Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Dec 9, 2016

  Get a table 35" high, place the Vive wands 22" apart on the table, laying on their sides with the triggers out and secure them to the table. Line up the controllers with the flipper buttons in the game, start playing and then curse Zen Studios for destroying your job, marriage, health and sanity, and giving you only unbridled happiness in return.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 20, 2019

  The immersion on the tables is really great. Graphics quality is way better than on Zaccaria VR and it also plays more fluid. Also I got to say that the gameplay itself is much more intuitive than with keyboard or a normal controller. Only the nudge I have to get used to. Absolutely worth a buy if you're into Pinball. (Played with HTC Vive Cosmos)
• gamedeal user

  Jul 10, 2017

  [h1]Pinball FX2 VR - [i]This is how pinball games SHOULD be played![/i][/h1] I am going to start this review with one simply thing, if you do not have VR (and i mean one of the big vr kits not the mobile phone thing) then this review is not for you, i know you are tempted to call VR a gimmick, to downvote/dislike etc as i say it is how it should be played, resist try the game in VR. Ok so i have been a Zen Pinball fan for many years (Zen? But this is FX2!.... Well on the ps3 then ps4 it was called zen pinball) I owned most of the ps3 tables and when the ps4 came out i was able to import them, I confess i was a little annoyed when i downloaded the pc version and could not import my tables! So on the ps4 i own ...well nearly all of them if i am honest, these are really really well made tables! Sadly on the VR version there is only a tiny selection of tables and no sign that we will get any more. This does include the awesome Epic Quest table though. It was annoying that the tables had to be re-brought (those i own on the ps4) but i was willing to do so to help support the developers. [b]ROOMSCALE / ENVIRONMENT / GRAPHICS[/b] You can have 3 tables active in the room space at any one time, however this is largely academic as you will only ever be playing one at a time (even if they let you play all three at once i doubt you have enough arms!) this does seem to be a disappointment to some and i confess i do not understand why (again i am only in possession of two arms and one head so perhaps those with multiple of them want to play more than one at once?) The area you play in is done well and you have easy access to the menu and leaderboards, what is really cool is that each table comes with props that float and animate around you while you play, the animations on the tables are also really well done and translate well into VR (i so want to play the portal table or see what they come up with for the deadpool table in VR...one can dream) [b]PERFORMANCE[/b] I had no issues at all and there is plenty of options to tailor the game to your machines specifications, i have heard people bemoaning the performance but as i say it worked great for me and since this is my review…..no performance issues. There is a bug that is unrelated to performance, and more a “why the hell have they not fixed this yet thing” - The tables are very low which means when you stand your looking down a lot, not comfy with the vive and easily fixed with a height slider (Their community manager actually said to stand a stool or chair, reset the position then jump down…..proving that sometimes people just do not think, personally when blindfolded by the vive i avoid climbing on chairs, perhaps that makes me a coward lol) I did find though that being sat and loading the game seemed to put it at the right height for me to play sat down. [b]INTUITIVENESS[/b] It is pinball, you hit the ball with the flippers and scream at it when it jumps down the whole at the bottom. Can not get much more intuitive than that. The controls are clearly displayed on your wands too. [b]MULTIPLAYER:[/b] It has leaderboards, i for one like beating my mates scores (on the ps4 i am top dog on every table i own :) among my mates). [b]PROS:[/b] [list] [*] The pinball tables are exceptionally well done. [*] The animations around the table are very cool and add a good atmosphere (and amusement). [*] Pinball in VR works really well, i do not think i can go back to flatscreen pinball now (annoying as i have £100+ worth of tables over the years on the ps4) [/list] [b]CONS:[/b] [list] [*] Seems abandoned by the developers, no additional tables or important bugfixes. [*] Fx3 is coming out soon and has no VR, this is a bad sign for FX2 VR. [/list] [b]VERDICT[/b] Getting it shows the developers that VR pinball is something we want to see more off, but only get it if you are happy to keep it how it is (for the content available now it is not cheap but worth it) I am deeply displeased that the company has all but abandoned VR and i really hope they do a U-Turn on Fx3 and add VR support, i certainly will not buy any FX3 content while they avoid VR,i just can not go back to playing it flatscreen, the ability to see the whole table makes playing it just so much more enjoyable. As the only VR pinball table game i have played (are there others?) and ignoring the fact the company has, as i say, all but abandoned us, i do recommend it, most highly.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 10, 2020

  Can't recommend this because the interface sucks. Only 3 tables at a time!! That's ridiculous. And so tedious to have to swap them out. And it's just so bland and unimaginitive. Who designed this interface, seriously? The tables themselves are reasonably good, as are the physics. But it doesn't have the tables I really want like the Marvel and Star Wars tables. I feel like this game just has a lot of unrealised potential which is why I am not recommending it at this point. I am assuming this is because the company have not committed fully to VR at this point. Which is a shame.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 30, 2016

  Grab your neck brace your going to need it on this one! This is VRs fault not game. Before you buy try this for me. Put your vive on and now tilt your head slightly down, and now hold it there for 30mins. How's your neck feel? Well today I can feel stretched muscles down my back from my neck. This is aggregated by the fact the the lenses are blurry (as you know) around the edges forcing you to quite often tilt your head even further. With the graphics set high and ss at 1.4 with async on I find it a lot better. But I do own a 1080 Now the review of the game. The tables look great up close in vr as pinball is made for vr or vr is made for pinball 😉 easy tables
• gamedeal user

  Jul 12, 2020

  It's well made and is fun for 5 minutes but gets boring fast. It should at least have all the machines included. You pay $15 for the game, and still have to buy the pinball machines.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 7, 2017

  let me start by saying i like this game, now let me say i am fed up paying for tables i have on ps3,ps4,steam and now steam VR i hate to be ripped off and sadly this is how i now feel so i will now play the tables i own but i will not be purchasing any new titles in future. shame really to treat good customers in this fashon. hope it bites you in the a^&
• gamedeal user

  Feb 5, 2017

  I must start by saying I like pinball video games, but I've always found Pinball FX2 a bit boring by comparison with The Pinball Arcade. Although the VR version of Pinball FX2 is the same game, it somehow feels more authentic. I don't know if they changed something or not, but suddenly the ball moves and sounds more like a real pinball table with extra toys and special effects. Standing over the virtual table, you know it's virtual, but it looks much like a real table. In terms of the VR experience, it is perfectly suited to everyone's space because unlike most other VR games, you can stand or sit still and you don't have to wave your arms around as you would for a shooting game. Even the menu is controlled by head tracking. I think standing makes a big difference to the experience, but adjusting the viewing angle is not very precise and you can end up with neck ache from looking down at the flippers. Unfortunately, as with the regular Pinball FX2, the tables still seem too easy and sometimes you are defeated by tiredness rather than a lack of skill as a game turns into a marathon session where the ball is saved over and over again. I guess that would count in the game's favour if you are a pinball novice. Still, I enjoyed playing the game a great deal and I would play the VR version now in preference to playing it on screen. I would definitely recommend Pinball FX2 VR to pinball fans and VR enthusiasts alike. The VR version is making me like Pinball FX2 more than before and it didn't leave me feeling motion-sick like some VR games do.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 23, 2017

  "OCULUS RIFT REVIEW" The only reason i cannot recommend this game is due to the lack of optimization for Oculus Rift. Just to start the game you have to do down on the right thumb stick and click it for "A" and right on the right thumb stick and click it for "B". This is not right to be offering a game that says it is setup for the Oculus Rift and it does not work correctly. The only reason i cannot refund it is due to how much visual features Zen puts into their games and this is the only one like this for pinball in VR. If your looking for a visual game of pinball in VR, get this game. But if you are looking for a smooth, working properly, and flawless game of pinball in vr, do not buy this game. You will not be happy.
• magius74

  Dec 28, 2022

  This VR version of Pinball FX2 is actually too good. It hurts my soul. It just begs the question why now in practically the year 2023 is this still the best version of VR pinball ANYWHERE! It hurts because so little was done with this. Nothing else compares. Sure we can play Star Wars VR pinball but it is SO LOW QUALITY compared to this. There are even Homebrew options for VR Pinball like FP or VPX but they are just not as well done as this. It saddens me that Zen did not do anything more with this and release a disgustingly low quality port of Star Wars tables. The love and attention to detail Zen gave the tables here really shows. Even if you don't care about all the flashy effects that surround the table when you play at least you gotta admit the Tables are lovingly crafted with beautiful 3d models that look fantastic if VR. I just wish some more could have been done with this title. So Sad.........