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summary:
5 excellent playable 2D tables on this CD.
A shame it´s only 2D but at least no scrolling.
Lots of fun with animated moving targets.
CD cover Balls of Steel
 
  
   
    
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Win/DOS win9x  
year of release/ producer 1997 from Wildfire studios
CD-titel: Balls of Steel
 
scrolling
%/% screen
no, adjustable to 100/50 2 2 2 2 2
2D/3D 2D 5 5 5 5 5
configuration no settings changeable
tilt right/left are the keys y/-
0 0 0 0 0
# of balls 5 what a shame
multiball yes, Darkside with several MB´s yes yes yes yes yes
restart ok 2 2 2 2 2
physics very good physics 28 28 28 28 28
graphics nice animated targets 7 7 8 9 9
difficulty Barbarian: the tasks are difficult to start
Darkside: good games possible
Duke Nukem: most difficult pinsim of all
Firestorm: almost to many targets and objects to hit
Mutation: again good to play
5 10 4 6 7
fun
Duke Nukem: laboriously to start the tasks Mutation: some nice tasks to complete
13 17 12 14 18
layout / gameplay very imaginative playfields 8 8 8 8 8
specials after reaching a certain score the 5th ball follows a 1 minute "powerball"
the levels of difficulty can be set at beginning
Barbarian: video, animated targets and a second playfield-level
Darkside: 3 videos and moving animated targets
Duke Nukem: animated targets and a playing at night!
Firestorm: skillshot and split playfield
Mutation: skillshot
8 9 7 5 5
tilt/nudging ok 2 2 2 2 2
comments very interseting tables!  
purchase sometimes in auctions, rare in shops sometimes
points
(max of 111)
reached score 80 90 78 81 86
  personel highscore 362.609.080 732.167.570 533.481.998 422.231.400 611.163.210