Pinball FX 3
Pinball FX 3 | |
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Developer(s) | Zen Studios |
Publisher(s) | Zen Studios |
Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
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Genre(s) | Pinball |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Pinball FX 3 is a pinball simulator video game developed and published by Zen Studios and is the sequel to Pinball FX 2. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 in September 2017 and then released for the Nintendo Switch in December 2017. A followup called Pinball FX was released in February 16, 2023.
Gameplay
Pinball FX 3 allows players to play one of several simulated pinball tables, and includes online scoreboard support for informal competition with other players. The game is aimed to provide a more engaging multiplayer experience than previous titles; the game will provide support for asynchronous competitive multiplayer options, and tournament-style play.[1] There will be shared leaderboards and multiplayer options among platforms, although PlayStation 4 players can only compete with users playing through Steam on Windows due to Sony's initial decision to prohibit cross-platform play between its PlayStation 4 and other consoles.[2]
Development
Zen's prior games have been split across consoles. The Pinball FX games typically have been released on Microsoft platforms, while the Zen Pinball games were released on non-Microsoft platforms. Pinball FX 3 will be the first game in the series to target both Microsoft and non-Microsoft platforms, and Zen intends that any future titles in the series will do so as well. Zen has stated that a "majority" of the previous downloadable content pinball tables that a player has purchased for either Pinball FX 2 or Zen Pinball 2 will be available in Pinball FX 3 at no cost; Zen cited issues with licensing that prevents some tables from being brought to the new version.[1] Zen Studios has affirmed that more than fifty tables will carry over, with only about half a dozen that will not.[2]
Pinball FX 3 launched with three new tables based on movie properties from Universal Pictures that includes E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, and Jaws. Additional tables are in development with new intellectual property holders.[3][2]
A version for the
In September 2018, Zen Studios announced that it has received the license to recreate several real
Tables
Table | Pack | Collection |
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Sorcerer's Lair | N/Azp1fx2 | Zen Studios |
Secrets of the Deep | Core Collectionfx2 | Zen Studios |
Biolab | Core Collectionfx2 | Zen Studios |
Pasha | Core Collectionfx2 | Zen Studios |
Rome | Core Collectionfx2 | Zen Studios |
Earth Defense | Sci-Fi Packfx1,zp1 | Zen Studios |
Mars | Sci-Fi Packzp1 | Zen Studios |
Paranormal | Sci-Fi Packzp1 | Zen Studios |
Excalibur | Medieval Packfx1,zp1 | Zen Studios |
Epic Quest | Medieval Packfx2,zp1 | Zen Studios |
Shaman | Zen Classicszp1 | Zen Studios |
Tesla | Zen Classicszp1 | Zen Studios |
El Dorado | Zen Classicszp1 | Zen Studios |
V12 | Zen Classicszp1 | Zen Studios |
The Walking Dead | N/Afx2,zp2 | Zen Studiosip |
CastleStorm | Iron & Steel Packfx2 | Zen Studios |
Wild West Rampage | Iron & Steel Packfx2 | Zen Studios |
Portal
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N/Afx2 | Zen Studiosip |
Wolverine | Marvel Pinball Original Pack fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Spider-Man | Marvel Pinball Original Pack fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Iron Man | Marvel Pinball Original Pack fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Blade
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Marvel Pinball Original Pack fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Captain America | Marvel Pinball Legendsfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Fantastic Four | Marvel Pinball Legendsfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Doctor Strange | Marvel Pinball Legendsfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Venom
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Marvel Pinball Heavy Hittersfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Civil War | Marvel Pinball Heavy Hittersfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Deadpool | Marvel Pinball Heavy Hittersfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Thor | Marvel Pinball Vengeance & Virtue fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Ghost Rider | Marvel Pinball Vengeance & Virtue fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Moon Knight | Marvel Pinball Vengeance & Virtue fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
X-Men | Marvel Pinball Vengeance & Virtue fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
The Avengers | Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Fear Itself | Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
The Infinity Gauntlet | Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
World War Hulk | Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Guardians of the Galaxy | Marvel Pinball Cinematic Packfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron | Marvel Pinball Cinematic Packfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Ant-Man | Marvel Pinball Cinematic Packfx2 | Marvel Pinball |
A-Force | Marvel Pinball Women of Power fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
Champions | Marvel Pinball Women of Power fx2 | Marvel Pinball |
The Empire Strikes Back | Star Wars Packfx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Boba Fett | Star Wars Packfx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Star Wars Packfx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Return of the Jedi | Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Darth Vader | Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: Starfighter Assault | Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
A New Hope | Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Han Solo | Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: Droids | Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: Masters of the Force | Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: Rebels | Star Wars Pinball: Unsung Heroesfx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Rogue One | Star Wars Pinball: Unsung Heroesfx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Might of The First Order | Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens fx2 | Star Wars Pinball |
Family Guy | Balls of Gloryfx2 | Fox Pinball |
Bob's Burgers | Balls of Gloryfx2 | Fox Pinball |
American Dad! | Balls of Gloryfx2 | Fox Pinball |
Archer | Balls of Gloryfx2 | Fox Pinball |
Aliens | Aliens vs. Pinballfx2 | Fox Pinball |
Alien: Isolation | Aliens vs. Pinballfx2 | Fox Pinball |
Alien vs. Predator | Aliens vs. Pinballfx2 | Fox Pinball |
DOOM | Bethesda Pinballfx2 | Bethesda Pinball |
Fallout | Bethesda Pinballfx2 | Bethesda Pinball |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Bethesda Pinballfx2 | Bethesda Pinball |
Adventure Land Pinball | Carnivals & Legends Pack | Zen Studios |
Son of Zeus | Carnivals & Legends Pack | Zen Studios |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal Classics | Universal Pinball |
Back to the Future | Universal Classics | Universal Pinball |
Jaws | Universal Classics | Universal Pinball |
Jurassic World | Jurassic World | Universal Pinball |
Jurassic Park | Jurassic World | Universal Pinball |
Jurassic Park Pinball Mayhem | Jurassic World | Universal Pinball |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: Ahch-To Island
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Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi | Star Wars Pinball |
Solo: A Star Wars Story | Star Wars Pinball: Solo Pack | Star Wars Pinball |
Calrissian Chronicles | Star Wars Pinball: Solo Pack | Star Wars Pinball |
Star Wars: Battle of Mimban | Star Wars Pinball: Solo Pack | Star Wars Pinball |
Fish Tales | N/A | Williams Pinball |
The Getaway: High Speed II | Volume 1 | Williams Pinball |
Junk Yard | Volume 1 | Williams Pinball |
Medieval Madness | Volume 1 | Williams Pinball |
The Party Zone | Volume 2 | Williams Pinball |
Black Rose | Volume 2 | Williams Pinball |
Attack from Mars | Volume 2 | Williams Pinball |
Theatre of Magic | Volume 3 | Williams Pinball |
The Champion Pub | Volume 3 | Williams Pinball |
Safe Cracker | Volume 3 | Williams Pinball |
White Water | Volume 4 | Williams Pinball |
Hurricane | Volume 4 | Williams Pinball |
Red & Ted's Road Show | Volume 4 | Williams Pinball |
Tales of the Arabian Nights | Volume 5 | Williams Pinball |
Cirqus Voltaire | Volume 5 | Williams Pinball |
No Good Gofers | Volume 5 | Williams Pinball |
FunHouse
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Volume 6 | Williams Pinball |
Space Station | Volume 6 | Williams Pinball |
Dr. Dude and His Excellent Ray | Volume 6 | Williams Pinball |
Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure | N/A | Williams Pinball |
Creature from the Black Lagoon | Universal Monsters Pack
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Williams Pinball |
Monster Bash | Universal Monsters Pack
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Williams Pinball |
^fx1 Table originally from Pinball FX
^fx2 Table originally from Pinball FX 2
^zp1 Table originally from or was also released on Zen Pinball
^zp2 Table also released for Zen Pinball 2
^ip Non-Disney-owned IP(s) licensed to Zen Studios
Accolades
The game was nominated for the Central Park Children's Zoo Award for Best Kids Game at the New York Game Awards 2018,[15] and won the award for "Game, Special Class" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[16][17]
Notes
References
- ^ a b Matulef, Jeffrey (June 28, 2017). "Zen Studios says goodbye to last-gen with Pinball FX3". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c Fahey, Mike (August 17, 2017). "Pinball FX 3 Is All About Cross-Platform Competition". Kotaku. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (June 28, 2017). "Pinball FX3 Aims To "Redefine" The Video Game Pinball Experience". GameSpot. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Glagowski, Peter (November 1, 2017). "Pinball FX3 is tilting on to Switch soon". Destructoid. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Zen Studios ditches plans to patch Pinball FX3 Nintendo Switch performance". Eurogamer. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ "Pinball FX3 – Nintendo Switch Update". Zen Studios. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ Good, Owen (11 April 2019). "Entire Star Wars Pinball collection coming to Switch, with new modes". Polygon. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b McWhertor, Michael (September 4, 2018). "Classic Bally/Williams pinball tables coming to Pinball FX3". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ Moyse, Chris (September 20, 2018). "Pinball FX 3's Williams tables will feature Classic and all-new Remastered modes". Destructoid. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Moyse, Chris (October 10, 2018). "Pinball FX 3's Williams tables are available now, feature censored elements". Destructoid. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ a b c Orland, Kyle (October 12, 2018). "Zen Studios alters classic pinball art to protect family-friendly rating". Ars Technica. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Pinball FX 3 Williams Pinball - Frequently Asked Questions". Pinball FX 3. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "App Store listing for Williams Pinball". Apple App Store. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
Rating: Rated 17+ for Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References, Gambling and Contests, Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Frequent/Intense Simulated Gambling, Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
- ^ "Google Play Store listing for Williams Pinball". Google Play Store. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
Rating: Rated Teen for Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes and Simulated Gambling (ESRB)
- ^ Whitney, Kayla (January 25, 2018). "Complete list of winners of the New York Game Awards 2018". AXS. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.