01-05-2021

Pro Pinball



Pro Pinball: Big Race USA
Developer(s)Cunning Developments
Publisher(s)Empire Interactive
SeriesPro Pinball
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Macintosh (Mac OS 9 or earlier)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
PlayStation
  • EU: 1998
  • NA: 31 July 2000
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
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Pro Pinball: Big Race USA is an action video game developed by Cunning Developments, published by Empire Interactive and distributed by Take-Two Interactive for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It is the third game in the Pro Pinball series, and is themed around travelling around the United States in a car.

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Background[edit]

It is notable for having a lot more 'simulation' features than its predecessor Pro Pinball: Timeshock!, such as ability to configure table angle, flipper strength and how 'worn' the table should appear to be. It also features a skill level setting, perhaps in response to Pro Pinball: Timeshock!'s difficulty. It also has improved graphical features including a subtle texture on the ball (so you can see how the ball is spinning) and motion blur.

Reception[edit]

Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
PCPS
GameRankings79%[15]71%[16]
MetacriticN/A69/100[17]
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS
AllGame[2][3]
CGW[4]N/A
FamitsuN/A22/40[5]
GameRevolutionN/AC+[6]
GameSpot8.7/10[7]6.8/10[8]
IGN7.4/10[1]4.8/10[9]
OPM (US)N/A[10]
PC Gamer (US)88%[11]N/A
PC Zone83%[12]N/A
PSMN/A[13]
The Cincinnati Enquirer[14]N/A

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The PlayStation version received 'average' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[17] In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Syscom as part of the World Greatest Hits Series on 13 June 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 22 out of 40.[5]

The PC version received the 'Special Award' for 'Quick-Fix Gaming' from Computer Gaming World in 1999. The editors wrote that it 'set a new standard in PC pinball' and 'proved so incredibly addictive it might as well have shipped with a set of cranial meat hooks.'[18]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ abWard, Trent C. (1 February 1999). '[Pro Pinball:] Big Race USA (PC)'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^Sutyak, Jonathan. 'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA (PC) - Review'. AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^Woods, Nick. 'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA (PS) - Review'. AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^Atkin, Denny (March 1999). '[Pro Pinball:] Big Race USA'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 176. Ziff Davis. p. 164. Retrieved 7 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ ab'World Greatest Hits シリーズ Vol.1 プロピンボール ビッグレースUSA [PS]'. Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved 7 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^Liu, Johnny (September 2000). '[Pro Pinball:] Big Race USA Review (PS)'. Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ^Shamma, Tahsin (22 February 1999). 'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA Review (PC) [date mislabeled as 'May 1, 2000']'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ^Gerstmann, Jeff (25 July 2000). 'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA Review (PS) [date mislabeled as 'May 17, 2006']'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ^Cleveland, Adam (5 September 2000). 'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA (PS)'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ^'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA'. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. 2000.
  11. ^Renninger, Dean H. (April 1999). 'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA'. PC Gamer. Vol. 6 no. 4. Imagine Media. p. 139. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ^Shoemaker, Ritchie (1999). 'PC Review: Pro Pinball: Big Race USA'. PC Zone. Future plc. Archived from the original on 20 January 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ^'Review: Pro Pinball'. PSM. Future US. October 2000.
  14. ^Bottorff, James (1999). 'Detailed 'Big Race' leads the pinball pack (PC)'. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 27 August 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  15. ^'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA for PC'. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  16. ^'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA for PlayStation'. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  17. ^ ab'Pro Pinball: Big Race USA for PlayStation Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 May 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  18. ^CGW staff (April 1999). 'Computer Gaming World's 1999 Premier Awards (Special Award: Quick-Fix Gaming)'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 177. Ziff Davis. p. 104. Retrieved 7 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

  • Pro Pinball: Big Race USA at MobyGames
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