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Pinball FX 2 Marvel Comics Captain America Table [Video] Review (XBLA)

Posted by Christophor Rick (TheSuperGuido), 63 days ago
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Captain America, the first Avenger, Super Soldier, comic icon and now, pinball legend. Yes, Zen Studios have come out with another Marvel-themed pinball table. This one takes you back to captain america pinball reviewsome of the older days of pinball glory with more mechanical and less digital look and feel. A lot of the sounds are very mechanical in nature and have the clunks, clanks and thuds of real old school pinball (and nothing less is expected from Zen Studios now).

But the whole feel of the table is just right. I find myself slamming down on the buttons when playing trying to get that little bit of extra push I find myself nudging the table far more than I would on most modern tables, because you could get away with more back then. It’s got a real pinball feel that is sometimes lacking in video games but seems more and more present in each table Zen brings us.

Cap is joined by Bucky Barnes and the Howlers which were led by Sgt. Nick Fury (Sgt Fury & His Howling Commandos) to battle the nefarious Baron Zemo (a top Nazi Scientist) and of course, the Red Skull, Captain America’s first nemesis (in his WWII Nazi incarnation) whether to coincide with the new film or with Captain America’s roots (either way, we thank the sorely missed Jack Kirby for it all along with the eternal Stan Lee and Joe Simon).

Captain America Gameplay

The tables has numerous missions, ramps, sink-holes and poppers that give you a wide range of targets to shoot for.

Cap’s mission sink-hole - fire up the left ramp three times to activate a mission, drop in the sink-hole next to him to start it. Missions include The Resistance, Hit Zemo’s Castle, The Archives and the Dig Site

Red Skull and Baron Zemo - There is a target at Red Skull’s feet that activates the missions, the mine entrance directly to the left starts the mission choice menu or mission. Go head to head with the major villains in three missions: Adhesive X, Sparring and Death Ray.

captain america pinball Adhesive X mission

 Our Rating for Pinball FX 2 Marvel Comics Captain America Table [Video] Review (XBLA)
9.0
Replay
Challenging with a lot of missions to accomplish means this will be a long-term time investment.
9.0
Graphics
Superb down to the area surrounding the table which is the fuselage of an old airplane. Paint is worn in areas and Zemo tracks sand as he walks.
10.0
Sound
The music is every bit patriotic and heroic as it should be for such an American icon. Additionally, the voice work is excellent as well and only once in awhile did I think Arnie was involved.
9.5
Gameplay
Aside from those one or two spots where the ball drains directly down the middle of the table this is far and away one of the best tables Zen has designed lately and truly goes to show their dedication to making great pinball tables.
9.0
Multiplayer/Online Content
It’s pinball, head-to-head locally split screen and hotseat as well as community and friends online or XBLA play for ranked or friendly matches with some customization of the friendlies.
9.5
Overall
One of the best tables we have seen from Zen studios. It’s challenging without being frustrating and everything from graphics to sound to gameplay are fantastic. This is definitely worth the cost.

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