Ruiner Pinball

''Ruiner Pinball'' is a pinball video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by Atari Corporation exclusively for Atari Jaguar on November 6, 1995. It was marketed as the first game to feature support for the Jaguar's ProController, though the only difference that the controller provides is that its shoulder buttons can be used as an alternative way of nudging the table.''Ruiner Pinball'' game manual (Atari Jaguar, US)

In ''Ruiner Pinball'', players can choose between any of the two available playfields, which both have their own thematic and self-contained story. The game originated as a project pitched by High Voltage Software to Atari Corporation, who wanted to create a pinball title for the Jaguar, as members within the company were fans of the genre. ''Ruiner Pinball'' garnered mostly negative reception from critics since its release but it has been recently referred by publications like ''PC Magazine'' as one of the best titles for the system.

Gameplay

''Ruiner Pinball'' is an arcade-style pinball game, featuring two types of pinball tables and each one has their own main objective, gameplay mechanics, plot and thematic. The game has three levels of difficulty and the player can set the number of balls for play, turn on or off the picture-in-picture display window, apply texture to the ball and enter the number of players at the options menu.

High scores and other settings made by the player are automatically kept via the cartridge's internal EEPROM. The player can also reset the internal memory of the cartridge to erase saved high-scores and personal settings.

Tables

Ruiner is a two-screen wide table that features a four sets of flippers, taking place during the