Geekscape Games Geek Peek: ‘Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles’

If you are a pinball junkie, chances are you own Pinball FX and Pinball FX2. Zen Studios has done an incredible job with both titles and continuously supports Pinball FX2 with new tables frequently. Since the nerdgasm that was The Avengers movie has been out for a month, Zen Studios decided to team up with Marvel once again to bring us more tables in Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles.

Avengers Chronicles is a 4-pack of tables for the previously released, Marvel Pinball–which is also an add-on for Pinball FX2. New tables consist of The Avengers, Infinity Gauntlet, Fear Itself and World War Hulk. Each table has dialogue from the comics and from the Avengers movie, without the voices from the actors of the movie of course.

From the time I have spent with all 4 tables, Infinity Gauntlet wins as my favorite table. Having the table flip upside down in the middle of play is part devious, part genius. One of the rare times I curse and praised something that happened in a game at the same time. The other tables are no slouch either with the crazy amount of animations, dialogue and minigames  going on. Just be prepared to get a little annoyed when all that animation on screen distracts you or gets in your way when multiball is active.

Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles is available now for 800 MS points on XBLA or $9.99 on PSN. No question if your money should be spent on this. If you have a PS3 or Xbox 360 and love pinball, you should get Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles.