Games
[ Mar 7 2013 ]
The problem with Zen Pinball
There aren’t many companies making pinball games, and fewer that are basically only pinball creators. Zen Studios do make other games, but they’re secondary (and basically irrelevant) compared to their pinball offerings. They take pinball seriously, and they make games that successfully walk the fine line between sim and game: serious enough that they’re basically […]
Games
[ Feb 6 2013 ]
Star Wars Pinball
Zen Studios has announced Star Wars Pinball which might actually be the best-ever use of the license.
[ Jan 6 2013 ]
Zen Pinball Review: Civil War
This is a pinball table with a story to tell. Specifically a story about a bunch of masked bodybuilders with their underwear on the outside of their latex suits. It’s not weird if you’re a comic book fan, but for someone who has been out the superhero phase for, like, 25 years, it’s a little […]
[ Dec 26 2012 ]
Zen Pinball Review: Excalibur
Excalibur is a table that is probably a perfect example of Zen’s problem with table design: it’s a colourful contrasty miasma of fancy artwork, and trying to figure out where the hell your ball has gone is an exercise in frustration. The fun comes after long hours learning the playfield and you can intuit its […]
[ Dec 26 2012 ]
Zen Pinball Review: Tesla
OK, so this review will be very short, ’cause I’ve got half an hour’s play time on this table, and I still have yet to start a lit round. It’s been 100% random ball flipping so far, without any special rounds being activated. What do I have to do, you guys? First impressions are solid. […]
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