Pro Pinball: Big Race USA | |
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Developer(s) | Cunning Developments |
Publisher(s) | Empire Interactive |
Series | Pro Pinball |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Macintosh (Mac OS 9 or earlier) |
Release | Microsoft Windows PlayStation |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Pro Pinball: Big Race USA is an action video game developed by Cunning Developments, published by Empire Interactive and distributed by Take-Two Interactive for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It is the third game in the Pro Pinball series, and is themed around travelling around the United States in a car, similar to the Williams physical table Red & Ted's Road Show .
It is notable for having a lot more "simulation" features than its predecessor Pro Pinball: Timeshock! , such as ability to configure table angle, flipper strength and how "worn" the table should appear to be. It also features a skill level setting, perhaps in response to Pro Pinball: Timeshock!'s difficulty. It also has improved graphical features including a subtle texture on the ball (so you can see how the ball is spinning) and motion blur.
Aggregator | Score | |
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PC | PS | |
GameRankings | 79% [2] | 71% [3] |
Metacritic | N/A | 69/100 [4] |
Publication | Score | |
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PC | PS | |
AllGame | [5] | [6] |
Computer Gaming World | [7] | N/A |
Famitsu | N/A | 22/40 [8] |
GameRevolution | N/A | C+ [9] |
GameSpot | 8.7/10 [10] | 6.8/10 [11] |
Hyper | 79/100 [12] | N/A |
IGN | 7.4/10 [1] | 4.8/10 [13] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [14] |
PC Gamer (US) | 88% [15] | N/A |
PC Zone | 83% [16] | N/A |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | [17] |
The Cincinnati Enquirer | [18] | N/A |
Playstation Plus | N/A | 89% [19] |
The PlayStation version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Syscom as part of the World Greatest Hits Series on 13 June 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 22 out of 40. [8]
The PC version received the "Special Award" for "Quick-Fix Gaming" from Computer Gaming World in 1999. The editors wrote that it "set a new standard in PC pinball" and "proved so incredibly addictive it might as well have shipped with a set of cranial meat hooks." [20]
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