Graphically, Star Wars Pinball looks great in handheld or docked modes. Obviously, everyone else so far was a bunch of goodie two-shoes. At the time of writing, my side was losing. What this means for the game is basically nothing, but it’s a nice way to gauge what kind of people own this game - good or evil.
As you play, your score contributes to making your side more powerful. When you start the game, it asks you to pledge to the dark side or light side of the Force. Some of the tables have multiple sections It’s silly that Zen Studio put any other tracks in, but I suppose there have to be things to unlock. Once unlocked, you can select one to play while you’re in the menus, but of course you’ll choose Cantina Band. It has nine tracks, unlocked through the career mode, featuring such hits as The Battle of Yavin, Imperial March and perhaps the most famous, Cantina Band. The final thing I have to mention is the Jukebox. I was not the top of any of the tournaments I tried out… Each one has its own rules, such as what sort of game it is (three balls, timed, etc), as well as whether or not you can use Force Powers and Talents. The second online mode is Galactic Tournament, which sees you competing in or creating your own tournaments. At the time of writing, I’m proud to say that I’m the top player in the Bronze III league, and I have photographic evidence (as well as a screenshot) to back me up. Perform well in a season and you’ll advance to the next league. Each season is made up of four random tables, and playing on more tables gets you a Diversity bonus. You select one of three opponents, each with a score that you need to beat in order to get some points - more points for a higher challenge. There are two online modes which you can play in, and you do not require a Switch Online subscription to participate.įirst is League Play, which takes the form of seasons where you compete for points against higher players. However, you can only use any combination of three in each table you play. There are also six Talents which boost your score in some way, and are active at all times. You activate them by holding Y, and using them will deplete a meter on the screen. There are two Force Powers, one to slow the game down and the other acts as a score multiplier. It can be hard to watch the fighting while ensuring the ball doesn't drop
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There are 300 in total, and you’ll need them all if you’re to unlock and upgrade all of the Talents.
You get three Holocron Shards per stage, and they are used to obtain Force Powers and Talents. Some stages are only mini-games which you can activate while playing some of the tables - these vary from shooting down ships in first person, to a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader.
Each one has a different requirement - use only three balls, time limit, flipper usage limit, that kind of thing. Play through five Operations of increasing difficulty, which let you obtain Holocron Shards. Then we have the main mode, the campaign. If you were playing Pinball FX3, you’d need to buy them each separately at £5-£8 each, so Star Wars Pinball being only priced at £24.99 saves you a bit of money.
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As I mentioned, there are 19 of them and you’re free to use whichever you like. Use Force Powers or Talents (more on those in a moment), or don’t, and try to score as high as you can on any of the tables. You can play any of the 19 tables either by yourself, or hot seating with up to four friends. Occasionally there’ll be more than one ball, but usually you have three attempts to score as many points as possible.Īnd so it is, in the single player mode. If you’ve played a digital pinball game, then you know the score - two buttons to flip flippers (though you can use the touch screen in this instance) to ensure the shiny ball doesn’t go down the hole, whilst trying to score as many points as possible. Pinball, arguably one of the simplest types of game around, is something that Zen Studios have made their name in with tables based on various Marvel properties, Universal movies, The Walking Dead… But admittedly mainly Star Wars. It’s such a weird thing when you get something that has such a rich and varied history, backstory, side stories and colour - and decide to make a pinball game out of it. Reviews // 13th Sep 2019 - 3 years ago // By Andrew Duncan Star Wars Pinball Review
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