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As a whole the base engine performs well on the Switch, only on rare occasions showing any signs of a stutter, I only hit one during an intense multiball mode. The looks, lights, sounds, and general feel all come through at a general level but there are some places where it falls short. The quality of the audio on some of the tables frankly sounds like it was sampled from a closet, Phantom of the Opera in particular. Even if that’s a problem at the source some time to help tweak it would have been nice. Even when the availability of quality samples shouldn’t be an issue, in particular in the case of the soundtrack to the AC/DC table, it is surprisingly weak. I’d expect the experience with a table for that group to be far more immersive, it simply sounds like the sample rate on the audio is just a bit low so it lacks intensity. The biggest glaring omission though, pointed out further by it being in the Pinball FX3 port, is the lack of an ability to switch the view to vertical when playing in handheld mode. Since I know the Pinball Arcade engine does this in general I am hoping this can be patched in, it is just a major missed opportunity. In the virtual pinball wars on Switch where it concerns the engine as a whole I’d say Pinball Arcade, at this time, comes up a but short. Thankfully, for true pinball fans everything is more likely to come down to individual tables they enjoy and in that respect the Stern Pinball Arcade collection is well-chosen and represents a number of distinct styles from over the decades. If you’re looking to satisfy your itch to play on tables from over the years it represents them well, though you may want to explore buying them individually or in their bundled packs rather than retail depending on what you’re most interested in.
Justin Nation, Score:Nindie Choice! [8.0]