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FCB Pinball (iOs) Review

 
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A well designed and timely game.

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Doesn't stand the test of time against more complex pinball games.


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GOOOOOAAAALLLL! With the World Cup on the minds (and lips) of seemingly everyone lately, soccer (or football, if you prefer) is a hot topic lately. And what better way to celebrate your love for the sport than with a brand new pinball table that celebrates everything soccer? FCB Pinball consists of a single, soccer based […]

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Posted July 1, 2014 by

 
Full Fiendish Findings...
 
 

GOOOOOAAAALLLL!

With the World Cup on the minds (and lips) of seemingly everyone lately, soccer (or football, if you prefer) is a hot topic lately. And what better way to celebrate your love for the sport than with a brand new pinball table that celebrates everything soccer?

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FCB Pinball consists of a single, soccer based table which you send balls spinning and bumping through via your iOs device. With a colorful and pertinent design, it certainly feels like soccer. It’s the official pinball of FC Barcelona (who knew they had an official pinball?), and is decorated accordingly. A quintet of players sits at the bottom of the table, guarding your descent to the bumpers. The table is quite brightly colored, and naturally things like soccer balls and goals make up the brunt of the design.

The controls on FCB Pinball are quite simple to pick up on (and the game does a nice job of introducing you to them). You pull down to release the ball, tap left and right to engage the bumpers, and swipe to nudge the table. Just like real pinball, your control of the game relies on a combination of skill and luck, but there are a number of scoring tricks you can employ to rack up the points.  These also employ the soccer theme, as you earn multipliers for things like scoring goals or spelling “kick”, making everything tie in quite nicely.

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Overall, the game plays pretty standard for a mobile pinball game. The controls are simple and responsive. The look and sound is fairly immersive and fits the theme quite well. And, important to note in a mobile game, I encountered no issues with lagging or crashing – which counts for a lot in my book. That being said, it does feel a bit limited compared to some of its competition – most notably, the Zen Studios pinball tables. For one thing, it is just a single table, which doesn’t have much in the way of complexity. There is leaderboards through Game Center, but nothing local (and it only tracks a single high score).

FCB Pinball is a passably fun game that pays homage to Barcelona fans while offering some cool soccer action at a time when it’s the sport on everyone’s mind. That being said, it is rather limited in scope, offering a single table that is on the basic side. While it’s great for a quick play here and there, and offers a colorful design with good sound, it just may not stand the test of time for true pinball fanatics.


Amy

 
U.S. Senior Editor & Deputy EIC, @averyzoe on Twitter, mother of 5, gamer, reader, wife to @macanthony, and all-around bad-ass (no, not really)


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