Chris Buffa (Modojo): Pinball's glory days have long passed, but its memory lives on, thanks to a handful of video games that add a little something extra to the old ball-flipping formula. That said, Bulkypix and Prank Entertainment hope to make their mark with PinWar, a head-to-head pinball game for iOS that approaches competitive multiplayer in a new and exciting way.
Pocket Gamer: For a while there, it looked like single-screen multiplayer was dead. With the mass adoption of online gaming, suddenly the split-screen frag-fest was a thing of the past, and we safely retreated to the comfort of our own gaming spaces to shout obscenities down headsets.
148apps: Pitting two opposing forces against each other for pinball supremacy sure sounds like fun. Luckily, it actually is.
Mike Kennedy writes, "Video pinball has come along way from the 8-bit days for sure. Companies like ZEN and FarSight Studios have brought video pinball into the forefront by creating virtual pinball machines that are almost indistinguishable from real tables. Now other developers are trying their hand at video pinball with some surprisingly good results. PinWar! was just released last night in the app store and has taken video pinball in a whole new direction, competitive battle play."
