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Stern Pinball Brings Ghostbusters to Xbox One

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Who ya gonna call for some pinball action? Ghostbusters on the Stern Pinball Arcade, that’s who! Coming at you like the Ecto-1 on the Xbox One is a faithful recreation of the classic arcade game. Read on for a look-see and more!

From the Press Release:
Stern Pinball, Inc., the world’s oldest and largest producer of arcade-quality pinball machines, proudly announces the availability of Ghostbusters for Xbox One players on the Stern Pinball Arcade. The Stern Pinball Arcade was developed in partnership with FarSight Studios, the makers of The Pinball Arcade. The Stern Pinball Arcade is the most realistic and accurate digital pinball game ever created. Ghostbusters joins Stern Pinball’s other modern classics with 100% accurate gameplay and graphics, along with the most realistic physics ever in a digital pinball game.

The Ghostbusters pinball experience highlights the humor of the film as the player progresses through the game. The game also includes custom speech by original “Ghostbusters” cast member, Ernie Hudson, who guides the player to become the newest member of the Ghostbusters team. Besides chasing down Slimer, battling the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and capturing ghosts, other exciting features include:

Outstanding, strategic pinball gameplay with “paranormal” magnetic slingshots
Combative open field drop targets
Unique skill shots, captive balls and video modes
Random rewards and multiple unique multiball modes, including the flipper reversing Mass Hysteria multiball!

“Ghostbusters is one of our most beloved pinball machine releases from the last year. We’re excited to bring the colorful fun and nostalgia of Ghostbusters to the Stern Pinball Arcade,” said Gary Stern, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball.

Ghostbusters is coming soon to the PlayStation 4 platform in the Stern Pinball Arcade. The iOS, Android, and Gear VR versions will be available this holiday season. Keep your eyes out for availability on both Oculus Rift and Nintendo Switch.

Also coming soon to the Stern Pinball Arcade is the addition of Stern Pinball’s Mustang LE table, as well as the Ghostbusters LE table.

About The Stern Pinball Arcade

The Stern Pinball Arcade includes these great tables: AC/DC Premium (plus two LE tables), Star Trek Premium (plus one LE table), Mustang Premium (plus one LE table), High Roller Casino, Ripley’s Believe it or Not!, Harley Davidson 3rd Edition, Starship Troopers, Last Action Hero, Phantom of the Opera, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and Ghostbusters.

The Stern Pinball Arcade features:
• ROM Emulation and code compiled from real tables – 100% accurate gameplay and graphics of real world pinball machines
• The most realistic physics ever in a pinball game
• Console controllers giving players the ability to simulate nudging the table to better control the ball
• Great new Stern tables released regularly
• Table goals – accomplishments tied to learning and mastering each table
• Arcade play – single and multi-player games on any of the tables
• Stern Challenge – users must hit a target score on each of the tables before moving on to the next table, a full game experience in itself
• Table Instructions – detailed tutorials of each table teach you how to become a pinball wizard
• Controller vibrations let you feel every collision as the pinball bounces off bumpers, switches and targets
• Dynamic real-time lighting

Source: Steve Barton, www.dreadcentral.com