Sinclair ZX SPECTRUM

Povezave:
Amstrad/Schneider CPC verzija

Opisi:
Crash, #76, Maj 1990, Overall 42% 


  Pinball games have been around on the Spectrum since the year dot,so why have
Mastertronic  decided to  produce another  one? The  only thing  that makes  3D
Pinball any different to many ot the  others is that it's supposed to be  in 3D.
All that's really been done is the  pinball table has been drawn on an  angle —
the ball itself isn't in 3-D,  and  the game controls exactly the same  way  as
any other.
  There are no really  special features  about the table,  all the bumpers  and
dials have been  used hundreds of  times before. They  all have fancy  names to
make them more interesting  though. The Black Hole'  for example,  is really  a
little  hole  at the  top of  the table  and the  'Tombstone Targets' are three
things that  look like dominos! 
  The name of the game is  collecting a high  score: not too  exciting, but all
fans of pinball will find it  a challenge. You are supposed to  collect massive
bonuses by spinning a gadget here and twiddling a thingamigig there. Trouble is
that when I  play, the ball  only stays on  the table for  a couple of seconds!
Sound effects are basic, with an interesting (ahem) 48K tune  at the  beginning
of every game. Colour  unfortunately clashes quite a  lot, as you can  see from
the screen shot.
  3D-Pinball will keep fans of the  game occupied for at least hatf  an hour as
long as they're not expecting anything original from it.


Crash, #85, Februar 1991, Nick, Overall 40% 


  Despite the inlay and the software referring to totally different games  this
is quite a  reasonable attempt  at pinball.  The game  on the  inlay is  called
3-D Pinball and on the tape it's Pinball Power!
  All the features ot  a normal pinball table  are here.  Bonus dials, rollover
lanes, bumbers, hairpins, targets and of course the all important flippers have
all been included (it's a good job the flippers have or you wouldn't have  much
fun!).
  The board is drawn 3D style, tilted slightly backwards  and the ball  goes in
front of and behind  the various obstacles very  convincingly. My main moan  is
that there's  only one  pinball table  to choose  from. This severely restricts
playability as you very easily get fed up of going through the same motions and
hitting the same bonus targets all the while. The main aim in this seems to  be
to  get the  biggest score  possible, but  this just  does not  excite me.  3-D
Pinball is a very basic pinball simulation and lacks lastability.


Sinclair User, #99, May 1990, Jim Douglas, Overall 68%
Your Sinclair, #54, June 1990, Bargain Basement, Jonathan Davies, 79%
Computer & Video Games, #103, June 1990, Overall 55%

Pomoč:
Sinclair User, #112, June 1991, Hacking Squad, Mark Dawson