Pinball Hall of Fame The Gottlieb Collection
by Crave Entertainment
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Product Summary
Brand: Crave EntertainmentRelease Date: 2005-12-07
Platform: Sony PSP
Model: PHSVGG 650008999051
Publisher: Crave Entertainment
Product features:
- Choose from such classic tables as Ace High, Central Park, Big Shot, Genie, Black Hole, Victory, and Tee'd Off
- Historical art, fun facts and an unlockable bonus table
- Multiplayer action for up to four players
- Two player game sharing via wireless connection with one disc
- Bonus arcade novelty games for even more old-school fun
Video Game Reviews of Pinball Hall of Fame The Gottlieb Collection
Customer Review: A Mediocre Sim Filled With Careless Gliches
Summary: 2 Stars
I was never much of a Gottlieb fan when trolling the arcade with a fat pocketful of quarters. I found their machines to be an exercise in frustration, with their lazy board angles, weak kickbacks, and exceptionally wide spaces between flippers. When the machines were in anything but tip-top condition (which very few actually were), frustration could easily lead to a smoldering anger as the balls seemed to naturally be drawn to the gutters while you had nothing to respond with except anemic flippers and a bruised hip to send the offending machine smashing against the back wall. "The Gottlieb Collection" by Crave Entertainment not only has helped me relive these unfortunate experiences of a misspent youth, they have compounded these frustrations by providing a product so full of glitches that I have relegated it to the back of my video game collection. It's all there in unfortunate detail; the anemic flippers, sleepy kickbacks, and quarter-cheating gutters that had me steering clear of these devious machines in the arcade. As if this wasn't enough, Crave has magnanimously added virtual balls that magically pass through flippers, bumpers, and targets along with becoming eternally ensconced in holes that will not release even after a tilt, forcing you to reset the game. These are only a few examples of why beta testing is so important before releasing a product for retail. I gazed at my Playstation 2 in wonderment as the multiball feature in "Tee'd Off" was reduced to a sputtering, frame-skipping, inaccurate mess. It had served me so well during all of the GTA mayhem....was the processor finally on its last legs? Did anyone at Crave Entertainment double check the game coding before sending the DVD out? It is a shame, because the emulations really do show a potential for fun. I only ask that I be given a semblance of body english without an over eager tilt (the way these machines truly are played in the arcade), and for the flippers and bumpers to become solid once again.
I would pass on this collection, but by all means, purchase "The Williams Collection", also by Crave Entertainment. They seemed to have learned from their mistakes and released an exceptional product, one which has me lofting high the "Crave Entertainment" banner and reliving the golden age of pinball once again.
Description of Pinball Hall of Fame The Gottlieb Collection
Pinball Hall of Fame - The Gottlieb Collection lets you Relive the days when the pinball table was king. It resurrects seven of Gottlieb's greatest pinball machines spanning the 60 years of arcade pinball's golden age. The game play, visuals and sound effects are so authentic, you'll feel like you're in a real arcade.Adventure Games
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