Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Xbox 360)

I've never played any of the past releases of this game even though I heard great things about it. Once I read that Pinball Hall of Fame was coming out on the Xbox 360, I knew it was time to buy it.

There are a total of 13 tables included with the game. I will list them by year.

Jive Time (1970)

Gogar (1979)

Firepower (1980)

Black Knight (1980)

Sorcerer (1980)

Space Shuttle (1984)

Pinbot (1986)

Taxi (1988)

Whirlwind (1990)

Funhouse (1990)

Tales of the Arabian Nights (1996)

Medieval Madness (1997)

No Good Gophers (1997)

Every single table in the game looks fantastic and are fun to play on.

I used to play Pinball FX on the Xbox Live Arcade before I tried Pinball HoF and I must say that Pinball Hall of Fame blows Pinball FX out of the water. The movement of the ball in Pinball HoF is the closest I've seen to playing in real life. I can't stress enough how much fun this game is.

Also the price point is very good. At $30, it comes out to $2.30 per table. Not a bad deal considering one downloadable table in Pinball FX will cost you $3.00 in Microsoft Points (240 MSP).

There is no online multiplayer, but you can play up to four players offline. There are also leaderboards so you can compare your score against other players on Xbox Live. The one thing I do not like about the leaderboards is that you cannot sort to show just your friends score. If this can be fixed through a patch I would be very happy.

I also heard that the developers were looking to add in some DLC tables later on down the road. This may include some licensed tables too. So there's a chance we can get Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Monster Bash, and more!

If you are a fan of pinball, do yourself a favor like Kyle said in his review and buy this game! You will not regret your purchase!

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I heard great things about previous versions of this collection, and decided to finally break down and get it on the 360 since its supposed to be the same thing, just in hi-def and with additional tables. This was a good move, as it's tremendously polished, accurate, and a great deal of fun. The only negative I can levy against it is that it's very difficult to accomplish the achievements, and the William Challenge (a great concept!) is also extremely difficult, but it doesn't stop me from try, trying again. Even my wife enjoys playing it with me. Great stuff, and for the price, one of the top values in videogames.

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I rarely played pinball in the arcade, because it was a quarter muncher for me. I have also played some pinball on computer and a few demos on consoles.

I heard some hype about Medieval Madness being the greatest ever. I had never played it and the price was right, so I gave in.

Medieval Madness is the most entertaining pinball machine I've seen in my life. The rest of the game is great too. The music for the game is lame, but I just start up a playlist and the game does a great job of mixing the game volume with my music.

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