The world of PC pinball
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Pinball games for the PC have made a comback, with offerings from Sierra On-Line, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Electronic Arts and 21st Century. Sierra's $49.95 3-D Ultra Pinball offers top-notch graphics, online help and impressive special effects. The program is unique in that it offers a view of the entire pinball time at one time. 21st Century's $49.95 Pinball Mania for Windows offers crisp and simple graphics that will remind users of the pinball games of the past. Its flexibility allows players to customize games by changing the level of color display, number of balls and table angle. Electronic Arts' Extreme Pinball is a newcomer to the pinball arena. It offers pulsating high-energy techno music that gives the game a real arcade feel. Its four tables are packed with smooth, scrolling action. Pricing is not yet available for Extreme Pinball.
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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Rise 2: Resurrection
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Mirage Technologies' $54.95 Rise 2: Resurrection robot action game is based on its predecessor Rise of the Robots, but contains a wide variety of improvements and new features. Rise 2's new features include 18 playable characters, secret fighters, new weapons, special moves, interactive environments, combination moves and the ability to dismember opponents. In the game, users play a robot slave of the evil Supervisor who must fight 17 other robot slaves and 10 secret fighters. Users can select their robot fighter, each of which has its own special moves and powers. The robots from which users can select include War, Prime-8, Suikwan and Drills. The game can be played via keyboard, joystick or gamepad. The game's major drawback is problematic diagonal movement.
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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