Zen Pinball (PSN)

[JP]

Not much in the way of details apart that it will hopefully be out this month.

Zsolt from ZEN Studios here! In case you missed yesterday?s memo, I?m here to tell you there?s a new table coming for ZEN Pinball. We?ve teamed up with Capcom and you guessed it, we?re bringing the one and only Street Fighter franchise as the first expansion table for the newly released PSN exclusive ZEN Pinball. As long time Street Fighter fans, we here at ZEN Studios are extremely excited about this collaboration and we can?t wait to get this table out the door to all our fans!


To give you a little idea of what makes this table so unique, we?ve loaded it with all the iconic Street Fighter II characters that revolutionized the fighting genre, from Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, and Guile to Sagat, Evil Ryu, Vega, Balrog and even M. Bison! The locations, missions, and even the tempo of the game capture the feel and look of the Street Fighter brand, so if you?re a fan of the franchise you?ll need to check this table out.

Right now we have a tentative release date scheduled for sometime in August 2009, so stay tuned to this blog, or check out the official ZEN Pinball site for more details.

[MisterBubbles]

Originally Posted by PlayStation BLOG
ZEN Studios has locked down this Thursday, March 25 as the official release date for Earth Defense, the latest expansion table for ZEN Pinball! You can pick up the fun new table on thePlayStation Store for ?1.59 ? check out an exclusive sneak peak of the new Earth Defense table will deliver. Prepare yourself to save the world! The fate of the world is in your hands and it is your mission to overcome the panic and rid Pinball City of the alien invaders. Check out the exciting new Earth Defense table tomorrow!

[SCCAAMMM]

I dunno why we cant get a proper 100% replication. Why cant we get a really good Williams/Bally pack and instead have a half descent version of Funhouse?

williams pinball classics is avaliable on PS3 / 360. Import only though. I have the PS3 version. Funhouse and Medievil Madness included.

[dvdx2]

williams pinball classics is avaliable on PS3 / 360. Import only though. I have the PS3 version. Funhouse and Medievil Madness included.

didnt know about that compilation . just ordered it


cheers

[Atticus]

williams pinball classics is avaliable on PS3 / 360. Import only though. I have the PS3 version. Funhouse and Medievil Madness included.

Quite fancy this myself, anywhere UK-based selling it? EDIT: Ordered it.

[Atticus]

While Hall of Fame is in the post I can now get on topic as I bought Zen Pinball (along with the additional Street Fighter II table).

Not a huge player of videogame pinball (apart from Devil Crash on the GT) but this has knocked my socks off. Seriously, I could sink hours at a time into it.

Fave original PSN game to date, by a long way. Very pleasant surpise indeed. My only concern is how Hall of Fame is going to compare when it arrives.

If you enjoy a bit of pinball then Zen Pinball is a total gem.

[SCCAAMMM]

The physics are much much better in hall of fame. trust me.

[Atticus]

Wow, you're not wrong!

In comparison Zen feels like a videogame, Hall of Fame feels like pinball.

Love the authentic Williams tables too. Pinbot and Medieval Madness are totally awesome. And the whole presentation of the arcade really works. Should have its own first-play thread (I can only find one for the PS2 version).

I already have the excellent Gottlieb Collection on PSP but this PS3 Williams Collection knocks it completely out of the water in terms of presentation and tables.

I still really like Zen but I'll be playing HOF TWC so much more.

Videogame pinball was all but lost on me before I looked at this thread last week. Now I'm playing these games more than anything else. Proper pick up and play goodness with enough depth to last for years and years.

[JamesS]

I'm tempted by the Williams collection, but does it still have all that unlocking and credits nonsense from the Gottlieb collection? I just want to have full access to all the tables, not have to mess around unlocking them and winning credits to play them.

[dvdx2]

Wow, you're not wrong!

In comparison Zen feels like a videogame, Hall of Fame feels like pinball.

Love the authentic Williams tables too. Pinbot and Medieval Madness are totally awesome. And the whole presentation of the arcade really works. Should have its own first-play thread (I can only find one for the PS2 version).

I already have the excellent Gottlieb Collection on PSP but this PS3 Williams Collection knocks it completely out of the water in terms of presentation and tables.

I still really like Zen but I'll be playing HOF TWC so much more.

Videogame pinball was all but lost on me before I looked at this thread last week. Now I'm playing these games more than anything else. Proper pick up and play goodness with enough depth to last for years and years.

glad to hear all this - my copy of the ps3 williams collection was posted last week, but due to all the flight disruption and living in NI, i'm still waiting on it - posted by royal mail 2nd class probably isnt helping...


I tried Zen again and i'm just not feeling it. Nice looking tables, but bland, bland gameplay.

[dvdx2]

I'm tempted by the Williams collection, but does it still have all that unlocking and credits nonsense from the Gottlieb collection? I just want to have full access to all the tables, not have to mess around unlocking them and winning credits to play them.

i think there is only one old crusty 70's table to unlock

[Atticus]

I'm tempted by the Williams collection, but does it still have all that unlocking and credits nonsense from the Gottlieb collection?

Not 100% sure but I think that set up is still in place (played some challenges last night and up'ed my credits so it looks likely) but even so it won't take long to unlock them all ... and the tables are so much better than the Gottlieb tables.

Don't let this hold you back ... it's such a brilliant game.

[JamesS]

I tried Zen again and i'm just not feeling it. Nice looking tables, but bland, bland gameplay.

One of the problems I have with the Zen games is the music. They just have a single, often quite dull, track playing over the game, and it doesn't react to what's going on. It seems like a small thing, but sound design is a really big part of the feel of a pinball table to me, and the music on the Zen ones gives them an oddly lifeless feel.

[SCCAAMMM]

Wow, you're not wrong!

In comparison Zen feels like a videogame, Hall of Fame feels like pinball.

Love the authentic Williams tables too. Pinbot and Medieval Madness are totally awesome. And the whole presentation of the arcade really works. Should have its own first-play thread (I can only find one for the PS2 version).

I already have the excellent Gottlieb Collection on PSP but this PS3 Williams Collection knocks it completely out of the water in terms of presentation and tables.

I still really like Zen but I'll be playing HOF TWC so much more.

Videogame pinball was all but lost on me before I looked at this thread last week. Now I'm playing these games more than anything else. Proper pick up and play goodness with enough depth to last for years and years.

Glad you like it. Feel free to add me. though off hand I can't recall if it has a 'friends' leaderboard.

[Number45]

I'm really liking this. I've actually never played proper videogame pinball before, so this came as a pleasant surprise - I used to play quite a lot of proper pinball when I were a lad.