Software:Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection

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Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection
Pinball Hall of Fame.jpg
PAL region PS2 cover art
Developer(s)FarSight Studios
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
GameCube
PlayStation Portable
Xbox
Wii
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: November 16, 2004
  • EU: April 29, 2005
Gottlieb Pinball Classics
  • EU: July 28, 2006
Xbox
  • NA: November 18, 2004
GameCube
  • NA: March 20, 2005
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: December 6, 2005
Gottlieb Pinball Classics
  • EU: February 10, 2006
Wii
  • NA: January 19, 2010
Gottlieb Pinball Classics
  • EU: December 15, 2006
  • AU: January 11, 2007
Genre(s)Pinball
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection is a pinball video game developed by FarSight Studios and published by Crave Entertainment. The tables featured in the game are recreations of real tables. A revised edition of the PlayStation 2 version of the game was later released as Gottlieb Pinball Classics in Europe and Australia by System 3 under their Play It label. This expanded version featured three additional tables, and was subsequently released in North America on the Wii and PlayStation Portable under its original title.

Tables

The following pinball machines are included in all versions of the game:

  • Ace High (1957)
  • Big Shot (1973)
  • Central Park (1966)
  • Genie (1979)
  • Black Hole (1981)
  • Victory (1987)
  • Tee'd Off (1993)

The following extras are included in all versions of the game:

  • Play-Boy (1932)
  • Xolten (A fortune teller machine which predicts the player's future)
  • Love Meter (A love tester machine which evaluates the player's dating eligibility)

The following are included in the PSP, Wii[1] and Gottlieb Pinball Classics versions of the game:

  • Goin' Nuts (1983)
  • El Dorado City of Gold (1984)
  • Strikes n' Spares (1995) (A redemption game)

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic63/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpotNGC: 7.2/10[5]
PS2: 7.2/10[5]
XBox: 7.2/10[5]
PSP: 7.1/10[6]
IGN5.5/10[3]
Nintendo Life8/10[4]

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to Metacritic.[2] GameSpot gave the console versions a 7.2 out of 10 while the PlayStation Portable version was given a 7.1 out of 10.[5][6]

Sequel

Main page: Software:Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

A sequel, titled Pinball Hall of Fame was released on the Nintendo 3DS , PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360 on February 26, 2008, September 22, 2009 and September 23, 2011 respectively.[7]

See also

References