Did I really start eBaying in the 90's? Phew. I feel old now. Anyway, I'm just a normal person trying his best to make it another decade with all positive feedback by randomly reselling things.
Best pinball simulator I have ever played - hands down
William's Pinball Hall of Fame is a double winner.
First, it is a collection of some of the best pinball tables ever created. My wife's personal favorite is Taxi, and my two personal favorite games are Black Knight and Funhouse. To have these 3 games on a very inexpensive Wii game gives us the ability to play our favorite pinball machines without the challenge, expense, space, and hassle of owning the actual machines. (Although someday we will!)
Not only are these 3 personal favorites, but they, along with Whirlwind, Firepower, Pinbot, and Gorgar are consistently the "Top 100" lists such as http://www.arkadia.nl/pinball/diverse/index031_top100.htm.
Second, and most importantly, the playing experience and physics are nearly perfect. I've played nearly every pinball simulation and collection released on the computer. From Pinball Contruction Kit on the Apple II's and the Atari 2600's Video Pinball in the early 80's up through Visual Pinball and Future Pinball today. And, hands down, The Williams Collection is the best I've ever played.
The graphics and modeling of the actual games themselves are spot on. They are done with care and are not haphazard approximations. They look like the real thing. They are not HD resolution, but the only time this distracts is the pixelization on the front bar when the view rotates to the plunger.
The physics feel like a real game. No slips through the flippers, no unrealistic sling force. No balls getting stuck in bizarre places due to collision detection problems. (If you get stuck for "real", you can call an attendant. No "bend over, lift up table, and bounce a few times" option is in the menu though!)
The camera angle options are impressive. There are multiple views, from tight and low, to a full topdown view. There are separate cameras for single and multiball. At first I thought I needed to "pick" them, but it turns out, that the default is my favorite. As long as the ball is in the lower 2/3rds of the playfield, the view remains below, but if the ball is _safely_ up in the top 1/3rd, the camera pans up for a zoom. Safely is a key point here. Because you're never left getting motion sick from excessive movement. And, you're never wondering how to time a shot because you couldn't see the flippers. The effect is pretty close to real life. When the ball is up top, you tend to lean up and take a closer look.
I honestly find myself forgetting I'm playing a video game and not a real machine. Because you use the Wiimote and the Nunchuk, I am able to separate my hands into comfortable positions. The rumble effect during gameplay adds to the realism. Much like Wii Bowling, where I score exactly the same as I do in real life, I find my skill level on the Williams Collection games to be the same as on real life machines. The additional features such as "collecting" free play on games by achieving in game goals, running tournaments, and walking around the arcade are all niceties which round out the experience. Thankfully, none of the games is "locked out". The coolest feature I've found are the tutorials for how to score the game. They beat the pants of off the classic cards included with real games.
All told, Williams Collection has set the bar. It is the closest to real pinball I've ever played, and just happens to have my 2 favorite games of all time within the collection. A "must have" for this pinball fan.
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