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Stop the First Order or crush the Resistance on SHIELD in Zen Pinball's new Star Wars: The Force Awakens tables

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Stop the First Order or crush the Resistance on SHIELD in Zen Pinball's new Star Wars: The Force Awakens tables
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It’s a match made in heaven: what’s set to become arguably the biggest movie of all time paired with the best pinball game in existence. Zen Pinball for NVIDIA SHIELD launching this month features Star Wars: The Force Awakens tables, harnessing the Force with the power of NVIDIA’s technology to create something even Luke Skywalker would give his right hand for.

Zen Pinball is available now on SHIELD as a free download with a large variety of pinball tables based on popular franchises available as in-game purchases.

Zen Pinball offers the most advanced pinball physics in existence, with detailed 3D tables that feature all the multiballs, bumpers and ramps you expect of a physical table. But of course, it also hosts fantastically well animated objects only virtual pinball can bring to the table.

Star Wars is by no means the only beloved franchise in Zen Pinball – Marvel Comics, The Walking Dead and a whole slew of Fox cartoons are extremely well represented, as you’ll see – but right now Rey is owning everything just as she should.

Be the hero

The Force Awakens in Zen Pinball features Rey, Finn, Poe, General Leia and Han Solo on the rebel side, but you can also take command of the First Order – and hit hyperspace on board a Star Destroyer.

In the game, players can take part in the battle for supremacy that is the Balance of the Force via global leaderboards and high score tables.

If it’s more local action you’re after, you’ll love the hotseat mode where players take turns battling for the highest score. Fans of the earlier films are also in for a treat with tables featuring Boba Fett, Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi, The Clone Wars and more.

As mentioned, Star Wars is not the only huge franchise in Zen Pinball. You’ll also find the heroes, villains and zombies of The Walking Dead, while Marvel fans hit the motherlode: tables include the Avengers and, via in-app purchases, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Blade, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Thor, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Captain America, World War Hulk, The Infinity Gauntlet, Fear Itself and Civil War.

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If you like your pinball with lots of laughs, the choice here is also huge. All tables based on popular cartoons – including Archer, American Dad, Family Guy, South Park, and Bob’s Burgers – feature not just their iconic characters, storylines and locations, but authentic voice talent from the shows, too.

Gamers are also covered in Zen Pinball with Portal Pinball based on Valve’s beloved mind-bending first-person puzzle series.

Love the movies and shows, but are new to pinball? Each table has a rule sheet that gives tips and tricks for nabbing the highest scores, and the base game – which has up to five million installs already – includes the Sorcerer’s Lair table for free.

And with stunning NVIDIA-powered graphics and the most advanced physics ever seen in a pinball game, picking Zen Pinball up on SHIELD is the next best thing to having your very own collection of physical pinball tables.