Pinball Planet

by LuGus Studios

369 customer ratings

All Ages

Price: $1.99

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Latest updates

What's new in version 1.06

- Added multiple camera settings: Instant, Smooth and Fixed
- Increased the brightness of the Halloween level
- Added exit button on main menu
- Minor bugfixes

Product Details

Release Date: 2014

Date first listed on Amazon: December 3, 2014

Developed By: LuGus Studios

ASIN: B00QINCUNS

Customer reviews:
369 customer ratings

Developer info

Product features

Fun and engaging
Freedom in gameplay progression
Leveling and statistics
Dynamic challenge system
Fun powerups to experiment with

Product description

We've always loved to play pinball games but we noticed most modern pinball games are simulators for the hardcore and nostalgic pinball players. That's why we aimed to create a pinball game for the new generation of gamers, who may not be familiar with the concept. We feel we've succeeded in our goal.

The game will include three completely different and unique pinball levels full of mysteries and secrets. A dynamic mission system unlocks new challenges and fun approaches to pinball gameplay. To accomplish our goals for the game, we've also focused on creating a visual appealing game world for the player. Pinball Planet features simple RPG elements such as a leveling system, power-ups, statistics, a simple in-game economy, challenges and complete freedom in gameplay progression.

It's a game for everyone, gamers both old and new to pinball. It combines the best parts of old-school pinball games, but adds original and fun digital additions that are not possible in real-life pinball games. The game is easy to understand and play, it's controls and interface are easy and intuitive to use. It's the perfect game for short play sessions and stays challenging during long play sessions thanks to the fun mission system.

Technical details

Size: 36.8MB

Version: 1.06

Developed By: LuGus Studios

Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )

Open network sockets
Access the vibration feature
PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming

Minimum Operating System: Android 2.3

Approximate Download Time: Less than 5 minutes

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3.4 out of 5

369 global ratings

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LighthouseDan_

Pricing aside, it is a fun gaming experience overall.

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2015

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I started playing arcade style games when there were pinball machines and Asteroids! LOL. I have never been what I would call a "pinball junkie" but I have played them on occasion over the years. The thing that immediately appeals to me in this game, is the mixture of graphical game aspects mixed with what would be called a physics based game experience. The experience is immersive, and I like that there is a goal to the game reached by collecting power-ups, points, etc...
I know there are a lot of younger players leaving ratings here in an attempt to make themselves heard, but, I wish they would leave more constructive comments and less emotional or sarcastic type reviews. First off if the game runs slow or the pinball looks octogon shaped, it may be time to see if mommy and daddy have a phone upgrade available on their cellular plan. Secondly, whether you like the end result of the design or not, leave what you don't like in the review, but tell the designers what they have done well while your leaving comments on what you didn't like. For me the sound track was horrible and needed more creativity so that it didn't make me want to mute the game. But a lot of work went in to the game design. We as gamers often forget or don't realize the amount of time that is devoted to a game design, good or bad!
Well I will hop down off of my soap box and finish with this. Is it a game I will play every day? Probably not. I do however respect the effort and overall game experience and definately would suggest you try it while it is the faotd. No special permissions or ads jumping in your face makes it one to at least try. And for the spider complainers, it is designed that way on purpose. It is called a distractor and you can still see what is going on when the ball drops below it. You are forced to watch and time hits when the ball comes back in to play.
Thanks.

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Hahahaha......this is hilariously and frustratingly as difficult as I always found.....

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2015

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....the real ones to be. However given it's the FAOTD, it's been great fun so far....I wouldn't buy it because I avoid paying for things that make me tear my hair out. It's built on the unity platform so play is smooth, but resources (battery, ram, memory) take a big hit. There is a tutorial/help section. Start with ten stars which allows you to unlock HALLOWEEN on the game globe. Earn enough stars to unlock other islands on the globe. The permissions are few and legit. I didn't examine the code for little nasties waiting for future permissions and updates.

It does seem device sensitive and perhaps as a resource hog it loads a bit slower. I have a 2nd gen 8.9" HD (2013) with 64G. When I first load it and when I switch sections, I get a black screen while it loads (many devs put an ad screen up or a loading notice during this). Wait a few seconds and the screen clears and it seems to play fine. The thing on the screen during play is a giant spider and it disapppears quickly (and returns). It can access the vibration tool on your device for a more physical embodiment of the original.

It does take a bit of practice to master the controls and game, just like the real thing. The best part is no one else will be watching how bad I suck at it, lolol!

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Brian

Decent game but could use more polish

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2015

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This is a first impression after about 30 minutes. Functionally it runs great. I do acknowledge that this is not supposed to be a "traditional" pinball game. Though I still expect a good pinball-like experience with some unique enhancements.

The game is fun. It would be great if it were a bit busier. I dislike when a huge chunk of the table is obscured like it is on the Halloween table by the spider. Especially when I am tracking multiple balls. The ghost and bats add to the atmosphere but don't negatively affect game play for me. The biggest complaint I would have is how stars are handled.

Stars are linked to progression. To get them you have to achieve a set score AND take your hand and attention from the table to tap them or you lose them. While this does add a sense of urgency, it's an annoying. Reward the player or don't.

Additionally, the globe map is confusing. So much so that one reviewer just gave up and uninstalled the game. They did this before even trying it. Ouch. I about did the same thing. But I wouldn't have bothered leaving a comment.

Lastly the camera can be fatiguing. The view angle of the camera and edge distortion is off-putting. I feel like I spend a good deal of my time and energy watching the ball and camera travelling up and down the table with nothing happening. Pinball is frenetic, with lights and motion and sound.

Like I said in the title, decent game. Needs polish.

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Slash Wombat

Not bad; fun; a bit overpriced.

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2015

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Firstly, please understand that, as the dev states in the description, this is NOT a traditional, nostalgic, hardcore-realistic pinball game. This game is aimed at kids who have never seen a real pinball machine and thus have no idea what Gramps is complaining about.
Secondly, the game is nowhere near as hard to figure out as some reviewers have said. It holds your hand and tells you where to tap and why.
Thirdly, and this is important, the game experience seems -highly- dependent on your hardware, based on reviewer comments. I had zero problems on my venerable Atrix -- the 2ND time I ran the game. So, YMMV.
Fourthly, the gameplay itself is simplified; minimal physics, no shake/tilt, emphasis on visuals over controls; in short, a kid's game.
Lastly, code. There are no analytics; no IAP; there is a link to the dev's Facebook. The
game does not exit with the back key, you have to home key out.
My evaluation: fun, good kids' game, may have compatibility issues, overpriced at the current $3.73 asking price.
My feedback to the devs: work on the platform compatibility issues; need a back key exit please; a tilt would be nice; consider making the star-earning easier; please consider lowering your price; the game looks and sounds good; and mad props for no IAPs or analytics.

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Jochen Libra

Gute Spielidee - dauerhafter Spielspass (Vers. 1.05) fraglich

Reviewed in Germany on January 25, 2015

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Ich liebe Flipperspiele, vor allem die Klassiker. Während ich früher noch auf echten Geräten von Williams und Gottlieb "gedaddelt" habe, ging der Trend dazu über, immer bessere Umsetzungen auf Spielkonsolen zu programmieren. Mittlerweile stehen virtuelle Flipperspiele den echten Geräten bis auf die Atmosphäre in einer Spielhalle und dem "echten" Gerät in nichts mehr nach. Bildschirmgrösse und "Tilt "sind längst kein Problem mehr.

Bei Pinball Planet schreibt der Hersteller, dass er neue Wege beschreiten will gg. üblichen Flippersimulationen. Das kann ich grds. zwar bestätigen, aber ähnliche Spiele sind mir bekannt. Ob hier z.B. der Halloween-Tisch mit Totenkopf, Kürbis und rollenden Augen ein Novum ist, wage ich zu bezweifeln. Optisch ganz nett gemacht, aber wie bereits an anderer Stelle erwähnt, lassen die Flipper sich nicht exakt steuern, die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit ist zu träge, wie bei einer überforderten Grafikkarte. Ansonsten sind die Effekte nett, es gibt Multiball u. Co, die Musik wiederholt sich allerdings schnell und ist kein Burner.

Pinball Planet geht in meine Sammlung an Spielen leider nur als knapp durchschnittlich an. Der Spielansatz ist zwar gut, aber ein Spiel muss absolut flüssig laufen ohne Ruckler, das ist hier leider in Vers. 1.05 nicht der Fall.

Spielidee: 4 Punkte
Spielspass (aktuell): 2 Punkte
Grafik: 3 Punkte
(Testgerät: Fire Phone)

Über 3 schmeichelhafte Punkte komme ich in der aktuellen Version leider nicht hinaus, wobei es wohl auch nicht an der Hardware des Fire Phone liegen kann, dass der echte Funke nicht überspringen will. Kostenlos downloaden und selber testen, Berechtigungen sind o.k.

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Daniel LINGER

decent enough little mobile pinball

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2015

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Runs fine on a fully updated kindle fire hdx, so unsure why others are having issues - maybe they arent using hdx? Anyway, a reasonable and fun pinball game for mobile. Decent enough physics, as it uses the unity engine. Interesting and playable tables too. Id also add to the reviewer here than says its like the old akiga pinball dreams - it really isnt at all. For those who dont remember they were very good games for their time, but they were 2d affairs using sprites and the rables were split so that the screen scrolled unnervingly when changing betwee. Upper and lower areas.
This is a dar more fluid modern experience usinf 3d models. I intend no disrespect to that reviewer as they probably arent that into pinball games or something like that. I only include the comment so as not to confuse anyone.
So, as a cheap game, id say its okay. As a free app of the day, its well worth the download.

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Captain Clam

Competent enough, but not revolutionary.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2015

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There are three tables in the game, Halloween, Pirate and Mine. You can choose which one you want to unlock first, then you have to accumulate stars to unlock the others.

The tables are very basic but are distinctive to feel different. There are no 'modes' in the tables but you can trigger multiball.

The game was created in Unity. The graphics are bold and colourful. The ball is rather small and the ball speed is a bit on the small side. Despite that, it still plays fairly well.

To encourage you to replay the levels and a way of accumulating more stars, there is a list of achievements. There's 3 given to you at any one time and may be to surpass a certain score, score within a range, or hit certain objects a certain number of times.

There's not much else to say about the game, it's competent enough and will keep you entertained for an hour or so, but it's not revolutionary or excels within the genre.

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Lummox60N

Great, Potentially...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2015

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If you're troubled by the menus I fear that, perhaps, you ought to be thinking long and hard about how much you need to be led by hand through your life.

This game was doing reasonably well, for a while. I began with the pirate table, because EVERYBODY loves pirates, right? All was well, simplistic graphics and a simplistic table giving a satisfying, if not terrifically involving game. Of course, the excitement began to build when it's collected enough stars to open another table...I opted for the mine...
...and that was where the uninstall became inevitable. On a 1st generation Kindle Fire HD the mine table was laggy to the point of unplayable. The frame-rate, which, admittedly, had been acceptable but never stratospheric, bottomed out and the screen became oddly unresponsive.
If that could be sorted, the game would certainly be an acceptable, if unambitious, spend of time, but as it stands it wasn't really worthwhile.

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Etienne

Amusant.

Reviewed in France on January 26, 2015

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Je ne comprends vraiment pas les commentaires, et vu certaines critiques non justifiables, je me demande si il n'y a pas plusieurs fois la même personne qui a commenté.
Tout d'abord l'ergonomie à été critiquée. Les menus sont parfaitement adaptés au tactile, et pendant le jeu, il faut appuyer sur le côté gauche de l'écran, ou sur le côté droit... C'est tout ! Comment faire plus simple ?
Graphiquement c'est joli, et les tables variées.
Je trouve le jeu vraiment divertissant et les missions ajoutent des challenges sympa.
Malgré tout la physique de la bille est un peu mollassonne (pas dramatique non plus), et 3 tables ce n'est pas assez.
Je mets 4/5, ça me semble être une note mérité, mais j'aurais bien mis 5/5 pour remonter la moyenne parce que ce jeu ne mérite clairement plus que 2/5 de moyenne.

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