A pretty solid pinball offering
This one makes use of the 3D by tilting the viewing angle of the table so that the bottom end is closer and the top end is off in the distance. There's good use of layering with rails appearing on different levels and the 3D effect is quite good overall. They also decided to go with a puck instead of a ball, possibly because it might be easier to animate in 3D? I'm not sure but the puck slides along the table with the physics you would expect, almost like it's an air hockey puck. Each D-pad controls one of the flippers and it plays a good game of pinball.
Each of the 4 available tables offers their own gimmicks to help keep each table feeling fresh and each one carries a space theme.
Cosmic is a pretty basic table, There's a planet like object in the top left you can enter for bonuses and bumpers in the top right but otherwise it is your standard pinball table
Colony is the the standout for me. A list of locations appear in the middle of the table and there's arrows pointing to which hole you need to hit the ball into to progress to the next area which helps keep you going for things other than a high score. On top of that you'll be attacked by asteroids every so often and your puck will lift off the table and transform into a shooter that will let you shoot the asteroids for bonus points. It's a really engaging table and I love it.
UFO starts off with a giant UFO at the top and you can earn bonus points by entering the left hole before it flies off. Otherwise it's a pretty standard table and may be a bit too small.
Alien is the other highlight. This one seems like your standard double flipper table but if you can get the ball into the hole at the top, you can cause the bumpers to morph into an alien that will net you plenty bonus points if you can hit it enough times and enter the right hole. It's a fun and engaging table overall.
4 tables for a pinball game from around this era isn't too bad and each one offering a unique experience is pretty cool too. On top of that Galactic Pinball makes pretty good use of the 3D effect, helping emphasise the layers of each table and making this a pretty solid Virtual Boy title
This one makes use of the 3D by tilting the viewing angle of the table so that the bottom end is closer and the top end is off in the distance. There's good use of layering with rails appearing on different levels and the 3D effect is quite good overall. They also decided to go with a puck instead of a ball, possibly because it might be easier to animate in 3D? I'm not sure but the puck slides along the table with the physics you would expect, almost like it's an air hockey puck. Each D-pad controls one of the flippers and it plays a good game of pinball.
Each of the 4 available tables offers their own gimmicks to help keep each table feeling fresh and each one carries a space theme.
Cosmic is a pretty basic table, There's a planet like object in the top left you can enter for bonuses and bumpers in the top right but otherwise it is your standard pinball table
Colony is the the standout for me. A list of locations appear in the middle of the table and there's arrows pointing to which hole you need to hit the ball into to progress to the next area which helps keep you going for things other than a high score. On top of that you'll be attacked by asteroids every so often and your puck will lift off the table and transform into a shooter that will let you shoot the asteroids for bonus points. It's a really engaging table and I love it.
UFO starts off with a giant UFO at the top and you can earn bonus points by entering the left hole before it flies off. Otherwise it's a pretty standard table and may be a bit too small.
Alien is the other highlight. This one seems like your standard double flipper table but if you can get the ball into the hole at the top, you can cause the bumpers to morph into an alien that will net you plenty bonus points if you can hit it enough times and enter the right hole. It's a fun and engaging table overall.
4 tables for a pinball game from around this era isn't too bad and each one offering a unique experience is pretty cool too. On top of that Galactic Pinball makes pretty good use of the 3D effect, helping emphasise the layers of each table and making this a pretty solid Virtual Boy title