There are two primary viewing modes for Pinball HD. Though it is at first a little unclear about where and how you need to navigate, it becomes second nature quickly. From here, you can choose to scroll to another pinball table (at game start the interface defaults to whatever pinball table you last played), to news from the publisher, or online/offline high scores. Launching Pinball HD takes users directly into a hub screen. When someone says that the iPad is just a giant iPod touch, there's some truth to the statement, but games like Pinball HD show what the increased screen real estate (not to mention the superior display) can do for an app. But where the iPhone games, though full of great graphics/sounds and consistent ball physics, felt cramped and fairly limited, Pinball HD feels like a real pinball game. In fact, Pinball HD consolidates all three OOO Gameprom iPhone virtual pinball games (The Deep, Wild West Pinball and Jungle Beat) into one. If you've already purchased one of OOO Gameprom's iPhone Pinball apps, you have a pretty good feel for what Pinball HD is all about. But what the game lacks in a catchy title it more than makes up for with all of the positives listed above, at a more than reasonable price. What do you call an iPad game with top-notch graphics, clever and responsive controls, a variety of play mechanics, great sound effects and what is probably the most generic, boring title in the history of the
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