Zen Studios is wasting no time putting its recently acquired Williams and Bally pinball licence to use. Following the arrival of Williams Pinball Volume One for Pinball FX3 in the first half of October, the developer has now confirmed it will add another three classic tables to the free-to-download game on 4th December.
The new tables include The Party Zone, Attack from Mars and Black Rose. Once again, this collection will set players back $9.99 / €9.99 / £8.99. Action cameras can now also be disabled and will be released alongside volume two. Below is the full rundown:
Just as Williams Pinball Volume 1 featured a dragon bursting to life (Medieval Madness) and a fisherman reeling ‘em in (Fish Tales), the remastered 1990s classics in Williams Pinball Volume 2 are enhanced in similar ways. In The Party Zone, host Captain B. Zarr comes to life as a 3D interactive character parading around on a giant rocket, while Attack from Mars fires missiles upon a flying saucer circling the playfield, thanks to the orders barked by a 3D-animated general. At the same time, Black Rose, Queen of the High Seas, captains her fully 3D-animated ship across a spinning globe as you loot a treasure chest and fire an interactive cannon. Of course, classic simulations are still available for anyone craving the most authentic arcade experience.
ATTACK FROM MARS™
Disable forcefields, destroy spaceships and save the country!
Classic Table Features:
• Spell “MARTIAN” to start the Martian Attack.
• Initiate “Total Annihilation” to unlock a 4-ball multiball.
• Altered ball physics to simulate physical game play.Remastered Table Features:
• Features a 3D flying saucer and Martian pilot.
• The attack is brought to life with themed side wall art.
• 3 missile launcher arrays with missiles.
BLACK ROSE™
Queen of the high seas, looting treasure chests and firing cannons – Oh, it’s the pirate’s life for me!
Classic Table Features:
• Open Davy Jones’ Locker to load the cannon!
• Full speed ahead into Pirate’s Cove to unlock multiball mode.
• Altered ball physics to simulate physical game play.Remastered Table Features:
• Fully animated 3D pirate woman with a cutlass.
• A compass that tracks the ball around the table.
• Complete with an interactive 3D ball firing cannon.
• Added Black Rose logo sidewall art.THE PARTY ZONE™
You are now escaping to a parallel universe that’s way beyond Wisconsin! Enter The Party Zone. Classic Table Features:
• Get ready to make your song request when prompted by D.J. Captain B. Zarr.
• Altered ball physics to simulate physical gameplay.Remastered Table Features:
• An animated football makes a touchdown when the End Zone Bonus is collected.
• Captain B. Zarr’s 3D animated character rides on a rocket – rodeo style!
• We’ve made the party even more fun with themed wall art.
Not long ago, Zen Studios came under fire for censoring volume one of this same collection. You can read about this in the previous Pinball FX3 article.
Will you be buying volume two of this collection on release? Do you play Pinball FX3 on a regular basis? Tell us in the comments.
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TZ in pack 3, please ??
I won't be buying any of these if Zen keeps censoring this content. It is just a terrible way to treat classics. I will just stick with these games on my iPad version of Pinball Arcade.
I just recently got into Pinball FX3, and man this game is addicting. Seriously, there's nothing more satisfying than chasing high scores. The amount of tables on offer is impressive, and there's tons of things to unlock. I feel like the older I get, the more I start to appreciate pinball and classic arcade games.
yes please. I will be in heaven if they ever release Indy
All this cencoring stuff bothering people is SOoooo ...internet whining. Zen Studios, bring them all and if there are a few issues here and there that may challenge your PEGI continue to adjust the tables where needed. Thanks.
I like the way they update these tables to add in new graphics and remove the sexist crap. It's a great way to treat these classics.
No thanks! (fires up Pinball Arcade)
@Sabroni burnt any books lately?
$10 for one table? I don't know...
I’m not a fan of the censoring, although I understand why it’s compromised.
Day 1 for me.
@Asaki Uh, three tables?
Statement from Zen:
In keeping with our mission of making these classic tables more family friendly, please note that for this release their names have been changed to "The Friendship Zone", "Hugs From Mars" and "Sweetest Day's Rose". In-game content has been "improved" accordingly. We hope you continue to enjoy our unnavigable menus and inexplicable clipart woman in a racing suit.
@DrJiggle Thank you for that! Who IS that woman?! She's so out of place. My guess is that she was too late getting back to her arcade cabinet, and it got unplugged. She's gone "Turbo"!!
I really wish Farsight had been able to keep the licenses to the real pinball tables. I'm not loosing any sleep over the censorship (although I think it is pretty dumb), but Zen goes too far in making pinball more "wacky and exciting" for kids who grew up on mobile games where Farsight focused on being as realistic as possible. And of course the main reason I won't buy these is I already own all of them (in their nasty, original form) on the Wii U.
I love pinball, but cannot afford/don't have the space for a real one, so this is for me.
Hmmm... not sure if this will be a day one pick up for me. I have a lot of content, really all of it if you count what I have on other systems. Probably down the road for me.
@Cosats What are they doing?
It would seem that the only way to play the uncensored tables in the future is on the PC version: https://steamcommunity.com/app/442120/discussions/0/3374780959380376329/
We are proud to say that Williams Pinball: Volume 2 which includes Attack from Mars, Black Rose, and The Party Zone will release in its original form on Steam.
This means unaltered art and DMD animations, family filter toggled off as default.
Hope you'll enjoy this next batch of classics and we are counting on your feedback going forward as well!
The Party Zone is one of my personal favorite tables, so I was very happy to see this announced yesterday.
Not buying at all 'cause I have them all. Still waiting for new pins.
@Gorfvic20 My theory is that it's one of the developers' ex-girlfriends or something.
@Rubbercookie Oh, nevermind. I didn't realize Party Zone was in TPA already, I thought it was new.
@JayJ just read on a forum that uncensored versions will be available on steam and mobile. No mention of switch though
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