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Steel Shot Elkware grade

Reviewed: 1997 

- The pinball

A pretty ordinary scrolling pinball game. I tries to use some sort of unusual table layouts and makes that pretty good, still the tables are to simple. One of the tables looks like they have been drawn by hand and then scanned in. Although the game is easy and the themes not to deep the game is playable and should not be rated out, but it is not even near topscoring.


- The tables

- Meltdown

Well at least I must say the theme is different :). The layout is a bit irritating with a big ugly circled area in the middle that is only in the way, still it serves good purposes concerning the theme. A few ramps is there and you are supposed to stop a nuclear reactor meltdown, or something similar. The table is playable with a few droptargets, sinkholes and ramps which coexist for the tables theme. The table is good in the manners of theme and even though the playability (feeling, layout) isn't the best it still is lasting for a whiles playing. That means it has its fun bits but will get tiring in the whole.

Arctic

This is a very icy looking table... (whatever that means). The theme is good, you are supposed to break some old ice code and score in a few modes, blizzards and similar. The table might look strange with all the different levels and bounded areas, but it actually works well and I think you will find this table pretty good.

Wallstreet

This is the table that looks like it was drawn by hand and then scanned in (it probably is too). The theme as in the other two works well with the table layout and you sell/buy and try to raise the value of your stocks. The table might not look so good, much like it was drawn with a chalk or something. Still the table has a charm, and I at least found it playable for a while, I didn't get stuck playing it for hours though.


- The feeling

The feeling is poor, the ball doesn't act very natural at all. When it rolls it more bounces making tilting a bit difficult since you, to get some effect, must tilt when it nods the ground (?!). Aiming with the ball is also hard since it usually wont go as you think when you shoot. If you try to aim at a drop target down left of the screen it goes more straight to the left (more 45degrees then 30degrees).


- The whole

The games feeling takes down the playability much. The layouts are good and have their own special charm and although the tables themes are not so deep or hard to complete the game still gives you something. The game look much like the PC version of Pinball Dreams (if you ever have played it you know what I mean). This is not a pinball you just must get, but if you ever see it somewhere it is worth considering trying.


system requirements

Platform: PC
Operating System: DOS

Also available for: -


Screenshots:
  • Arctic
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