![]() ![]() I could not get either my joystick (two-button) or my game pad (six-button) to work with the game. I suppose players with trackballs will have an easier time. Too many nudges cause tilts, and I can't imagine using the left and right mouse buttons as flippers and not moving the mouse at all. The mouse controls are very hard to use, because any mouse movement will nudge the machine. I was pleased to see that the game supported joystick, mouse, and keyboard controls, but I soon realized that the keyboard was the way to go. Again, it seems wasted in a game with such a low enjoyment level. It's too bad that the developers have tied them to such poor game play. The graphics are beautiful in 3D Pinball Express. Combine the freakishly large amount of space with the poor flipper control, and you've got a pinball simulation disaster. Because there is so much open space, you tend to shoot the ball into nothingness, repeatedly. I realize that the developers wanted to leave plenty of space to show off their beautiful graphics, but it ruins the game. Second, there simply are not enough bumpers, spinners, or pegs on any of the boards. The way the ball travels off the flippers in this game defies the laws of physics. I have played pinball before, and that's not how it works. Unless you can get the ball on the smallest tip of either flipper, the ball is going to be launched sideways. The flippers in 3D Pinball Express simply do not function properly. I don't care how good a simulated pinball machine looks, it simply isn't fun if it doesn't play correctly.įirst, there are the flippers. Sure, the graphics and music are there, but the feel of a real pinball machine is not. I like pinball, but I am not particularly impressed with 3D Pinball Express from Cosmi. ![]()
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