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| Gottlieb Pinball Classics (Wii) | 
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| From: System 3
Category: Video Games
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4256
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060057025406
ASIN: B000ISYNG6
Release Date: December 15, 2006
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 Fun,fun,fun!!!!! January 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This wastes so much of my time but i cant stop playing it!! The tournament mode brings out the worst in me and my family and the challange mode is addictive. Well worth the money and fun for all the family!!!
 Lots of fun but not a classic September 2, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Billed as the most accurate pinball simulator of all time this PS2 port was one of the launch titles for the Wii.
The RRP of the game is a quite staggering 40 which to put it in context is 10 more than the magnificent Resident Evil 4 and the same price as Zelda Twilight Princess.
Much as I love pinball there was no way I was going to shell out that kind of cash for it. Luckily amazon came to the rescue selling the game for a much more reasonable 19.99 which is the point at which I decided to make my investment.
The game features exact emulations of 11 tables from the history of the famous pinball manufacturer focusing on tables that are either historically significant, or favored by pinball enthusiasts. Unfortunately licensing restrictions prevent many of the classic games making an appearance so there is no Streetfighter II or Mario pinball to be found which is a shame.
The play of the tables is to some degree a touch hit and miss. Some of the tables notably Black Hole and Victory are great tables with lots to do and keep you entertained. Unfortunately some of the tables have been chosen because of their appeal to competitive pinball players which equates to them being exceptionally hard rather than fun, though fortunately this is only the case for a couple of the tables.
As a pinball simulator the game doesn't make huge use of the Wiimote, but the buttons for the left and right flippers are on the Wiimote and Nunchuck which makes it feel more like a real table than holding a gamepad and you can nudge left and right by shaking either hand.
As a PS2 port the graphics are pretty much as you would expect and though clear and smooth the textures aren't that sharp and don't do anything to dispel the 2 Gamecubes taped together myth put about by Wii haters.
The game is a very full package featuring voice over histories of each game with promotional material and strategy guides and offers a nice 4 player tournament mode, but does have a slightly weird system whereby you have to play tournament games until you earn credits to play games in the arcade which you can then unlock for freeplay by attaining challenge goals. This kind of thing seems to be all the rage in games these days, but personally I would rather just be able to freeplay all the tables from the off without jumping through any hoops.
All in all if you want a realistic pinball simulation then this is the game for you, but make sure you don't pay the frankly insane full price for it.
I wish they would release this game in the US August 8, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a previous owner of the Gamecube version of this game, I can say that gameplay was thoroughly enjoyable and ultra-realistic. The Black Hole level was definitely my favorite, especially the "table inside the table". My fiance is not a gamer, but she loved playing it so much that I got her a special Micro-Con controller that fit her small hands.
My biggest disappointment is that this was a launch title in Europe, yet it is August and they have not yet released it in the US. If you are living in Europe or the UK, please buy this game; it is worth the money and you will definitely enjoy it!
 Don't bother. March 9, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
As someone who has loved playing pinball for about 30 years, I should have been warned off by the title. Gottlieb machines were never anywhere near as good as Williams' and Bally's.
The plus points: there's a good range of tables (even if the only one I recognise is Black Hole); it's a pretty good simulation (including annoying drains where the ball falls off a return ramp when it should roll onto a flipper); the graphics are sharp and there's a wide choice of camera angles.
The minus points: Gottlieb machines were generally rubbish so no matter how good a simulation is they're still rubbish; the difficulty level in the challenge mode is all over the place - some machines far too easy and other nigh-on impossible; there's a few glitches where the ball jumps off and on rails or makes some other physically impossible manoeuvre (but to be fair this happens in most pimball sims) and it's just not much fun.
The Playstation version is 15 and this game is probably worth about that much, but for 30 it's simply not worth the money.
Great time waster March 5, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Having loved pinball games since i was a child i had t buy this for the wii. Great graphics, good ball physics, an excellent all rounder. Play is stepped up a nodge by using both your hands controlling the flippers. As a previous buyer noted the some table are a lot harder then others. i.e the black hole. But this makes things interteresting and not too easy. I would defiently recommend this game A++++
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