Yeah, thats right. For many months I was borderline on getting an Xbox. I figured my Wii was good enough and I didn’t need another system, but I secretly lusted after its myriad online features that the Wii simply will NEVER have. The straw that broke me (or the camel) was when I saw an announcement for a game called Pinball FX. Holy shit. This wasn’t some cartoony gimpy video pinball knockoff. This was an ultra-real pinball simulator that I can definitely see myself losing many hours of my life to. And it was ONLY for Xbox. When I got my Xbox Elite online, that was the first title I bought on XBLA. I still play it when I get frustrated with stupid Uno players, or need a break from Mario Galaxy.
Why is this post relevant today? Because Zen Studios released a new pirate themed table called Buccaneer (released on Halloween, actually). I would have gladly paid two or three hundred points for this download. But you know what? They gave it to us for FREE. I played the table for a good half-hour and haven’t quite figured out all the dynamics. There’s a flipper that seems pointless, and I haven’t triggered any insane scoring modes. But the table looks and behaves beautifully. Plus, it has a cool piratey soundtrack with a nice bass line.
Now with four tables to play, Pinball FX is an easy purchase to recommend. Arrrr!
For me, it was Dead Rising. What could be better than running around a mall killing zombies?
You should get that now that you’ve got a 360.
Comment by alan — November 27, 2007 @ 2:56 pm
Now that you have a 360, I HIGHLY recommend Bioshock, but be warned, it’s hard to stop once you start.
Comment by bklyncatlady — January 7, 2008 @ 8:28 am