Software:Pro Pinball: The Web
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| Developer(s) | Cunning Developments |
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| Series | Pro Pinball |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, MS-DOS, Windows 9x, Sega Saturn, Macintosh (Mac OS 9 or earlier) |
| Release | PlayStation PC Sega Saturn |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Pro Pinball: The Web (Pro Pinball in North America) is a pinball simulation video game developed by Cunning Developments for PlayStation, MS-DOS, Windows 95 and Sega Saturn. It is the first game in the Pro Pinball series.
Background
Pro Pinball: The Web uses graphics pre-rendered from an intricate 3D model.[4] Consequently, the game had superior graphical capabilities to other popular pinball games of the time, while playing at full speed on MS-DOS. The Web supports screen resolutions up to 1024x768 with 32,768 colours, and features Red Book CD-DA audio tracks.[5]
Gameplay
Pro Pinball: The Web is a pinball simulation in which players operate a virtual pinball table. Players can score extra points by making combos, i.e. performing a move twice in a row.[6] Hitting targets at the far end of the table activates the game's missions, in which the player must hit lighted ramps or bumpers to score bonus points. Completing a mission results in a huge point bonus.[6]
Reception
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The PlayStation and Saturn versions received mixed reviews. While critics praised the realistic pinball graphics and physics[7][8][10][3] and the wide variety of scoring opportunities,[7][8] they criticized the voice samples[7][10] and the absence of a directly overhead view.[7][8] Some also concluded that with only one table, the game would get old very quickly,[7][8][3] though Next Generation remarked, "While many developers have tried to wow gamers with multiple tables, Empire went the other way - giving the player one table, but doing it right."[10] Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot concluded that it "is a convincing simulation of pinball, but it falls short when compared to other video pinball games."[8] Rob Allsetter of Sega Saturn Magazine assessed that "All in all, this is a decent enough interpretation of the game itself, let down only by the exclusion of different table to variate the action a little",[3] and Dan Hsu of Electronic Gaming Monthly said, "It's a great board, but it'll get old real quick."[7]
Reviewing the PC version, Tim Soete highly praised the game's realism and summarized that "its high-resolution graphics and true table physics combine to make it one of the most immersive pinball titles out there."[9]
The Web was named the 64th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote, "Nothing else has quite come close [...] to Pro Pinball's utterly convincing physics and slick presentation."[13]
References
- ↑ "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. http://www.ogr.com/news/news1096.html.
- ↑ "Pro Pinball". 1997-06-06. http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/propinball.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Allsetter, Rob (August 1996). "Review: Pro Pinball The Web". Sega Saturn Magazine (Emap International Limited) (10): 86–87.
- ↑ "Compatibility - Pro Pinball: The Web - CodeWeavers". www.codeweavers.com. http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=3327. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ↑ "Pro Pinball - The Web - Technical Specifications". http://www.empire.co.uk/propinball/theweb/techspec.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Pro Pinball: Weaving a New Kind of Pinball". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (88): 232. November 1996.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "Review Crew: Pro Pinball". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (88): 80. November 1996.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Gerstmann, Jeff (December 1, 1996). "Pro Pinball: The Web Review". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pro-pinball-review/1900-2548973/. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Soete, Tim (September 26, 1996). "Pro Pinball: The Web Review". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pro-pinball-the-web-review/1900-2545910/. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Pro Pinball". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (26): 122, 124. February 1997.
- ↑ Ottoson, Joe. "Pro Pinball (Sega Saturn) Review". http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7758&tab=review.
- ↑ Brett Alan Weiss. "Pro Pinball (PlayStation) Review". http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2241&tab=review.
- ↑ Flynn, James; Owen, Steve; Pierce, Matthew; Davis, Jonathan; Longhurst, Richard (July 1997). "The PC Gamer Top 100". PC Gamer UK (45): 51–83.
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