The Pinball Arcade

The Pinball Arcade (2012)

by FarSight Studios
Genres:Arcade, Simulator, Pinball
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:The Pinball Arcade is a pinball video game developed by FarSight Studios. The game is a simulated collection of real pinball tables licensed by Gottlieb, Williams, Bally, and Stern Pinball. Twenty two tables were available initially with the game's launch: Black Hole, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Theatre of Magic, The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot, Medieval Madness, Cirqus Voltaire, FunHouse, Gorgar, Monster Bash, Black Knight, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Harley-Davidson, 3rd Edition, Taxi, Elvira and the Party Monsters, No Good Gofers, Scared Stiff, Big Shot, Twilight Zone, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Attack from Mars, Genie. Additional tables have been and will be published as downloadable content (DLC) each and every month.Show more
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