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Mac news site Applelinks recently took a look at seven of the myriad pinball simulators for the Mac and reviewed each one. John Kriens bases his reviews on several criteria, including unbiased ball draining, a deep rule set, and an interesting premise.

Anyone who's a pinball simulator fan should be quite familiar with at least one of the titles covered in the review. Pinball game company LittleWing provided five titles: Tristan, Crystal Caliburn, Loony Labyrinth, Angel Egg, and Golden Logres. GraphSim offers a simulation by the name of Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey, and the Lost Boys offer a free download titled Roll 'm Up.

Here's an excerpt from the review of Crystal Caliburn:

Although this game is stunning for the time period in which it came out, I disliked the tendency of the game to drain (although there didn't seem to be any bias in outlanes vs. center). I found the game to be frustrating because I could not play consistently from game to game because of this tendency to drain. Still, the game play is pretty good, and if I didn't have the other games from which to choose, this would keep me occupied. In fact, it is only in relation to the other games that this one is lacking.

GraphSim: Fantastic Journey

Lost Boys: Roll 'm Up

IMG Review: Pro Pinball - Fantastic Journey

LittleWing

Applelinks: Pinball Simulators

GraphSim

Empire Interactive

Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey

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