Description
After Epic Megagames' two releases
Epic Pinball and
Extreme Pinball, Apogee finally got their own pinball game in late 1997, Balls of Steel. It features five testosterone-packed tables, each with its own theme, missions, and special bonuses. Like the Epic games and the classic "21st Century" pinball games on Amiga, BoS has a top-down scrolling screen, with an animated dot matrix display at the bottom. It also features a full-table view. Very high scores are awarded with a "powerball" end bonus mode, and could be posted on the "WorldScores" net site (no longer available). Being a Windows game, all tables boast high-resolution graphics.
This game was included in Encore's "Pinball Madness 2" collection in 1999.
Alternate Titles
- "BOS" -- Common abbreviation
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Mega Score |
Apr, 1998 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) |
Feb 08, 1997 |
  |
90 |
| Gamezilla |
Dec 06, 2000 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| Imperium Gier |
Oct 10, 2001 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| Computer Games Magazine |
May 07, 1998 |
 |
80 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Jan 07, 1998 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| PC Action |
Jan, 1998 |
76 out of 100 |
76 |
| GameSpot |
Feb 23, 1998 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Apr, 1998 |
72 out of 100 |
72 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Jan, 1998 |
66 out of 100 |
66 |
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Trivia
The table "Mutation!" features catchphrases of C. Montgomery Burns from the TV Show "The Simpsons" done by a very similar voice.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Andy Voss (1622) on Feb 19, 2000.
