Superb collection of Pinball simulations
I've always loved computer pinball games, from the Amiga and Nintendo 8-bit, right up to the Wii. I already had the Gottlieb collection for the PSP, and had heard that the Williams collection was 'on the way'. Well, I got fed up waiting, so bought a US import copy instead. And I'm really glad I did!
As you'd expect nowadays, the ball mechanics feel absolutely spot-on, making for a very 'real' feel to the whole experience. The tables on offer are a good mixture, some quite basic, some very sophisticated, but they are all unique in their own way. You don't feel that any two tables are simply variants of each other - they all do something that the others don't.
As with the Gottlieb collection, you start by having a few tables that you can play for 'free', whilst other tables require credits, which you can earn by playing the free ones. Alternatively, you can take the 'Williams Challenge', where you have to play each table in turn, trying to get more than a certain number of points, which varies from table to table. You get 3 goes on each, but if you don't get enough points on any of them then the challenge is over. But if you DO get enough points, then you effectively get to play all the tables without the need for credits.
When playing an individual table, there is an option to see the instructions, which are very comprehensive, telling you the best way to score high points, and what each feature on the table does. I think this is great. I hate it when I 'accidentally' do something that gives me loads of points but have no means to find out what I actually did! No such problem with this game.
For a small handheld game the amount of detail on the tables is extraordinary. The whole presentation is slick, easy to understand, and the tables themselves are very addictive. All in all, this comes highly recommended - the only mystery is why it's still not available in the UK!Read full review
