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summary:
6 3D tables with rather good physics, interesting graphics and moderate playfields but rather poor funfactor. Some typical pinball features as modes etc. are missing.
I´m somewhat disappointed. Pro Pinball und Pure Pinball are still much better in everything concerning pinball!
CD cover Ultimate Pinball Challenge
 
  
   
    
     
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Win/DOS Win 98/Me/2000/XP  
year of release/ producer 2005 by rondomedia
CD-titel: Ultimate Pinball Challenge (this is a german edition)
 
scrolling
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no, 90/100, 2 camerasettings follow the ball=scrolling, 2 are that flat you can´t see what`s going on in the upper parts of the table. I played with camera setting #3 or 4. 3 3 3 3 3 3
2D/3D 3D 8 8 8 8 8 8
configuration rather few, the settings of the keybord are ok but unchangeable. 1 1 1 1 1 1
# of balls 5  
multiball yes yes ? yes yes yes ?
restart ok 2 2 2 2 2 2
physics Not what you would expect nowadays! The ball jumps too much on the flippers and calls for some ball losses. It`s a bit difficult to stop the ball and the flippers seem a little weak. 25 25 25 25 25 25
graphics I`ve seen better ones. 5 7 4 5 6 5
difficulty You need good balls to open the few modes there seem to exist. Except for Racing the ball is lost relativly fast. 7 2 3 5 3 4
fun Good games are possible but with 5 balls its getting boring fast. Hit targetbanks or lanes rarely are activated again for higher points or else. The counting and other features are repeated more or less on every table. Except for the tablelayout not much fantasy was put into the tables. 12 12 4 10 8 8
layout / gameplay ok 8 8 4 7 8 8
specials Either they are not accomplishable or not existent. 2 1 0 1 1 1
tilt/nudging strong tablemovement and rather hard to tilt 2 2 2 2 2 2
comments Not the advertised highlight! Too fast out and too difficult to get points. Boring!  
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points
(max of 111)
reached score 75 71 56 69 67 67
  personel highscores 506.369.750 39:551:285  11.104.000 79.608  130.584.000 145.479.375