Zen Pinball 2 / Pinball Arcade Thread (PS4)

[JBHuskers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFBlrc8D1z0

Zen Pinball 2 Coming to PS4 on December 17th (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/04/zen-pinball-2-coming-to-ps4-on-december-17th/)

It’s Pinball time on PS4! Zen Pinball 2 will launch on December 17th for PS4, featuring a selection of tables from the previous generation’s table library. If you already own these tables on PS3 or PS Vita, we invite you to download them for FREE on PS4.

For those of you that have never played Zen Pinball, the Sorcerer’s Lair table is absolutely free for all players, giving you the opportunity to try the game risk free.

Additionally, Marvel’s Doctor Strange will launch as brand new content. That’s right; the Sorcerer Supreme will be day one content for Zen Pinball 2 on PS4 for $2.99. If you haven’t purchased a PS4 yet, Doctor Strange will also be available in Zen Pinball 2 on PS3 and PS Vita for $2.99.

Here’s the table lineup for Zen Pinball 2 on PS4:

•Star Wars Pinball
•Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force
•Marvel Pinball
•Marvel Pinball:Avengers Chronicles
•Marvel’s Doctor Strange
•Plants vs. Zombies Pinball
•Epic Quest
•Paranormal
•Earth Defense

Zen Studios has HUGE plans for pinball in 2014, including more Star Wars Pinball and Marvel Pinball tables, as well as tables based on more iconic and exciting brands. We can’t wait to share all the pinball goodness!

[Stan HAMsen]

Looks fun. I'll give it a shot.

[JBHuskers]

I love Zen Pinball. Glad all the tables are free since I own them on PS3 and Vita.

[Stan HAMsen]

So, this is not the same as Pinball Arcade that I just downloaded? If not, did this one get pushed back?

I had forgotten about pinball on PS4 until I was looking for the NBA 2k thread, haha. Tales of the Arabian Nights is the free table on Pinball Arcade and it's a lot of fun for sure. Haven't bought any tables yet, but I'm sure I will. There are a few of those tables that I used to play the real versions of.

[JBHuskers]

It must have gotten pushed back. The difference is Pinball Arcade is real life tables. Zen does a better job at connectivity among friends and they have great tables too.

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[JBHuskers]

This is in the store now! Remember if you owned any tables on PS3, they automatically carry over to PS4.

[Kingpin32]

How much is Zen Pinball?

[JBHuskers]

How much is Zen Pinball?

The base game itself is free, and comes with one or two tables.

Then each separate Marvel and Star Wars pack is about $10. Individual tables by themselves are around $2 or $3, for PS4 there are individual tables like Epic Quest and Plants vs. Zombies, both really fun tables.

If the PSN is cooperating, I might stream some of this tonight.

[Stan HAMsen]

Does anybody else play this besides JB and myself?

Anybody that is on the fence about getting the free table, it would be worth the download. The free table is a lot of fun and you get the full table for free. Same with the free table on Pinball Arcade. I was a little skeptical of these pinball games but they are really fun and play pretty true to real pinball.

I don't know what it is about the Boba Fett table, but it is seriously challenging for me. I have had several sub-million games.

[JBHuskers]

I love both pinball games. Just wish Pinball Arcade had friends leaderboards.

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[jaymo76]

I haven't downloaded zen pinball but I find the free table on pinball arcade is a blast. I think I am going to pick up the Star Trek table pack. What is the biggest difference between pinball arcade and zen pinball???

[Stan HAMsen]

Pinball Arcade is basically a real table emulator while Zen Pinball is a little more of a video game version of pinball. Sometimes I find the stuff in Zen a bit over the top, but most of their tables are really fun. The thing that sets Zen apart, really, is that it keeps high scores across your friends list, while Pinball Arcade high scores are local only.

I have only bought a handful of Pinball Arcade tables. The free one, Tales of the Arabian Nights, really is one of the best. It's fun to have some of these tables that I have dropped a lot of coins into over the years, like Bride of Pinbot, Attack From Mars, Star Trek TNG, etc.

Zen's free table, the Sorcerer's Lair, is also a great table. Definitely worth the download. I have all the Zen tables now. Like I said, some of them are a bit video game-y to me, but they are all really fun. And I think I've beat JB's score on all of them. :cool:

[JBHuskers]

And I think I've beat JB's score on all of them. :cool:

Guess I know what I need to do...

[Stan HAMsen]

Most of these tables you haven't registered a score on. :D

I'm going through some tables while I'm still semi-sober, trying to raise the bar a touch. :beer:

[JBHuskers]

Time to go to work then!

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[JBHuskers]

I only played two tables last night as I couldn't connect to Zen online as I was downloading updates on the PS4 and games on the PS3 and Vita :D so the bandwidth was taken.

[jaymo76]

I know it's not the right thread but Pinball arcade doesn't have a forum so here goes. I played all of the table last night for demos. It's nice that you can try out all of the table before purchasing. Damn some of them are fun. I am going to buy Star Trek as well as the two Elvira Tables. What I like about pinball arcade is that it really is like I am a kid again at the arcade. Seeing "TILT" come up when shaking too hard... AWESOME! I al looking forward to season two. How many people have tables on pinball arcade?

[psusnoop]

Reading these are intriguing me to get into playing as I used to play them all the time in the bowling alley and have always enjoyed it very much!

[jaymo76]

Reading these are intriguing me to get into playing as I used to play them all the time in the bowling alley and have always enjoyed it very much!

Pinball arcade really is a lot of fun. However, it's best with another person or two as you try to top each other's scores. If you were a kid in the 80's/early 90's this is like walking back into history...

[Stan HAMsen]

I'm starting to wear out the L1 & R1 buttons on one of my controllers playing these pinball games.

[JBHuskers]

I know it's not the right thread but Pinball arcade doesn't have a forum so here goes. I played all of the table last night for demos. It's nice that you can try out all of the table before purchasing. Damn some of them are fun. I am going to buy Star Trek as well as the two Elvira Tables. What I like about pinball arcade is that it really is like I am a kid again at the arcade. Seeing "TILT" come up when shaking too hard... AWESOME! I al looking forward to season two. How many people have tables on pinball arcade?

I have every table in Pinball Arcade on the PS3 / Vita side. And the season one pack on PS4. I'll change the thread title for both games soon.

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[JBHuskers]

Stan, are you playing Zen on PS4? You're not showing up in my friends leaderboards.

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[Stan HAMsen]

I am. Your scores only show up on a handful of tables.

[Stan HAMsen]

Ok, scratch that. I see your scores for all but 5 tables.

[JBHuskers]

I wonder why I'm not seeing your name...

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[psuexv]

I wonder why I'm not seeing your name...

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Are you looking for his PSN ID or his TGT handle?

[JBHuskers]

PSN ID.

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[Stan HAMsen]

Just put up a top 300 score on Fear Itself. :up:

[JBHuskers]

Just put up a top 300 score on Fear Itself. :up:

Logged in tonight and still don't see you on my friends leaderboards :(

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[JBHuskers]

Zen knows about the leaderboard issue, and should be fixed shortly:

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[Stan HAMsen]

I'm not 100% on this, but I can't remember seeing you in my PS4 activity stream either. :dunno:

[Stan HAMsen]

Just knocked out a top 250 score on the Avengers table.

[JBHuskers]

Just knocked out a top 250 score on the Avengers table.

Still not seeing you on the leaderboards :(

[JBHuskers]

Some GREAT news for The Pinball Arcade game!

Hey everyone. We can now officially announce that the Pinball Arcade has extended it's WMS license! A bunch more Williams and Bally tables are included in this deal that will let us keep preserving awesome pinball for as long as our sales stay strong!

Kicking us off will be the long awaited Steve Richie masterpiece, Black Knight 2000!!!

Black Knight 2000™ (1989): The Black Knight rides again in this brilliant sequel to the Steve Ritchie hit from 1980. Players take on the role of good versus evil as they battle the Black Knight in high velocity gameplay. The game is all about speed and quick reactions, highlighted by features such as an upper and lower level, repeating U-Turn and Skyway Loop shots rewarding accurate shooters and a Drawbridge that lowers to reveal a ramp. The patented Magna-Save™ feature from the original game is back. This allows players to activate a ball saving magnet preventing balls from draining. Great scores are achieved by collecting Lightning Wheel Awards, scoring Hurry-Up bonuses and playing the three awesome Multi-Ball rounds, including The King's Ransom Wizard mode. 5,703 units of this table were produced.

https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1604673_690016497686080_363388078_n.jpg

[Stan HAMsen]

Still not seeing you on the leaderboards :(

Well, I can see yours. And now cdj's, too.

Last night I finally beat JB's score on the Plants v Zombies table. Took me more than a week, which really sucks because I don't even like this table. :D

Up next - JB's score on Starfighter Assault, which is cool because I like that table. It turns out that I like all of the Star Wars tables, even though I don't like Star Wars at all.

[cdj]

Well, I can see yours. And now cdj's, too.

I played Zen for the first and only time yesterday morning. Fun game, but I can't get into pinball titles so I only play on the free tables. They are nice for when I only have 10-15 minutes to play something. For the record, I see you and JB both on the leaderboards.

[JBHuskers]

Well, I can see yours. And now cdj's, too.

Last night I finally beat JB's score on the Plants v Zombies table. Took me more than a week, which really sucks because I don't even like this table. :D

Up next - JB's score on Starfighter Assault, which is cool because I like that table. It turns out that I like all of the Star Wars tables, even though I don't like Star Wars at all.

I love Starfighter Assult. An old SOCOM buddy was on top of my friend's leaderboard and talking shit that he has me beat on all tables, so I pulled out a killer score yesterday on that table.

[JBHuskers]

Something interesting to note on the PS3 version of Pinball Arcade. After Table Pack 16, there are no more trophies. That is because Sony has a limit on trophies per SKU. The guys at Pinball Arcade said they will have it structured better on the PS4 to make sure this doesn't happen (especially since now there are nearly 40 tables for DLC, and more on the way with the new licensing agreement).

[JBHuskers]

The Doctor Strange table in Zen is now available on PS4. If you already bought it on PS3, it's free.

[Stan HAMsen]

I think Pinball Arcade's Black Knight has one of the easiest multi-balls to start, but maybe THE most difficult to maintain. When the ball comes down from the upper level, if I don't get it with one of the upper flippers, it is almost a guaranteed drain. And since it's multi-ball, I'm usually a lot more focused on the lower level flippers.

[JBHuskers]

I think Pinball Arcade's Black Knight has one of the easiest multi-balls to start, but maybe THE most difficult to maintain. When the ball comes down from the upper level, if I don't get it with one of the upper flippers, it is almost a guaranteed drain. And since it's multi-ball, I'm usually a lot more focused on the lower level flippers.

I love all the 70's and 80's tables on that game. Simplistic and fun with sweet sound effects.

[Stan HAMsen]

Will. You. Challenge. The. Black. Knight. Again.

[JBHuskers]

I'm now ranked 176th with over 126M on Super League Football. Love this table.

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[JBHuskers]

Hans Solo, C3PO, and R2D2 are going to get their own tables this spring.

[JBHuskers]

New tables out today!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L3WU8KYqkQ&feature=player_embedded

We are so thrilled to bring you a brand new Star Wars Pinball pack, releasing just in time for Star Wars Day, May the fourth! The past two years have been tremendously rewarding and nothing short of a dream come true for our studio to work with this incredible Universe.

As a thank you to our fans, we have decided that the new Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within pack will include 4 tables instead of 3, and remain the same price as the previous packs. These four tables are Han Solo, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars Pinball: Droids, and Star Wars Pinball: Masters of the Force. If you missed them, you can find trailers for each table on the Zen Studios YouTube channel. Check out the launch trailer to get a quick look at each table in the pack.

The new pack will be available for download today for $9.99 in North America, and tomorrow for in Europe on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita.

Reminder when purchasing tables via PSN: If you’d like to play your new tables on PS3/PSVita as well as PS4, you MUST purchase them on PS3 or Vita first, and then use the import feature to unlock tables on PS4 at no charge.

Let us know if you have any questions on how this works — I will be here answering your questions. Stay tuned for more pinball news soon, and may the Force be with you.

[JBHuskers]

The first season of Telltale's Walking Dead will be a new Zen Pinball table! (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-04-now-you-can-make-the-walking-deads-decisions-as-a-pinball-game?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialoomph)

http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/8/2/3/5/1/140188867112.png/EG11/resize/600x-1/quality/80/format/jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx8TVLfS8SM&feature=player_embedded

[souljahbill]

The first season of Telltale's Walking Dead will be a new Zen Pinball table! (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-04-now-you-can-make-the-walking-deads-decisions-as-a-pinball-game?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialoomph)

http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/8/2/3/5/1/140188867112.png/EG11/resize/600x-1/quality/80/format/jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx8TVLfS8SM&feature=player_embedded

As someone who cried at the end of Episode 5 (not shed tears, CRIED), I'm all about getting this table.

[JBHuskers]

Some great tables out today!

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y389/JBHuskers/PinballArcade_zps92590ab1.png

[JBHuskers]

Stern Sees A Bright Future In Digital Pinball (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/23/stern-sees-a-bright-future-in-digital-pinball.aspx)