
Considering the other six tables have long since been available on other platforms, we’re going to focus a majority of the attention on the newcomers. Of the eight tables at your disposal, only two are new to the overall collection, inspired by The Mandalorian and Star Wars collectibles, respectively. Plus, if you’re playing the game on Oculus, the dual-controller input lends itself well to emulating the authentic arcade “dual-flipper” experience.įans of Star Wars Pinball’s numerous previous incarnations have plenty of opinions about the selection of tables available at launch. The fact that you possess complete autonomy to move your head at any angle imaginable also helps drive this home, with a bullet. The tables themselves have perfectly recreated the physical appearance of each mechanical component, which in turn helps further immerse you into the action.

You have the option to freely meander around the moderately sized virtual space and explore, or just directly approach the machine to dive directly into the action.įor the uninitiated, what makes Star Wars Pinball VR (and Zen’s other VR pinball offerings, for that matter) so compelling is that it genuinely feels like you are sitting at a cabinet, watching all of the pinsanity play out in real time. The room is chock-full of spaces to show off your favorite pieces of memorabilia and features a single pinball table, smack dab in the middle of the floorplan. Essentially, you are hanging out in someone’s Star Wars-themed gaming bunker. If you’re familiar with developer Zen Studios’ other VR pinball offerings, you probably have a pretty good idea of how the game is framed. I’ll do my best to keep the fanboyish gushing to a minimum. To say I was excited to cover the very originally named Star Wars Pinball VR is the understatement of the century. After gracing damn near every gaming platform in the intervening years, Star Wars Pinball is tackling the one frontier it has never touched: virtual reality.
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Full Disclaimer: At the risk of severely dating myself, I both previewed and reviewed it at launch. My son’s name is Luke! So, you can only imagine my excitement when Star Wars Pinball was released, way back in 2013. I’ve been obsessed with the Star Wars universe for the vast majority of my life, and it has been a key cornerstone of my personal identity for just as long. Pressing either Flipper Button during the Bonus Countdown will result in Hyperspeed Bonus Countdown.“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” I genuinely can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve read that phrase in my lifetime.Shoot the 3-Bank Drop Target three times to light the Ramp.Collect all four awards to reveal a hidden award.To use The Force, shoot the Left Scoop when lit.Complete all five X-Wing Targets and shoot the Upper Right Inside Lane to start the Speeder Bike Mode.Shoot the ball into the Death Star before the timer elapses to collect.After the Jackpot is collected, the Death Star Target will drop and the Double Jackpot Timer will start.Completing the Ramp awards the Jackpot Value.Each hit to the target increases the jackpot Value.In Tri-ball, shoot the Death Star Target one time to light the Jackpot on the Ramp.



As the action builds, R2 gets more excited for high scoring supercharged fun.Įxciting all new action handle allows you to raise and lower the Death Star. R2-D2 that jumps up and down as his head rotates left and right for supercharged droid features. Star Wars Pinball Machine by Data East is based on the Star Wars original trilogy of films. It is a movie, outer space (scifi) themed game. Star Wars Pinball Machine by Data East was manufactured in 1992.
