Tuesday 15 January, 2008

Summary

In the computer game 3D Pinball for Windows- Space Cadet there are nine levels or ranks. The ranks start from the lowest being a cadet to the highest being a fleet admiral. In 3D pinball there are missions the players have to complete in order to earn points, more pinballs and to get to another rank. The game starts with three pinballs and the player being a cadet. The point of the game is to ascend to fleet general and earn as many points as possible.

Gameplay

My computer came with the 3D Pinball game and I decided to try it out. I figured it should be like pinball so I began playing it. When I first started to play the game I was like this is fun. As the points began to get higher I began to get more into the game. I would get frustrated when I would miss a shot and cause the ball to drop in between the levers. This would cause me to lose a ball and given that we are only given three balls it would lessen my chances of getting a higher rank and a higher score.
While playing the game I would really pay attention to it and sometimes ignore the people trying to communicate with me. I would be determined to beat the previous high score. I am a competitive person so every new game I would play I would want to beat the high score. The game allows the players to compete against each other so I would sometimes play with my sister and try to beat her score. Although the players are playing against each other they also have a chance to beat the high score of the game. Playing against my sister was very interesting because she can be competitive as well so we were both trying our best to win.
I found the game fun to play because it had some fiction to it. The missions are outer space missions and as the player ranks the missions become harder. At one point there are black holes that can suck the ball in and spit it out anywhere. You had to be prepared for the ball to hit you from anywhere. That’s also what made the game exciting the fact that it was different every time. Once you started a new game you never knew what the out come was going to be.

Nicely done. --Chuck (grader)