Pinball Arcade (XBLA): "Update"

Well it seems that the developers over at 'Farsight Studios' may have actually been listening to reviewers such as myself. This morning during my routine browsing of the Xbox Marketplace I found a fairly significant update for the "Pinball Arcade" game. This update was 88+ MB in size, and included fixes for the game's visuals, and other things that plagued the quality of the game. After downloading the update I set out to see just how much had changed since the last time I played the game.

The first table I decided to try out upon downloading the update was "Arabian Nights". It is by far one of my favorite pinball tables from the initial set. When I started up the table I actually noticed that the graphics were significantly enhanced. I'd say the were HD in quality. After seeing this visual transformation I was stoked to see how the table played. Sadly after playing it a few rounds I realized that the pinball physics were still pretty much as bad as they were to begin with. The paddles/flippers just don't seem to have the proper responsiveness, and the pinball itself acts as if it were in the moon's gravity. This is one reason I gave the game such a bad review the first time around.

Aside from the still flawed pinball physics, and the graphic enhancements little else seems to have changed. I did noticed that camera views were possibly added. This however could have been an oversight in my original review. I should also note that since the last time I played two table add-ons/sets were added to the mix at 400 msp each. The tables did look very interesting, and one in particular called "Bride of the Pinbot" definitely caught my undivided attention. With that being said the game is still nowhere near as good in quality as Zen Studio's "Pinball FX2" tables. I honestly don't think Farsight Studios will ever be able to come even close to comparing to such quality as Zen Studios has provided.