Adventure Pinball (Jewel Case)

by Electronic Arts

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005OUK8
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 7, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,225 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Journey through a series of linked pinball tables, each one more difficult to master than the last, to survive the perils of Forgotten Island. Unlike other pinball games, the action in Forgotten Island does not take place on a traditional table, but on a living island landscape fraught with dangerous creatures and natural hazards. It will take lightening fast reflexes, a steady aim, and an abundant supply of good luck to survive the exciting adventure that awaits you on Forgotten Island.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast, highly addictive gameplay, December 1, 2001

By 

R. W. Pochciol "rwp464" (PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventure Pinball (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I'm speechless! I already own the Gamefest series of "traditional" pinball simulations and am totally hooked, but Adventure Pinball is like nothing I've ever experienced.

The tables are wild! colorful! imaginative! challenging but not impossible! and really fun!! The characters include Ooga the cavewoman and villagers, T-Rex, Brontosaurus, looney rabbits, frogs, snowmen, snakes, spiders, baby crabs...the list goes on. The way the steel pinball changes into a waterball, lavaball, tarball, fireball & pearlball really adds to the fun factor of this game.

The game begins on Table 1 of 9, Ooga's home, where you set out to accomplish a number of tasks like growing Ooga's strawberries with a waterball, scaring off sharks to save Ooga, and playing bongo drums! The green spinning arrows show you where to put the ball next to advance in the game - but have fun growing flowers, collecting gems, breaking crystals and pumping the purple flowers for stardust in the meantime.

Each table has several progressive playing levels - so when you lose the ball in one of the progressions it usually reappears on one of the previous levels (so all hope isn't lost). Set the Game Options to the "easy" setting and you'll get 5 balls on each table. AND...you can either Play the Story (to advance and unlock levels) or Play the Table of your choice (no advancement).

Here are the MINIMUM/recommended system specifications from the product:
Windows 95/98/2000/Me (NT not supported)
266 MHz Pentium II or AMD K6-2 processor / 400MB recommended
32 MB RAM / 64 MB recommended
4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM / 8x recommended
155 free hard disk space for saved games (additional space required for DirectX installation)
4MB video card (8MB Direct 3D if you want to use 3D Acceleration)
DirectX 8.0 compatible sound card
Keyboard/Mouse

This game is FUN for all ages!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique and wonderful pinball play, December 12, 2002

By 

R. Hessler (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventure Pinball (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This pinball game breaks the traditional pinball barriers. First of all, you can advance to new tables, as you'd progress in an action game. Second, each table really consists of multiple tables which interact very well.

The graphics are real nice and the gameplay is enjoyable. At first, it can seem overwhelming, but as you adjust to the new style of the truly 3D game, you'll begin to love it.

Cons: Well, there are a couple problems. First, even with my vision, the second table is a bit difficult to play on. The color of the board masks the pinball itself. I've only played the first two tables, so I can't remark on the remainder. Second, the plungers are a bit off. I've had the ball go through the plungers, or I should say, the end of the plungers. That is extremely annoying. However, you can adjust for that.

All in all, this is a great game.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Pinball Game, April 16, 2002

By 

Shelbysmother "shelbysmother" (Salem, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Pinball (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I really can't get into fighting games, so it was a welcome change to find Adventure Pinball. Very interactive, great for all ages. Hope they make more.