So the new Plants vs Zombies table will be out today, anyone else picking it up (I would question getting any more tables but I love PvZ)?!

Originally Posted by Spybreak8 So the new Plants vs Zombies table will be out today, anyone else picking it up (I would question getting any more tables but I love PvZ)?!

I got it yesterday. Will have full impressions up later today... Basically it's great and easier than many past tables. The single Achievement is a cinch to get.

Also note that one of the Marvel tables packs (the one with X-men) is half off through Sunday!

I don't actually like PvZ the game that much, but I appreciate it anyway, and definitely appreciate Pop-Cap's sense of humor, so I'm tempted to buy the FX2 table, but I'm going to try not to be swayed because the FX2 machine designs I'm generally not very happy with. I'll be interested to hear your opinion of it, Spybreak8.

huge PvZ fan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeQD0bN6JMs

It's been a long while since I got a Pinball FX2 table. I got tired of all the Marvel tables. Broaden your horizon! It's not all superheroes!

Here we go:

Plants vs. Zombies Pinball Impressions

My playthrough:

I'm a big PvZ fan and Zen did it right, this table oozes Plants vs Zombies (if you liked PvZ you'll like this table). I wish they'd do a Castle Crasher table next, they could really tie into the XBLA hits (granted PvZ released on PC initially). The table has many lanes that you'll constantly hit with a few ways to grab challenges and other game modes via hitting two "pits" on the table. We also see an iconic crazy individual shows up and helps out with his blue pinto, after which activating results in different plant bonuses.

There's also a currency system in play which ties to PvZ. Threw out play you'll collect sun from the sunflower that sprinkles it across the table, you can activate a frenzy to receive more, to purchase the different plants at your disposal. Each plant has a special ability related to how they act in the PvZ world. There can be some chaotic zombie sequences so they are very useful. I kept saying out loud as I was playing, this is crazy (when fog was on the board and zombies were all gunnin' for me)! I loved it.

The advantage of video pinball, compared to real life pinball, is that you aren't limited to you know reality (I do enjoy virtual simulated physical tables too). The ability for the zombies to materialize and crumble when hit was I thought pretty neat. The effects of fog on the table was really awesome and felt like again, PvZ. The art style to the table feels like it was done by PopCap.

I actually mustered quite a high score of 400K+ and haven't read the rules of the table yet. It is a fun high scoring table like Spiderman imo, multi-ball is easily obtainable and jackpots can be achieved back to back. The only thing I might dock this table is the plant dialogue sfx can get annoying in the long run but that's my opinion about most of the new tables. At first Ccoo coo Combo was funny but it became an old joke fairly quickly. I can see myself playing this a lot more.

pinball FX2 on the PC???? hmm... that sounds really interesting.

PvZ table is fun, worth it and glad they did something like this. Hope to see more tables from other companies make it on FX2 in the near future.

http://www.egmnow.com/digitalnoob/pl...l-xbla-review/
A good little writeup here, I'd add that the woman voice is the lively peashooters, or at least that's what I gathered(you'll hear the peashooters in the PvZ music video "Zombies on Your Lawn"). Yeah like I said, this oozes Plants vs Zombies, quite a good attention to detail in this table.

The singer in PvZ is Laura Shigihara, the game's composer. While PvZ Pinball features arrangements of her actual music, I don't believe she provides the narration for it. Could ask the devs though.

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I'm pretty sure all the vocal clips throughout the PvZ table was narrated by her. Or it's someone impersonating her...

Originally Posted by dirtyvu I'm pretty sure all the vocal clips throughout the PvZ table was narrated by her. Or it's someone impersonating her...

Very well then - we shall soon see!

Nobody on my friends list has Pinball FX2. Anyone want to join Zen's evil marketing scheme by being friends? I don't think I'm very good; I'll be happy to guard your scores from below.

http://live.xbox.com/en-US/Profile?g...g=CAG%20Doomed

Okay, the voice in Plants vs. Zombies Pinball definitely came from PopCap as opposed to Zen. No word yet on who provided the voice, but this tidbit seems to be a sign in favor of it coming from Laura.

It's Laura. her voice is very distinctive and I'm a huge fan of her.

there were a couple times when it didn't sound like her so it's possible they got a voice actor to emulate her. but I doubt it.

If anyone needs some peeps on their friends leaderboards feel free to add me. I've been obsessing over the x-men table lately.

FYI Civil War table is now available!

First, I'm not pleased with the Civil War table. The ramps are too steep and the talking gets old.

Anyway, to settle a past disagreement... Laura Shigihara confirms that she did not voice the Plants vs. Zombies table:

https://twitter.com/supershigi/statu...37027932102656

WHAT!?
http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/02/05...ils-up-at-noon

Originally Posted by Spybreak8 WHAT!? http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/02/05...ils-up-at-noon

It's sad that trailer got me more excited for Star Wars then anything that franchise has done in about a decade.