Playing A Game Metroid Prime Pinball NDS

As I said; it has remarkable features and polish, but at its heart, Metroid Prime Pinball is still a pinball game. I'm simply not good at pinball, which leads to a certain amount of boredom in the genre. This one is still pretty fun in short bursts, which makes it a good travel game at least. And I'm sure that if you're a fan of pinball this will be among your favorites.

Some other things to comment on:

  • Length - there are two starting tables (Tallon Overworld and Pirate Frigate), two intermediate tables (Phazon Mines and Phendrana Drifts), then another table (Artifact Shrine) and a final table (Impact Crater). Which may not seem like much, but I personally was never able to progress past the second set of tables.
  • Multiplayer - there is only one table (and one goal on that table, a score target) available for multiplayer, which makes it a little tedious, especially considering the matches are a bit on the short side. This is wireless multiplayer; no wi-fi here.
  • Sound - MP Pinball's soundtrack is mostly comprised of slightly-remixed Metroid Prime music, and it sounds excellent, really one of the highlights of the game. Sound effects are also very crisp.

It also comes with a free DS rumble pack, which goes in the GBA game slot and is compatible with certain other games, like Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The force feedback isn't extremely effective, but hey, free rumble pack.

Progress: Gave Up -- Unlocked Phendrana Drifts

Rating: Good