Microsoft Pinball Arcade

Microsoft Pinball Arcade
Developer(s)	Microsoft Saffire (GBC)
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Classified Games (GBC)
Platform(s)	PC Windows, Game Boy Color
Release date(s)	December 15, 1998 (1998-12-15)
Genre(s)	Pinball
Mode(s)	Players: 1-4
Rating(s)	ESRB: E
Media/distribution	CD-ROM, ROM cartridge

Microsoft Pinball Arcade is a pinball video game from Microsoft. It was released on December 15, 1998 for PC and in 2001 for the Game Boy Color. The game is a collection of seven real pinball tables licensed by Gottlieb. These include: Baffle Ball (1931), Humpty Dumpty (1947), Knock Out (1950), Slick Chick (1963), Spirit of '76 (1976), Haunted House (1982), and Cue Ball Wizard (1992).

A free trial version is also available, with Haunted House as the only playable pinball table.

Reception

GameSpot gave it a 6.2.^[1] The game was praised for its faithful reproduction of the sound effects, detailed high-quality graphics, and realistic ball physics.

IGN gave it a 5.2.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Pinball Arcade for PC." GameSpot. 21 December 1998. 25 March 2008.
2. ^ "Microsoft Pinball Arcade." IGN. 11 February 1999. 25 March 2008.

External links

• The official Microsoft Pinball Arcade website