Reality Recreated Pure Pinball 2.0 REDUX features, revolutionary 3D graphics and animation resulting in the most amazing pinball experience ever. View the pinball tables in complete overview, ball close up, ball follow or traditional scrolling style, thanks to 12 different camera setups. Perfect picture with over-the-top ball reflections and remarkable metal surfaces featured on table elements, reality by utilizing amazing special effects such as glass mirroring.
Racing, War and Trains- Pure Pinball includes tables with multiple flippers, special modes and distinct themes.
Authentic pinball spot-on flipper control featuring a multiball enabled physics engine, continuously calculating ball movement more than 1500 times per second.
The game requires a hardware T&L (Transform and Lighting) capable graphics card and is incompatible with NVidia 7200/7300-series integrated graphics cards.
Age requirements: ESRB Rating: EVERYONE
Minimum system requirements: Windows XP or Windows Vista, 1 GHz Processor (1.4 GHz recommended), 256MB RAM (512 recommended), DirectX 7-compatible 3D graphics card with hardware T&L (Transform & Lighting) support (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended), Mouse, Keyboard.
The game comes with 3 tables; Speed, World War, and Train. Of those, the Speed and World War tables are my favorite. Considering how many other pinball games there are to choose from (hardly any), this would be a great choice for any pinball fans. As good as the graphics need to be for a pinball game; though I would recommend turning off the reflective glass so you can see better.
First, the graphics and sound on this title are wonderful, right down to the player's reflection on the ball. Overall, it's a really well done pinball sim. The ball physics feel right to this casual player and the tables are entertaining despite the boring, generic names.... full review
As for my criticisms, I've spent a few hours with it but as a casual pinball player, I find the Special Mode achievements nearly impossible to decipher. Difficult shots I can understand. Difficulty comprehending what to do next is insufferable. The manual is little help because it seems as though it is referencing images of the tables that it does not actually contain (shot locations numbered and referenced). This makes it difficult to figure out the shots you need to make in order to achieve most of the special modes. Even activating the multiball function is confusing at first. To make matters worse, the high score tables are set so high that I rarely achieve any scores the game considers worthwhile, which makes me lose interest after a game or two.
In the end, this is surely worth the scant money I paid for it, but I'm seriously considering one of the other titles available over this one.
I used to own this game on a disc, but the stupid Starforce copy protection kept crashing my computer. Its nice to see that GOG released this DRM Free. Aside from this is its realistic ball physics and colorful graphics. You can actually hear the ball roll around the table as you play. Another thing I noticed, is just like a real pinball machine, you can see the ball jump up to... full review the glass from time to time. Id suggest reading the manual throughly , however to enjoy what it all has to offer. The game is also very forgiving on older computers with low end graphics cards as the options allow you to turn off the details should it slow down to a crawl. Overall for $5.99 its a very low price to pay for a game with such high replay value and features.
(A side note to parents , this game does contain images of sexy women on the loading screen, but its not imorally wrong like the stuff you see in Lesiure Suit Larry)
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