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OOO Gameprom
Age rating: 4+
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
The Deep PinballCurrent Version: 2.0 (iOS 4.0 Tested)
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Have you been waiting for it? – Here you are!
This is not just a pinball. This is The Deep. Built up on the unique 3D engine, winning over by realistic physics and smashing music, The Deep Pinball will not leave untouched even the hypercritical gamer.
You are sailing the most perfect submarine in the world which will be your reliable guide in the mysterious world of ocean depths. Sunken ships and ruin tunnels, unde3rwater hunting and chests full of treasures are waiting for you.
And your assistant - on-board computer – will provide you with all information necessary for successful passing of secret missions. Oh, and don’t even try to flirt with it… ;-)
✭IMPORTANT✭
• You can find SOUND, MUSIC and THEME options in standart iPhone “Settings” section.
• During the game pinch your fingers together or apart to toggle camera mode from live to fixed.
✭FEATURES✭
✔ New improved 3D engine
✔ Missions and Checkpoints
✔ Hidden locations
✔ Realistic physics
✔ Multiball
✔ Camera effects with two modes
✔ Save/load game
✔ Unique sounds
✔ Original soundtrack
✔ On-board computer with voice management
✔ Player’s speech
✔ Table tilting
✔ Local scores table
✔ World scores table
✔ Microbrowser with latest pinball news from Gameprom Team
✭HOW TO PLAY✭
When running the app, you are presented with a 3D simulated camera zoom, pan and fly-over of one of the games. Swiping right brings up Gameprom news and swiping left brings up the local score screen. Tapping on a game's fly-over screen starts game play. Controls in game:
• Tap ANYWHERE on the left side of screen to control the left flipper and ANYWHERE on the right side to control the right flipper.
• Shake your iPad to realistically shake the pinball table, but not too much or you'll tilt.
• Tap on the "electronic caption" at the top of the screen to pause or resume your game.
• Pinch your fingers together or apart to toggle camera mode from live to fixed
THE DEEP PINBALL.
DEEPER AND COOLER.
The Deep Pinball Review
Updated pinball game improves upon original
OOO Gameprom, the makers of the popular Wild West Pinball, returns with another pinball adventure.
Deep Blue Sea: Just as Wild West Pinball adopts an old west setting, The Deep Pinball puts you in a watery underworld.
The Deep Pinball is designed as a more or less traditional pinball table. The game sounds and looks—but does not quite feel—like a real pinball machine, down to the clicks and ringing bells a bumper makes when the ball strikes it.
The game rewards accurate shooting, but is forgiving of slips. The narrow space between flippers makes it almost impossible to lose a ball down the middle. But the game is also stingy with extra balls, awarding one every 5 million points. That might not sound like a great feat, but that first 4,999,999 seems to take an awfully long time to rack up with this game.
Although version 1.1 is an improvement from the original release, gameplay is still a bit rough around the edges. The camera movement, which zooms in and out on the ball, can be dodgy. The latest version lets players toggle between a dynamic and fixed camera view by pinching the screen. The best way to change the camera mode is by placing one finger in the upper-right corner of the screen and your thumb in the opposite corner. Some players have also complained about sticky flippers, but I haven’t had that problem.
More annoying is the female computer voice constantly hectoring you to follow the checkpoints. She warns you not to flirt with her, but the more you play The Deep Pinball, the more you wish for voice mute option. The developer must have heard these complaints, because the latest version includes an option to turn the voices and music off and on. The sound and music preferences are located in your handheld’s settings.
One more thing: Younger kids might not enjoy The Deep as much as older players, and it may not be appropriate for little ones in any case. My 7-year-old son doesn’t like The Deep Pinball as much as Monster Pinball, which is the exemplar of the pinball genre for the iPhone and iPod touch. He found The Deep Pinball slow going. More troubling, however, are some of the needless expletives the male voice exclaims whenever you lose a ball. I know that sailors are known for salty language, but this is ridiculous. Happily, with the new “voices off” option, you can eliminate the language altogether.
[Ben Boychuk is a columnist and freelance writer in Rialto, Calif. Feel free to e-mail him.]
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