Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection

{{Infobox video game

| title = Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection

| image = Pinball Hall of Fame.jpg

| image_size = 256px

| caption = PAL region PS2 cover art

| developer = FarSight Studios

| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|Crave Entertainment|EU|Play It}}

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| engine =

| released = 2004

| genre = Pinball

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 2
GameCube
PlayStation Portable
Xbox
Wii

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Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection is a pinball video game developed by FarSight Studios and published by Crave Entertainment. The tables featured in the game are recreations of real tables. A revised edition of the PlayStation 2 version of the game was later released as Gottlieb Pinball Classics in Europe and Australia by System 3 under their Play It label. This expanded version featured three additional tables, and was subsequently released in North America on the Wii and PlayStation Portable under its original title.

Tables

The following pinball machines are included in all versions of the game:

Ace High (1957)
Big Shot (1973)
Central Park (1966)
Genie (1979)
Black Hole (1981)
Victory (1987)
Tee'd Off (1993)

The following extras are included in all versions of the game:

Play-Boy (1932)
Xolten (A fortune teller machine which predicts the player's future)
Love Meter (A love tester machine which evaluates the player's dating eligibility)

The following are included in the PSP, WiiCraig Harris, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20091115135450/http://wii.ign.com/articles/104/1044833p1.html More Pinball Hall of Fame for 2009: Crave will release another pinball compilation this holiday season, an exclusive to Wii]," IGN (November 12, 2009). and Gottlieb Pinball Classics versions of the game:

Goin' Nuts (1983)
El Dorado City of Gold (1984)
Strikes n' Spares (1995) (A redemption game)

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = 63/100

| IGN = 5.5/10{{Cite web|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/18/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection-5?amp=1|title= Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection|date= 18 November 2004|access-date= 7 September 2022|archive-date= 7 September 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220907173114/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/18/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection-5?amp=1|url-status= live}}

| NLife = 8/10{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2010 |title=Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection Review |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/04/pinball_hall_of_fame_the_gottlieb_collection_wii |access-date=May 8, 2020 |publisher=Nintendo Life |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228192811/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/04/pinball_hall_of_fame_the_gottlieb_collection_wii |url-status=live }}

| GSpot = NGC: 7.2/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/games/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection/reviews/|title=Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection Review|date=8 December 2004|access-date=7 September 2022|archive-date=7 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907201528/https://www.gamespot.com/games/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection/reviews/|url-status=live}}
PS2: 7.2/10
XBox: 7.2/10
PSP: 7.1/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection-revie/1900-6141127/|title=Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection Review|access-date=2022-09-07|archive-date=2022-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907135133/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection-revie/1900-6141127/|url-status=live}}

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Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to Metacritic.{{Cite web|url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title = Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection|website = Metacritic|access-date = 2023-11-01|archive-date = 2024-06-02|archive-url = https://archive.today/20240602214440/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-gottlieb-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|url-status = live}} GameSpot gave the console versions a 7.2 out of 10 while the PlayStation Portable version was given a 7.1 out of 10.

Sequel

A sequel, titled Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection was released on the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360 on February 26, 2008, September 22, 2009 and September 23, 2011 respectively.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamegenie.com/reviews/pc/wpinball.html |title=GameGenie.com: PC Game Reviews - Williams Pinball Classics |access-date=2015-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020605/http://www.gamegenie.com/reviews/pc/wpinball.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}