4Pinball PC Edition

Editors' ReviewDownload.com staffJune 15, 2015As a port from a Pocket PC game, 4Pinball PC Edition has some quirks. The installer asks you to choose whether to start the game and open the read-me file, but it provides no check boxes, so all you can do is hit Finish. The read-me file is nowhere to be found, in fact, but you can launch the game from the program icon on the desktop. Once you launch the game, the instructions for play are generally complete and helpful. The one thing it doesn't tell you is how to start the game. The game screen asks you to hit Start, but you really just hit the space bar. Launch the ball by holding, then releasing, the down arrow. The left Ctrl key is your left flipper, and the right Shift key is your right. You can tilt the table with the left, right, and up arrows, but the table will lock if you employ tilt too frequently. We adapted quickly to the scrolling made necessary by the Pocket PC-size window's dimensions (320-by-480). The play is quick and fun, although it allows you to reach the million-point stopping point a bit too easily. Despite its quirks, this game's charming graphics and authentic sounds make it a must for pinball fans.