Pinbot review - Nintendo Entertainment System

I'm very impressed! I played Pinbot a lot in the arcades in its pin table form, and believe me, when I say that Rare have managed to convert it perfectly to the Nintendo I really mean it! It looks and plays exactly like the real thing! The ball movement is superb, and the flippers work just like the real thing. The way the screen scrolls is an excellent idea, following the ball around and joining up with the bottom of the table panel when it's near the flippers. What I particularly like about the table is that you can have multi-balls, and there are plenty of great bonuses to rack up (and some of them pretty tricky to get!). With great speech and graphics, Pinbot is an incredibly addictive game which sure plays a mean pinball!

A pinball game may seem a redundant idea, and I was doubtful at first this Rare conversion of the famous table would work. After playing it for a short while, however, I found this to be a cracking game - the ball movement is realistic (always the hardest thing to get right), the bonuses tricky by rewarding, and the overall effect makes this the closest thing to a pinball table possible on a console. The graphics may seem somewhat bland, but that's only because the emphasis has been placed on the more important aspects of the game. The flippers respond perfectly and the array of extra features make this game something special. For a change from the standard NES fare, check this out.