The game features a social system as well, which makes it both great for finding and playing with friends, and changes the game competitively for those looking to leave their name in the annals of the Zen Pinball 2 global high score. It’s a good way to do pinball and I can honestly say that I enjoyed each and every addition and change made to the traditional pinball genre. You try to score as many points as you can while keeping the ball ‘alive’, but Zen Pinball takes all of that and gives it a twist: You now have quests to do as well as the ability to receive various power-ups and play some mini-games along the way. Gameplay here is unsurprisingly straightforward in that you control 4 flippers with two of them are situated at the bottom of the table and two placed at the upper-middle portion of the table. The music is masterfully done and made a normal game of Pinball one of the best experiences I have ever had as a gamer and as a movie fan. I first tried out a Star Wars themed table and hearing the franchise’s various songs and Darth Vader tempting me to join the Dark Side of the Force I was, as a fan, honestly elated. The music of Zen Pinball 2 is one of the game’s better features, as each table comes with a theme, and accompanying that theme are the various sounds and music from that world. The game is at its highest because you will never run out of content, and at its lowest because of how cramped the tables seem to be due to all of the content they tried to ram into each and every one. Each one is tailor suited to its theme, from the Star Wars motif to Marvel’s Avengers, each of them is filled with various quests and achievements and this is both the game’s highest and lowest points. The coloring of the tables looks wonderful and they are well designed and they are all quite big. Each have their own characters and each table has a story to tell as well. The tables look awesome and no two tables are the same. Graphically speaking, Zen Pinball 2 gets the job done. For those who love pinball but only have minor interest in the show, smart table design with fun mini-games still make both tables appropriately challenging and entertaining.Zen Pinball 2 is a grand game of pinball filled with epic quests, different stories (both old and new), and accompanied by some of the greatest music to have ever been scored. While not as raunchy as The Stick Of Truth, the South Park tables for Zen Pinball are a must-have for any even semi-dedicated fan of the show. However, both tables bring enough humor and references that even mild South Park aficionados will want to play over and over. From a difficulty level, the Butters table can be a little more challenging. However, it makes up for that by being loaded with references and the opportunity to open up a mini-table based on Butters’ super villain alter ego Professor Chaos. The Butters table is a little less dense than the main table, particularly on the bottom half. The humor is a little toned down from the show’s standards, so while you’ll get plenty of references and laughs, the worst (or best, depending on how you look at it) of the show gets sidestepped for more PG-13 laughs. Interactive triggers play sound bites and music from the show, the dot matrix board offers both game information and treats for fans, and the actual table presentation is filled with artwork and details from the show. Multimedia is always a highlight of Zen Pinball tables, and the South Park tables come with plenty of it. Crabtree and Manbearpig are, you’ll have a blast with this table. In addition, there’s the standard Zen mix of mini-games, a side window shows animations and highlights from referenced episodes as you activate features. There’s also a unique mini-bumper area near the launcher area that is associated with Kyle‘s light-up bonus. The main table is a jam-packed table with ramps, interactive objects, hidden areas and light-up bonuses, most of which are associated with main characters from the show. The South Park table package includes a general show theme and one based around the life and times of Leopold “Butters” Stotch. What’s even better is that they stand out as among the best gameplay tables on the Zen Pinball platform. As with The Stick Of Truth, these tables are chock full of references and assets from the show. First came the stellar RPG The Stick Of Truth, and now Zen Studios has released two South Park-related pinball tables for its flagship Zen Pinball game. South Park is really on a roll when it comes to video games.
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