Review: Pinball Hall of Fame – The Williams Collection (3DS Edition)

Talk to a so-called expert about the best way to experience pinball and they will always say the same thing: you have to play it on a real machine.

Talk to anyone else and they will give you two recommendations: play with a real table

pick up a copy of Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection. Originally developed for PlayStation 2 and PSP, The Gottlieb Collection was the first video game to successfully emulate the brilliance of real pinball. From the weight of the ball (which, by some crazy magic, actually feels like the real thing) to the flippers, the game response times, and the virtual architecture, The Williams Collection was pinball at its finest. It made it possible for an Average Joe to take home several classic pinball tables without the expense of owning a single real pinball machine. Since its release, The Gottlieb Collection has made its way to other platforms, including Nintendo Wii. It has also been followed by a sequel – Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. Featuring a plethora of virtually-perfect pinball tables, The Williams Collection continued the series' epic legacy, making it possible to take home another collection of classic pinball tables. Released for PlayStation 2 and 3, PSP, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360, The Williams Collection has already had its day in the spotlight. Since then, many other pinball games have been released, but none of them have been able to compare – not in terms of pinball mechanics, ball physics, machine playing field, or even in terms of the graphics. (It's almost laughable how ugly some of the

pinball games are.)