Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

by Crave Entertainment

Product Features

• 3 New Tables - No Good Gophers, Medieval Madness & Tales of the Arabian Nights
• Pinball Level Ranking
• Enhanced Art and Physics
• Online Reader Boards
• More/Expanded Table Goals

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001L8DKM0
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 5.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 22, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,426 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #3 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Arcade
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

Classic William's pinball tables from the 70's, 80's and 90's with enhanced art and physics for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. Tables include Gorgar, Pinbot, Funhouse, Black Knight, Space Shuttle, Whirlwind, Firepower, Taxi, Jive Time and Sorcere. There are also three new tables, Monster Bash, Medieval Madness and Tales of the Arabian Nights, not found in versions created for other formats.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth purchasing even if you own the original release!, September 22, 2009

By 

Kyle Roberson - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Video Game)

Do yourself a favor and pick this up. The new tables and HD textures make it worth the upgrade from the earlier PS2 and Wii release.

The physics are perfect (as they were before), and the new tables easily make it worth the budget asking price. I encourage anyone who wants to see more of this immediately buy it to support the developer.

The three new tables are all modern titles which make them very accessible. They are Arabian Nights, Medieval Madness, No Good Gofers like Amazon states. For some reason there seems to be some discrepancy between the few reviews that are online. Arabian Nights and Medieval Madness are especially good.

The HD textures are beautiful, even on my older SDTV with composite cables. Full screen (4x3) is supported as well. It's a notable improvement from the PS2 release.

The controls are straightforward. The left and right triggers are the bumpers. You pull the right analog stick back to launch the plunger and the left analog nudges the table.

If you're curious about the music it's the same cheesy set of tunes the PS2 release had. Thankfully you can turn it off and listen to a custom soundtrack on the 360 version. Otherwise you'll be rocking out to some bad synth and wanna-be metal tunes.

A welcome addition is the online leader board. This greatly improves the replay value. I was able to rank in Funhouse after only a few plays.

The price on Amazon is a steal. I bought it locally at a higher price because I've been waiting anxiously for its release ever since it was announced.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this game if you like Pinball, September 24, 2009

By 

J. Hyman - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Video Game)

I purchased this game because of the inclusion of Medieval Madness. It's very difficult to find a real machine in good working order to play, so it was worth the asking price for that table alone. I'd almost say the game is better than the real thing because everything is actually working. From a physics and flipper control standpoint, it's nearly spot on. If you like Pinball or have fond memories of any of these tables, you can't go wrong with this game.

The biggest complaint I'd have is that the replay "POP" doesn't quite have the same effect as in real life.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy for pinball fans!, September 22, 2009

By 

Michael Parker "Collector" (Waldwick, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Video Game)

The three new tables really make this title shine. The previous version had a lot of good but was missing more modern tables due to having to include the dot matrix display. The display is included here (in the upper left hand corner)which really adds to the fun. The HD upgrade is also nice. The the three new tables No Good Gophers, Tales of The Arabian Nights, and Medevial Madness are endless fun. Since MM is the lead title in this edition it's set to free play from the beginning.
If you love pinball particularly the over the top kind you need to have this in your collection. Now that the power of the current gen consoles had shown I'm hoping to see future sequels perhaps one spotlighting Bally machines.

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