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 enlarge | From: Crave Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $18.93
You Save: $1.06 (5%)
New (11) Used (1) from $17.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 2106
Platform: Sony Psp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Sony PSP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: Unknown
UPC: 650008999105
EAN: 0650008999105
ASIN: B000SH3XB8
Release Date: February 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great game. Realistic ball physics. Highly addictive. April 30, 2008
I've been playing the PSP version of "Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection" approximately 4 hours/night for the last week. It's really addictive! I've already unlocked all of the tables, unlocked the slide show, posted a number of high scores, and achieved several "Wizard" goals on a few of the tables. Looking forward to the "Williams Challenge" next.
Overall, this game is a blast. The ball physics are very realistic, and it's bringing back a lot of memories of when I used to play pinball machines in arcades as a kid. The crappy introductory movie was probably the worst part of the entire game. Although I've run across a few game-play bugs (e.g., a ball occasionally shooting through a flipper, or getting hung unplayably in an exit ramp), I haven't found any significant problems that have dampened the fun I'm having. I have 10 PSP games in my collection, and while this one isn't as good as Tekken - Dark Resurrection, Syphon Filter - Dark Mirror, Metal Gear Solid - Portable Ops, or God of War - Chains of Olympus, it's definitely a keeper.
 Great Pinball Simulator April 15, 2008
Pinball fans will be delighted with this fine collection of virtual pinball tables from the Williams catalog. I don't recall ever playing these particular tables back when, but the ball physics here are right on, and the sounds and graphics capture their models accurately. New to this title is the ability to play a friend in ad hoc mode. Cool! The controls work very well; I especially like the analog stick as your "table nudger". What doesn't work as well is the vertical option: you can turn the tables to take advantage of the PSP screen's width, but then the controls -- the flippers notably -- are in the wrong place. At any rate, this small drawback doesn't mar a great gaming experience on the PSP. And those who don't understand the appeal of pinball -- just try this game and see. Speak about addictive behavior!
Back To The Old Days!!! April 6, 2008
At the age of 37, I love the new gaming of today. But it is always great to go back and play the games of yesteryear when pinball machines ruled. Williams Pinball game is perfect mock-up of the old style machines. Great detail.
Almost as good as you can get on a PSP March 21, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Being a huge pinball fan and having played all the tables featured in this game in real life, I can attest to how close they've managed to capture the gameplay and the feel. The only thing missing is a change machine that won't take my 1$ bill.
There are a few minor issues I have though... The documentation is kind of minimal. There are many dynamics of the games you simply have to figure out - not all the game logic is outlined and what is, is very shallow. The PSP display is very small and you cannot always make out the minute details of the game board. For example, if extra ball is lit, it may be very difficult to tell where the extra ball target is - you surely can't read a little "extra ball when lit" tag in the playfield. Also some of the physics are predictable. For example, when a ball is kicked out of a hole, there isn't any randomizing of its nature. If you know a ball will kick out of a hole and you can trap it on an up-turned flipper, you will always be able to do that. The velocity or angle of the ball coming out of the drop will always be the same. This would normally be a very bad thing, but since the playfield is so small on the PSP, it probably evens things out and gives you time to make more accurate shots so I don't mind it that much. There's also a bug with the plunger... sometimes if you pull the plunger so that it's not all the way back, it will still rocket forward as if it is pulled all the way back. Another annoyance is if you meet the table goal in the middle of a game, a big message is plastered across the playfield, obscuring your view, which usually results in the ball draining just as you've been told you're doing well. But the worst thing about the game is if you accidentally hit the start button during gameplay, the "do you want to quit this game" menu pops up, but the game is not suspended so if you happen to accidentally hit that button, you've probably lost your ball. It should suspend the game at least.
All in all though, this is a very good game and recommended for pinball fans. The main reason why I'm being critical is because this game does come very close to being the perfect pinball game for the PSP.
Crave does it again! March 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of pinball games on all platforms and this is the best of the best! I also own The Gottlieb Collection and was excited about the new tables and they are great, but the I think the graphics are even better! This is as close as you can get without having the actual pinball machine in your house! Realistic play, sounds, physics, everything is 5 stars! Great value too, if you like pinball get this game!!!!
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