Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded
- November 20, 2016
- Made of Bits
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Get on Apple Store"Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded" is a retro-style pinball game featuring 12 themed tables, including Space Frontier, Brix, Carnival, Wild West, Treasure Hunter, Fastball, Bagaball, The Apparatus, Tradewinds, Celtic Jukebox, and Rydes. Each table offers unique play styles, mini-games, and wizard modes to challenge players. Customize the table with collected mods to suit your skills, and climb the leaderboard to achieve high scores.
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Reviews
- Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded offers a fantastic variety of unique and creative tables, each with distinct gameplay mechanics and themes, ensuring there's something for every pinball fan.
- The game features a rewarding ticket system that allows players to unlock mods and power-ups, enhancing the gameplay experience and adding depth to each table.
- With its solid physics, engaging daily challenges, and competitive leaderboards, the game provides a nostalgic yet fresh take on classic pinball, making it highly addictive and enjoyable.
- Some players have noted that the ball physics can feel overly bouncy, which may detract from the realism and control expected in a pinball game.
- The powerball mechanic, while interesting, can create a sense of imbalance as it requires grinding for tickets to purchase, potentially disadvantaging casual players.
- A few users have reported issues with menu navigation and the lack of clear visual or audio cues for objectives, which can make it challenging to understand the gameplay goals.
- gameplay17 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its smooth mechanics, inventive features, and depth, offering a variety of pinball machines with unique rules and customization options through "mods." Players appreciate the ability to adjust the game board and the balance of arcade ticket mechanics, although opinions on the powerball feature vary. Overall, the game combines solid graphics and sound with engaging gameplay that encourages both casual play and deeper strategy.
“Some of them are incredibly inventive and my mouth was literally open when seeing the main mechanic play out for the first time.”
“The gameplay feels nice and smooth.”
“While approachable from the 'shoot whatever is lit' perspective, the varied multiplier mechanics and mods are fertile ground for theorycrafting and the layout has great flow.”
“I'm not a huge fan of the powerball mechanic (you can earn powerballs and then activate them before plunging the ball).”
“The 'mods' add a lot of customization in gameplay, and the arcade ticket mechanic feels fair in the PC version, while on the mobile version it does seem a bit more of a game of chance.”
“Some more notes on the gameplay style, after long-term comparison: it's not exactly a simulation game.”
- graphics15 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are generally described as solid and sufficient, with a retro aesthetic that complements the gameplay experience. While some reviewers note that the visuals are not groundbreaking, they appreciate the unique designs of the tables and the realistic ball physics. Overall, the graphics are considered good enough to enhance the fun and charm of the game, despite not being the standout feature.
“Gameplay, graphics & realism are top notch.”
“Realistic movements, superb graphics and flipper actions.”
“Don't be fooled by the retro aesthetics.”
“The sound effects and graphics will remind you of past PC pinball games, but that's all part of Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded's charm.”
“Graphics and sounds are simple but ok.”
- story4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is minimal, with each table featuring generic themes and a lack of character-driven narratives or storytelling progression. However, the tables are well-designed with unique missions and goals that enhance gameplay, and players can unlock mods through ticket collection and daily quests, adding a layer of engagement to the overall experience.
“Each table has missions and goals that complement the name of the table.”
“The tables are a bit generic in terms of themes, but they are well-crafted with thoughtful targets and rulesets.”
“The tables are a bit generic in terms of themes (no characters or storytelling progression to speak of, just a broad atmosphere) but they are well-crafted with thoughtful targets and rulesets.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the atmosphere and sound effects, others criticize the quality of the music itself. Notably, the rhythm game video mode and music track selection are highlighted as standout features, enhancing the overall experience.
“It's a great little game, good graphics, good mechanics, great music and sound effects.”
“Good atmosphere - art, sound, music.”
“The rhythm game video mode is among the standout features, along with music track selection linked to the ruleset (similar to Stern AC/DC, Aerosmith, etc).”
“Too bad the music sucks though.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players highlight the game's high replayability due to its unique and enjoyable tables, along with a robust mod system that encourages repeated play. The ability to upgrade tables, complete challenges, and unlock new content through ticket and token collection further enhances the game's longevity and engagement.
“In a lot of ways, this game reminds me of epic pinball or Silverball back in the day and offers a significant amount of replayability. You can upgrade your tables and physics by collecting tickets, completing challenges, and collecting tokens to unlock new tables.”
“The tables are all unique and fun, and the mod system creates some serious replay value.”
“In a lot of ways, this game reminds me of Epic Pinball or Silverball back in the day and offers quite a bit of replayability. You can upgrade your tables and physics by collecting tickets, completing challenges, and collecting tokens to unlock tables.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is generally well-received, characterized by high-quality art, sound, and music that create an engaging environment. However, some users find the thematic elements of the tables to be somewhat generic, lacking in character and storytelling progression.
“The tables are a bit generic in terms of themes, lacking characters or storytelling progression, but they are well-crafted with thoughtful targets and rulesets, creating a broad atmosphere.”
“The atmosphere is enhanced by the art, sound, and music.”
“The tables are a bit generic in terms of themes, lacking characters or storytelling progression. There's just a broad atmosphere that feels underdeveloped.”
“The overall atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, making it hard to get immersed in the game.”
“While the visuals are decent, the atmosphere fails to evoke any real emotion or connection, leaving the experience feeling hollow.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players generally find grinding acceptable when it leads to permanent unlocks, as it adds a sense of achievement and long-term progression.
“I don't mind grinding for that since they are permanently unlocked.”
- stability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game demonstrates strong stability on MacBook Air, with users reporting that it looks and runs smoothly on the device.
“Looks and runs great on MacBook Air.”
