This game has serious hooks, I’m enjoying the light pick-up and put down nature of this game. I mostly play with building my Pokédex in mind, and if I am doing well I work towards getting a top score. So far 100k on the Blue board and 200k on the Red board.
The gameplay itself is typical pinball, shoot at the lit up portions of the map and eventually the Bellsprout or Cloyster to enable the capture mode. Doing full loops of the board build up a meter that determines what type of Pokémon will be accessible. You then need to shoot at the top bumpers - Voltorb or Shelders to make the Pokémon appear on the board, then you shoot your ball at the Pokémon. I like that during this ball saver is on (to a degree) until finally you capture the monster. Evolution mode is fairly similar, yet more challenging requiring you to hit specific parts of the board then to collect either Experience Points or Evolution Stone symbols that appear on the board before hitting the hole in the centre.
I’ve played some of the beginner bonus stages like Diglett and Meowth and they’re plenty fun.
It’s interesting seeing the gradual transition from NES Pinball to Revenge of the Gator and Kirby Pinball. This is easily the most unrealistic pinball sim but I like being given some leeway. I find this game really addictive, it’s a 9/10 so far I’ve only played roughly 2 hours and I’m looking forward to finishing my Pokédex.
The gameplay itself is typical pinball, shoot at the lit up portions of the map and eventually the Bellsprout or Cloyster to enable the capture mode. Doing full loops of the board build up a meter that determines what type of Pokémon will be accessible. You then need to shoot at the top bumpers - Voltorb or Shelders to make the Pokémon appear on the board, then you shoot your ball at the Pokémon. I like that during this ball saver is on (to a degree) until finally you capture the monster. Evolution mode is fairly similar, yet more challenging requiring you to hit specific parts of the board then to collect either Experience Points or Evolution Stone symbols that appear on the board before hitting the hole in the centre.
I’ve played some of the beginner bonus stages like Diglett and Meowth and they’re plenty fun.
It’s interesting seeing the gradual transition from NES Pinball to Revenge of the Gator and Kirby Pinball. This is easily the most unrealistic pinball sim but I like being given some leeway. I find this game really addictive, it’s a 9/10 so far I’ve only played roughly 2 hours and I’m looking forward to finishing my Pokédex.