
To the massive disappointment of existing fans any previous purchases of tables do not carry over to this release. The game launches with 80 supported tables of which one, Wild West Rampage (which debuted in Pinball FX 2), is free and can be downloaded right away. A shell that you download for free that houses the various tables you’ll be able purchase along the game’s supported lifespan. And, of course, what you’re getting here is another pinball table hub. But, when taken in the context of the series as a whole (which last had a major release with 2017’s Pinball FX 3), it’s harder to justify both its existence and the fanbase’s reasons for buying back in.Īs with any series that has a few entries, Pinball FX has gone back to the start with its naming convention, confusingly sharing its name with 2007’s title. From the core elements of the physics of the ball, the feel of the controls and the accuracy of the emulation to the little details that sell the whole package, Pinball FX delivers.

Taken in isolation, it does about as perfect a job of simulating its target subject as you can realistically expect from a videogame.

Reviewing a game like Zen Studios’ Pinball FX is a little like reviewing the latest FIFA. Februin PS5 / Reviews tagged fx / monetisation / pinball / simulator / zen by Richie
