Extreme Pinball
{{Short description|1995 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=Extreme Pinball
|image=Extreme Pinball Cover.jpg
|developer=Epic MegaGames
Digital Extremes
High Score Entertainment
|publisher=Electronic Arts
|released=DOS
October 1995{{cite web|title=Extreme Pinball|url=http://www.digitalextremes.com/games/extreme-pinball|website=Digital Extremes|access-date=18 August 2015}}
PlayStation
{{vgrelease|NA|28 March 1996|PAL|5 April 1996}}
|genre=Pinball
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms=DOS, PlayStation
}}
Extreme Pinball is a 1995 pinball video game published by Electronic Arts for DOS and PlayStation. It was the first game developed by Digital Extremes, though founder James Schmalz had also previously created Solar Winds, Silverball and Epic Pinball in 1993. It was released via PlayStation Network in 2010.
All the music tracks for this game were made by Robert A. Allen.{{Cite web | url=http://www.giantbomb.com/robert-a-allen/3040-6838/ |title = Robert A. Allen (Person)}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| PSM = 3/10Extreme Pinball game review, Official UK PlayStation Magazine, Future Publishing issue 7
| rev1 = Maximum
| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}} (PS1)
}}
Extreme Pinball received generally negative reviews. Reviewing the PlayStation version, Rich Leadbetter of Maximum commented that "the tables on offer in Extreme Pinball are just too dull. Take a look at the latest pinball tables and you see very flashy, licensed affairs with lashings of special effects and sampled sounds... all of which you won't find in Extreme Pinball". He also criticized the prominent borders in the PAL conversion.{{cite journal|last=Leadbetter |first=Rich |title=Maximum Reviews: Extreme Pinball|journal=Maximum: The Video Game Magazine|issue=6 |publisher=Emap International Limited|date=May 1996|page=122}} A brief review in GamePro stated "Neither as fast nor as polished as Last Gladiators for the Saturn, Extreme Pinball is strangely reminiscent of Ruiner Pinball for the Jaguar or the old Time Cruise for the TurboGrafx-16. Not a lot of 32-bit technology went into this standard game, and not a lot of fun comes out of it".{{cite magazine|title=Quick Hits: Extreme Pinball|magazine=GamePro|issue=94|publisher=IDG|date=July 1996|page=78}}
References
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External links
- {{MobyGames|id=/extreme-pinball}}
- {{IGN|type=uk.psx|id=009/009880|name=Extreme Pinball}}
- [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=7746 Extreme Pinball] review at Computer and Video Games
- Extreme Pinball can be played for free in the browser on the Internet Archive
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{{Digital Extremes}}
Category:Digital Extremes games
Category:Electronic Arts games
Category:High Score Productions games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Video games developed in Canada
Category:Video games scored by Alexander Brandon
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