Nice. So I take that it's better than Pinball on the NES?
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A few weeks ago, I finally managed to get my hands on a new copy of Necronomicon. This is another digital pinball game from Kaze, the masters of the genre, that appeared on Sega Saturn way back when.
Some of you may recall Kaze's earlier Saturn effort, Last Gladiators, which was pretty damn fun in its own right. Well, quite simply, Necronomicon kicks the crap of Last Gladiators and may well be the very finest example of digital pinball.
As the title suggests, the theme is 100% "Lovecraftian" (yep, Cthulu mythos, a la H. P. Lovecraft). Curiously, I was expecting "Giger-esqu" art, but alas, it's quite a bit more traditional (actually, fairly similar to the style found in Last Gladiators). In fact, the graphics generally reflect nothing more than what a real pinball table would look like, albeit with a few macabre touches.
You get 3 different tables to play on, and all of them are decent to great. The table layouts vary quite a bit, with different challenges, ramp layouts, flippers, etc.
There's some into music from Dream Theater, and the music generally swings between haunted house music and "impending doom" metal. It fits. Also, as with Last Gladiators, there's a ton of fairly cheesey voice overs that correspond to the on-screen action.
So what makes it great? Gameplay, baby! PERFECT pinball physics, solid pinball challenges, and absolutely insane multiball madness!! You get a perfect view of the entire table (no scrolling, thank you), and thanks to some surprisingly crisp graphics and color, you can ALWAYS tell exactly what you need to do in order to unlock the current challenge or otherwise score mad points. The action moves at a brisk pace (much quicker than in Last Gladiators), and when you finally get some muliball going, chaos reigns!! You WILL be on the edge of your seat as 7 or 8 steels balls are rocketing around the table, flippers going non-stop, and the voice-over repeatedly screaming "JACKPOT!" Great stuff.
It's not as slick looking as Akira Psychoball (another solid Kaze effort), but its pure pinball action is unmatched IMO. An exciting yet oddly relaxing game that's worth the effort to track down if you're at all into digital pinball.
"Fiends! Animals! Bastards!"
bullet taker
Nice. So I take that it's better than Pinball on the NES?
Official
no shit sherlock.
bullet taker
I wanted Necronomicom before but now that I know it has Dream Theater music I want it more. Thanks for the info.
adventurous ball in giddy maze
I just got this too. The in-game music is awesome. The voice (which is actually part of the redbook tracks) is the best part, though. That's what makes the game for me. So perfectly cheesy and ominous. Masterful.
Neo, only the intro and ending have Dream Theater tunes. Well, music by one guy from DT, anyway. John P. or something.
can't wake up
I have the game. I got it for a decent price but I still think I wasted money. I mean... cmon, its pinball! What the hell was going on in my head when I decided to get it?
Im not saying that about all of you, just to my situation. Its a perfectly fine pinball game, but its a pinball game.
Waste of my money.
Necronomicon = the greatest video pinball game ever made. No contest whatsoever. I still need to get ahold of that Kaze Power Rangers pinball game one of these days. BTW for those that don't know Kaze also did Super Pinball on the SNES.
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Originally posted by diffusionx
I have the game. I got it for a decent price but I still think I wasted money. I mean... cmon, its pinball! What the hell was going on in my head when I decided to get it?
Im not saying that about all of you, just to my situation. Its a perfectly fine pinball game, but its a pinball game.
Waste of my money.
You could give it to me!
I loved Last Gladiators and I'm glad to hear the Necro has english voice in the game. If you like silverball, I would highly recommend any of the offerings from Kaze on the Saturn. The perfect blend of videogame with pinball perfect physics.
still lurking
Necronomicon is fun and funny but I'd have to say Akira Psychoball is better.
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