PinOut

PinOut
PinOut app icon
Developer(s) Mediocre
Platform(s) iOS, Android
Release October 27, 2016[1]
Genre(s) Pinball
Mode(s) Single-player

PinOut (sometimes stylized as PinOut!)[2][3] is a virtual pinball game, released in 2016 by Mediocre AB.[4] It is available for Apple iOS and Google Android platforms.[1] The goal of the game is propel the ball as far as possible before time runs out.[1][5]

Gameplay

The game has the basic appearance of a conventional pinball game, with a rolling ball propelled upward on the play field by hitting it with flippers. However, unlike a conventional pinball game, the play field extends upwards endlessly. The display follows the ball as it moves. Multiple flippers are placed throughout the play field. There is no drain; play is limited by a timer. The challenge is to go as far as possible up the play field, within the available time.[1]

The player controls the flippers by tapping the left or right of the screen. The player can also hold the flippers to "catch" the ball, for a more precise shot.[5]

To gain additional time, the player can hit glowing dots with the ball. If time expires, play ends. There are ten checkpoints in the game. With an in-app purchase, the player can enable restarting from past checkpoints, restoring their progress to that point. Otherwise, players must start at the beginning.[1]

If the player makes it past the main play fields, there is an "Overtime" mode, where the player keeps playing until time expires.[1]

Minigames

There are four different minigames which, when played, add the resulting score to the timer. These minigames appear in a small area at the top of the screen, reminiscent of the "video mode" minigames in hybrid electronic pinball games.[6]

Power-ups

Like the minigames, power-ups appear as colored orbs on the playing field, and are obtained when the ball touches the orb. The game offers the player a choice between two of the following:[7]

  • Slow Motion — slows the ticks of the timer
  • Time Freeze — stops the timer for 10 flips of the flippers
  • Motion Link — the timer only ticks when the ball is in motion
  • Push — allows the player to move the ball in any direction
  • Warp — allows the player to skip part of a level
  • Time Doubler — makes the time beads (bonus dots) worth twice as much time
  • Random — one of the other power-ups listed above is granted

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic81/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Gamezebo[9]
Pocket Gamer9/10[5]
TouchArcade[10]

Metacritic gave the game an average score of 81 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8] Gamezebo gave PinOut a rating of 4.5 stars, praising its graphics and soundtrack, while criticizing the timer as oppressive.[9] Pocket Gamer praised the originality, game-play, and aesthetics, but said it can be "a little tough".[5]

See also

  • Smash Hit - Another game from Mediocre AB involving balls

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kohler, Chris (2016-11-01). "Fantastic PinOut! Puts an Infinite Spin on Pinball". WIRED. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ↑ "PinOut". Play Store. Google. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  3. ↑ "PinOut!". App Store. Apple. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  4. ↑ Funnell, Rob (2016-10-27). "Endless Neon Pinball Game 'PinOut' From the Developers of 'Smash Hit' Is Finally Available Worldwide". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Cowley, Ric (2016-10-27). "PinOut review - the pinball reinvention you never knew you needed". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  6. ↑ Squires, Jim (2016-11-14). "PinOut is Pinball with an Endless Twist". Lifewire. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  7. ↑ Amaris, Lian (2016-11-01). "PinOut Tips, Cheats and Strategies". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  8. 1 2 "PinOut! for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  9. 1 2 Amaris, Lian (2016-11-02). "PinOut Review: Play This Silver Ball". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  10. ↑ Musgrave, Shaun (2016-12-30). "'PinOut!' Review – A Pretty, Good Spin on Pinball". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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