A company called FarSight Studios unveiled Pinball Arcade for iOS and Android devices, touting it is as the world’s best mobile pinball. That’s kinda bold claim when we know Zen Pinball is rock solid — and something FarSight justifies with its licensed pinball tables from Bally, Williams, Gottlieb and Stern.
The game is launching with four tables, including Tales of the Arabian Nights, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Theatre of Magic, and Black Hole. And that’s just a start, with two new pinball tables set to be added to the lineup every month. These upcoming tables will be available through in-app purchases either individually or as “themed” packs.
You can play for your own enjoyment or participate in online tournaments where you’ll be competing with other players.
It’s also important to add that not all tables are equally easy/hard to master. As a matter of fact, there’s an in-depth tutorial for each table which teaches players the most important rules and skills needed to beat all the goals and become a Pinball Wizard.
Finally, aside from smartphones, FarSight Studios wowed to bring the game to the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, Macintosh and PlayStation Vita in March of 2012 and will launch on PC and other platforms later in the year.
Pinball Arcade ($0.99) [iTunes link] [Android Market – couldn’t find the link]