This version of the game does suffer from a lack of tables compared to versions released on other systems. No, it’s not just the angle – these are two different tables! Irritatingly, there’s no way to buy the lot on the eShop in one go.
And there are load of them to buy – two packs of Stern tables, four Gottlieb and an Alvin G. So, your money is going to be going in the direction of the themed tables which catch your eye the post. Unlike Stern Pinball Arcade, which has been released as a physical version on the Switch, The Pinball Arcade is a game which you have to build up from its bare bones as a free-to-start game.
Some games in the past have mixed with the formula in adding platforming or adventure mechanics to mix up the formula a bit, but here in The Pinball Arcade, we’re playing with traditional tables, each with a different theme. The genre translated easily from the arcades to the home consoles and even Nintendo have tried their hand with the love it or hate it Super Mario Ball on the Game Boy Advance over ten years ago.īut the nature of pinball tends to be that once you’ve played one board, you’ve played them all. There have been dozens on Nintendo systems through the ages, and we already have our fifth in just over a year on the Switch. Prepare your ZL and ZR fingers, they’re about to get a workout…