''True Pinball'' is a video game developed by

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and published by

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in 1996. It is an enhanced version of ''

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''.

Gameplay

''True Pinball'' is a pinball game with four pinball tables. They are the same ones featured in the later versions of ''Illusions'', but with improved visuals and audio. Each table has been recreated in 3D and can be played either at an angle or from a top-down view.

Reception

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'' reviewed the Saturn version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "''True Pinball'' is a good video pinball game, just not a great game of pinball." ''

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'' gave the Saturn version of ''True Pinball'' an overall score of 85%, expressing that it "requires skill" and is a better pinball game than '' Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators'', further stating that it emulates the 'look and feel' of a real pinball machine. ''

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's'' four-person review crew gave the Saturn version of the game an overall score of seven out of ten, praising its "hi-res" graphics, and like ''Mean Machines Sega'', ''EGM'' expressed that it emulates the 'look and feel' of a real pinball machine, with one reviewer stating that ''True Pinball'' is "as close to true pinball as can be".

References

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