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 enlarge | From: Crave Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $18.86
You Save: $11.13 (37%)
New (19) Used (3) from $18.25
Avg. Customer Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 143
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: WIICRA40001
UPC: 650008400014
EAN: 0650008400014
ASIN: B000QJLQCQ
Release Date: February 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED Buy with Confidence All items are fully guaranteed
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 For the fans of old school pinball... May 29, 2008
Anyone who is old enough to remember these games will love them (although I have some younger friends who are addicted to it also)... I can remember in college, playing a number of these. They did a great job with the ball physics (even with multiball), and short of having these tables in your game room I can't think of a truer experience of some old classics (even the ancient Jive Time is faithfully replicated on the Wii platform). It's having pinball tables without the maintaining issues!
Please do more of these under license...
 Physics on Spot May 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked up this game after reading the reviews here and I have to say that it did not disappoint. Being a huge fan of classic pinball and being victim to past attempts by various software companies to emulate the feel and physics of real pinball I went in very wary.
First, graphically the game is about on par for the Wii system. That is to say the graphics are good enough to not be a distraction from gameplay. The only problem graphically is not a fault of the designers, but the simple fact that the view for a pinball machine is the exact opposite of the designed view of a t.v., especially a widescreen. If the t.v. were vertical instead of horizontal you could display the pinball machine playing field in its entire glory instead of the occasional scrolling that occurs while you play. I got over this pretty quickly, though, and I think you will, too.
On to physics - once you start playing it is hard to find any fault with the game physics. The ball reacts just like the real life counterpart from how it ricochets off bumpers to how it slows down going up ramps. I've only seen a couple of instances where the ball defied science and trust me, I've been looking! You feel a little funny at first holding out the controller and nunchuck in front of you but when you instinctively nudge the controller to shift the ball away from going down the drain it is immensely satisfying to watch the table on screen respond accordingly. I hope other pinball manufacturers use this physics engine to bring their machines to game consoles. I have NO complaints on the game physics!
If you have ever played real arcade pinball you've lived through weak flippers that can't push the ball up the very important ramps, or had the ball drift from left to right because the balance of the table is off. Or, had one of a thousand other mechanical problems occur like bumpers not bumping or targets not registering. All these physical problems disappear in virtual pinball and now you have nothing to blame for your lousy score - that is except the Wii controllers... You may find you have to rewire your brain to account for the millisecond delay inherent in wireless controllers.
On table selection - They picked a good variety of tables for the collection. I would of liked to see a couple more 70's machines for us old-timers (only one machine came from the pre-digital score era). It was great playing the classics with all the original sounds and voices. They could have tried to freshen up the sound effects and voices but it would have ruined the concept and I'm glad they used all the original audio.
I hope other pinball manufacturers have taken note and realize putting old machines on gaming consoles could result in more quarters going into new machines in arcades! Until then, I'm happy enough for now being able to lay at least a few classics in the comfort of my own home.
Something for the older crowd May 27, 2008
I hesitated buying a Wii because of my dislike of the "cartoon character" based games that make up the majority of Wii titles. Being a pinball junkie of the 70's, I latched onto this game and have never regretted it. Wish I could say the same for AMF Bowling and Call of Duty 3.
Nostalgic and Great Fun! Even my kids like it May 20, 2008
I saw this Wii pinball game on Amazon at what I consider to be a good price ($20) and had to buy it. I had many pinball programs for the PC about 10 years ago but this is even better. There are a number of different tables to play and having two Wii remotes makes it quite fun. I own a real (working)pinball machine and found myself enjoying playing these older Williams tables. The game looks realistic and the motion is very fluid and life-like. I have not seen all of the machines before but they were good fun (especially the newer ones). Now I can't play half the games my kids own (Sonic, Smash Bro, etc.) but my kids and I do play Wii Pinball and this is one game the entire family can easily play.
Outstanding!! Worth every cent! Buy two and keep a backup copy! May 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is AMAZING. The table graphics are dead-on. It even includes little touches like the reflections in the table-top glass as you watch your pinball(s) roll around beneath it. It's nearly as good as standing over the table, down to the little diagrams showing you how many plays you get for a quarter. Outstanding.
The physics engine is top notch, the tables play VERY reliably and authentically (so far as I can tell, I've only been lucky enough to play 3 of the 10 tables modeled in real life). The sound is incredible, the front-end system of wandering around the arcade is top notch.
The ONLY complaint I can level at this game is the credit system. Credits are gained very slowly and buying free-play on tables is very expensive. You have to spend credits to play the non-free-play tables until you unlock free-play, so you're actually working against yourself if you want to play some of the "better" tables in the collection. This is a small gripe but a valid one.
I picked this up at Target for about 50% less than what Amazon is charging, and I would have paid double. The Wii controls make this game even more intuitive and immersive than it could ever be on the other consoles out there, or on the PC without specialized hardware.
10 stars, if I could. This collection is outstanding. It makes me want to ebay one or two of the tables represented so that I can have them in my living room.
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