GameSpot Reviews

Player Reviews
Average Player Score
Based on 83 ratings
7.8
Please Sign In to rate The Pinball Arcade
Score Breakdown Based on 83 ratings
  1. 10 (8)
  2. 9 (32)
  3. 8 (22)
  4. 7 (8)
  5. 6 (7)
  6. 5 (4)
  7. 4 (0)
  8. 3 (0)
  9. 2 (2)
  10. 1 (0)

What Gamespot Users have to say about The Pinball Arcade

  • Rating:6

    A great game ruined by creator greed

    By ruby0262 | Review Date: Oct 31, 2013 | PS3

    Pinball Arcade is one of the best pinball games available, with its main selling point being the recreation of classic pinball tables spanning the ages and the many different companies that created them. So why is the s... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    By no means a perfect pinball simulator but good at what it does

    By Robnoxious | Review Date: Feb 28, 2013 | PS3

    The folks at Farsight have quite a hill to climb. Pinball simulations have been around since the Atari 2600 and every console ever made after that. There goal is to bring the classic pins that most current generations of... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    About as good as pinball can get on the PS3.

    By d_parker | Review Date: Nov 03, 2012 | PS3

    I got the the main game plus the first two add-ons and I have no complaints. It would be nice to see all these tables on a disc but oh well beggars can't be choosers. I did not find any delays with the flippers as o... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Glad to see they're branching out and doing new tables ... some quibbles, but no deal-breakers here

    By RandyAU93 | Review Date: Jun 04, 2012 | X360

    FarSight Studios has been at the forefront of the video pinball resurgence of the last few years, thanks in part to their digital recreations of real-life pinball tables from the industry's biggest names, such as William... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    The original review on here was incorrect.

    By DALRULZ | Review Date: May 27, 2012 | X360

    I remember these tables! I have only played the demo,so far, but the review was wrong as far as number of tables. It said there would be 13 and I got excited, but there are only 4. More to come...for more money of course... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    If you can't buy a real machine, buy this!

    By 29111 | Review Date: Apr 11, 2012 | PS3

    Having "real life" tables in a pin sim made all the difference for me. Having played (and loved) all these tables, the feeling and sounds a spot on. Aside from a touch of unresponsiveness on the flippers (but not a dea... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful