Best Pinball Game - is there one?

It depends on what you like.
In the long term, I'm having the most fun with the Matmi tables, since they are all about fun and fast entertainment, instead of emulating a realistic table, which is a bit too much for that little screen, I think. Then I love the Amiga tables, but perhaps because, I spend years with them and they are just well done and pretty timeless. The Gameprom games are less entertaining, personally. I don't know why exactly, they are really beautiful but always feel a bit empty/dead. They simply don't keep my interest that much.

But I guess, it's all just about personal taste.
And you got some good stuff for everyone.

 

I have two of the Matmi tables, and they're my favorite, I like them a lot better than the three Gameprom tables I have. But I agree with the robot, it's probably more about personal taste. I would recommend Monster Pinball first, however. Maybe pick up that one and The Deep or Jungle Pinball and see which style you prefer.

 

I've tried most of the pinball games available for the iPhone, and personally I find them all quite lacking, especially when it comes to table design - if you've ever spent much time playing a real pinball machine, you probably know what I mean.

What would be nice to see is a pinball app with a good physics engine, that allowed table manufacturers (both old and modern) the chance to license their table designs and sell them via in-app purchase.

 

Jungle Style Pinball, because of the great dynamic graphics
Pinball Fantasies, because of the deep gameplay and missions

 

I was just going to jump in and say this, but Squarezero beat me to it. Last Gladiator (LGR2010) is by far the best pinball game I've played so far on the iPhone, and I've played them all. This is the first one I've played that actually approximates an arcade pinball experience.

However, that being said, it is indeed pricey (at $4.99 for one table, and 3 other DLC tables at $4.99 each). I haven't bought any of the DLC tables yet, and the one included table is well worth the $4.99 price tag in my opinion. This is the only pinball game I've loaded on my iPhone that I haven't gotten tired of after a day or two.

 

I wasn't a huge fan of Monster Pinball but I loved the Deep. I personally prefer the ones that emulate real pinball machines and I'm still waiting for one that emulates those well.

 

The price is the kicker for me. $5 for all of the tables sounds good, but $20? I'd expect that price on a much bigger screen.

 

I'm still waiting for the Zen Pinball series from XBox live arcade and PSN Network to come to iPhone and iPad. Those were great pinball games. Also the Gottleib and Williams Collections released for consoles cud also be easily ported over. Those are the best pinball games around as far as graphics physics etc.

 

I am torn between getting either Matmi's Monster Pinball or Multiball Pinball. Which one is more entertaining/has more content?

 

To clarify I don't mean the Rollercoaster pinball game that Zen released already for iphone which is kinda bad and not even close to the product they released for XBLA. I wud like them to release the same tables from XBox Live arcade.

 

I would also love to see the Williams Pinball Hall of Fame ported over, especially for the iPad. Heck, I would pay big money for the Funhouse table alone.

 

Both look like "video game" pinball games. They don't look like they have true pinball physics. But that is just from looking at them. I haven't actually plaid them so I cud be wrong. I'm more into a true to life pinball experience like Last Gladiators. But if the video Game style pinball is your thing they both looked fun.

 

+ 1 on that DaverJ. The Funhouse table is amazing. And the fact that they are REAL tables that I remember playing as a kid makes them even better for me.

 

+ another 1.

While I do think Last Gladiators is the best title on the iPhone so far, I would buy a port of the Williams or Gottlieb collection without batting an eye.

 

I am BZ playing only Multiball pinball from the day I hav bought it....
iThink it is very snazzy