True Pinball
| True Pinball | |
|---|---|
 Sega Saturn cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Digital Illusions |
| Publisher(s) | Ocean Software |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Pinball |
True Pinball is a video game developed by Digital Illusions and published by Ocean for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996.
Gameplay
True Pinball is a pinball game with four pinball tables.[1]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Mean Machines Sega | 85% (Saturn)[2] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7/10 (Saturn)[3] |
| Next Generation |   (Saturn)[1] |
Next Generation reviewed the Saturn version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "True Pinball is a good video pinball game, just not a great game of pinball."[1]
Mean Machines Sega gave the Saturn version of True Pinball an overall score of 85%, expressing that it "requires skill" and is a better pinball game than Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators, further stating that it emulates the 'look and feel' of a real pinball machine.[2] Electronic Gaming Monthly's four-person review crew gave the Saturn version of the game an overall score of seven out of ten, praising its "hi-res" graphics, and like Mean Machines Sega, EGM expressed that it emulates the 'look and feel' of a real pinball machine, with one reviewer stating that True Pinball is "as close to true pinball as can be".[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Finals - Rating: Saturn - True Pinball". Next Generation. No. 22. Imagine Publishing. October 1996. p. 175-176. ISSN 1078-9693.
- ^ a b Swan, Angus (April 1996). "Saturn Review: True Pinball". Mean Machines Sega. No. 42. EMAP Images. pp. 82–83.
- ^ a b Shawn Smith; Dan Hsu; Crispin Boyer; Sushi-X (September 1996). "Review Crew: True Pinball". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 86. Ziff Davis. p. 25. ISSN 1058-918X.