{"id":14542,"date":"2016-02-15T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T00:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=14542"},"modified":"2016-02-12T16:13:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T16:13:50","slug":"star-wars-pinball-the-force-awakens-pack-ps3-ps4-vita-xbox-one-360-pc-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/15\/star-wars-pinball-the-force-awakens-pack-ps3-ps4-vita-xbox-one-360-pc-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack (PS3, PS4, Vita, Xbox One, 360, PC, iOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"STARWARS_BOX\"<\/a>The newest movie in the Star Wars franchise came out recently, and it has been a big hit! And now you can play two themed pinball tables based on The Force Awakens.\u00a0 This new pinball pack is available for consoles that support Zen Studios\u2019 pinball platforms (reviewed on PS3 here).\u00a0 Oh, and since people on the Internet are pretty sensitive about movie spoilers, especially when Star Wars is concerned, I\u2019m just warning your right now that there may be some spoilers in this review.\u00a0 Sorry, but if it\u2019s in the game, I have to talk about it!<\/p>\n

You can download and play the new Star Wars pack on consoles that support Zen Studios pinball platforms. When you download Pinball FX 2 or Zen Pinball 2 (depending on which game console you own), you\u2019re just downloading the hub.\u00a0 It\u2019s free, and then you purchase separate tables for play in the game.\u00a0 Here are the two tables in The Force Awakens pack.<\/p>\n

Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens<\/strong><\/p>\n

This table is set on the sand planet at the beginning of the movie and features the adventures of Rey and B-88 in the first half of the film. I like this table because it\u2019s not too complicated to learn all the rules, and it does a great job of keeping the themes of the movie intact.\u00a0 You\u2019ll shoot down TIE Fighters with the Millennium Falcon in multiball mode, the plunger is that fudgesicle-looking vehicle Rey rides, and B-88 even has his own mini-game.\u00a0 I was a little disappointed with B-88\u2019s game, though, because it\u2019s pretty hard to activate it.\u00a0 You have to spell B-88 on one of the side lanes, but if you run over a lit letter, it\u2019ll revert back so it\u2019s hard to get all three lit.\u00a0 And then you have to quickly go up another ramp once you spell the letters.\u00a0 You\u2019d think the mini-game would have B-88 be the ball (he was made for pinball), but you only control him with the L and R buttons like an RC car as you avoid scavengers\u2019 nets.<\/p>\n

Star Wars Pinball: Might of the First Order<\/strong><\/p>\n

This table features the bad guys from the movie, and is a nice contrast from the other field. The table looks like the docking station where Poe and Finn try to hijack a TIE Fighter.\u00a0 This field has a Storm Trooper with a flame thrower, a holographic Star Destroyer used to lock balls, and a mini-playfield under the main one where you can bring pinballs to Kylo Ren to use in multiball.\u00a0 This table is a little more complicated than the other one, but still fairly easy to figure out after a while, and it\u2019s fun to go into the mini-table.\u00a0 This field also does a great job keeping the personality of the bad guys intact.\u00a0 If you shoot up a ramp, but the ball doesn\u2019t roll far enough, the Storm Trooper leader will say, \u201cShoot harder!\u201d\u00a0 And if you go down into the mini-table and lose, Kylo Ren will say, \u201cDo not fail me again!\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s pretty funny and Star Wars fans of all ages will enjoy these new pinball tables.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All Zen Pinball games are rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence and Mild Language. But this is pinball and is safe and fairly non-violent and has been around for many generations.\u00a0 Youngsters love Star Wars, and if you\u2019re OK with your kids watching the movies, they\u2019ll be OK with the game, too.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the rules and menu texts, but not necessary just to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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