If you’ve been following us at BSR you’ll know we’re big fans of Pinball FX2. If this is your first time, Pinball FX2 is a realistic pinball gaming system for the XBOX marketplace. You can download tables on the system and play them much like normal pinball tables. Each table is between 200 and 250 points so they’re quite affordable.
But now we have here the newest table Captain America, and this one may be my highest recommend for first timers. This table is probably the best mix of difficulty and challenge I’ve seen on any of the tables so far. It’s a smaller table but it’s more compact then others, there are so many different missions and side quests to do that you’re always busy and everything gives you decent scores. Probably my favorite feature is that nothing is lost when you lose a ball, if you got kickbacks they’re still there, and also the game rewards you for how much of a mission you did. For instance if a mission ends up giving you 14 million points in total and you happen to lose the mission halfway through, you’ll gain 7 million points and then when you reenter the mission you’ll start from where you last left off. On other tables I would feel major pressure right when I was at the end of a mission cause if I failed then I would have to start all over, but this table is helping me keep my cool the whole time. This is the major reason why I think this is a good table for beginners. It’s also a pretty high scoring tables which will make you feel awesome and thus be able to play better as well. My other favorite thing is The Cosmic Cube. The Cosmic Cube is located in the middle of table and when you’re able to hit it, it helps you with whatever current quest you are on as well as giving you a decent amount of points. So if you find yourself really stuck, get the Cosmic Cube out and it’ll help you on your way.
The story line elements are pretty good too. You’ve got a bunch of sidekicks to choose from including Bucky and the Howling Commandos like Dum Dum Dugan. There’s a way in which you can play as each character and they each give you special abilities. The villains are Red Skull and my personal favorite Baron Zemo. The whole of the story takes place during World War 2.
I highly recommend this table, I became good at the game recently and went back and bought all the tables I didn’t have previously, and though this isn’t my highest scoring table it’s near the top and it’s one in which I feel more accomplished in getting a high score then any other. Within about half an hour I had gotten up to about 50 Million and finally ended up getting to 95 Million points. So it’s a very fun table and I highly recommend it, especially to those who have yet to check out Pinball FX2 because it really is a good starting level.