table your playing.
So why am I so impressed with it?
Simple really, diversity and expansion.
Not only does Pinball FX3 still look great and play very well but you can import as per the list above most of your tables from Pinball FX2.
Straight away this gives you a massive array of games to play, and I know you’re thinking but why do I want to play the same tables over and over, well simple, Zen have packed loads of additional game options and features into Pinball FX 3
It may seem like a bit of a picture list but below i’ll take you through all the features on Pinball FX3 that make this game great and well worth the download.
Straight away when you load the game and have imported your tables (this takes about 5 minutes depending on how many you need to import) you will notice the familiar windows 10 style metro dashboard for the game. Simple and easy to navigate so a thumbs up there.
Head onto your favorite table and all seems quite normal until during the game loads of notification keep popping up, as if balls flying everywhere with table notifications and advice aren’t enough you’re now getting Xp notifications.
At first i ignored them but as the game finished and I discovered I had started to unlock some rewards in the form of table upgrades I suddenly got intrigued.
Head onto the upgrades and then WOW multipliers, time extensions and more are available to me to enhance my scores further, but how far does it go? I won’t spoil it for you, but getting rewarded and being able to outscore yourself so easily I thought was cool and a great way to bring me back to tables I might have previously finished with.
Now this alone makes for a better game but as I explored more I found even more on offer.
Challenges give another dynamic to each table allowing for you to test your table skills against others and beat friends of course. Only having 1 ball was a bit nerve racking and figuring out how to score the most points in 5 minutes was yet another challenge.
Pinball FX3 keeps giving though.
Table guides offer assistance on how to get the most out of your table and also guides you through where certain tables features are hidden, so for those struggling it’s a great addition to the game and allows better table knowledge. Obviously it’s optional but nice to know it’s there.
Knowing your overall table mastery is now important and they have coupled this all together for you on table summary screens
They cover each table as well as your achievements, and also another new addition the customisation.
This allows for earned rewards to add that extra element to your experience by way of banners and frames.
All in all to some this may not seem that much but add to that new tables which we know Zen are great at launching and I can see Pinball FX 3 being even bigger than it’s predecessor.
Below are the details for the new Universal Classics Tables
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Players can get behind the wheel of the DeLorean time machine and travel through different eras of Hill Valley to fix the space-time continuum on the Back to the Future table, take on the terrifying great white shark on the Jaws table, and go on an adventure with Elliot as he helps E.T. contact his spaceship and return to the stars on the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial table!
Universal Classics Pinball captures the most memorable moments from three films that defined many of our designer’s childhoods, and are undoubtedly among the favorite films of Zen’s entire team. We could not have planned a better set of launch tables for the new Pinball FX3 platform, and we know you will all enjoy these tables!
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SUMMARY
For a simple game to add cool features and upgrades in the third installment might seem like a natural progressions but after so many awesome tables on Pinball FX2 being launched and the majority being free imports with previous purchases this is a no brainer, and it’s free to download so you can at least give it a try.
I’m excited about what’s to come and can’t wait to see how friends fair on tables in comparison to me and giving more of the challenges a go. Nice one Zen Studios.
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