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Williams Pinball Classics

PAL version finally to appear in October with improvements promised over the NTSC release.

System 3 Software has held back the launch of its eagerly awaited new pinball game, preferring instead to invest the extra time in polishing up the finished product from what was a good arcade simulation into the definitive video game representation of the pinball genre.

The Williams name sits firmly at the forefront of pinball folklore. Historically, it is the name of names when it comes to producing the very best pinball tables and System 3 is proud of the association. By hooking up with the best System 3 has the opportunity to produce the best video game versions of classic pinball tables. The resulting game truly combines the traditional Williams pinball philosophy with video game technology and the game is spectacular whatever your chosen machine.

Williams Pinball Classics is released in October on Wii, PS3, PSP and Xbox360.

Williams Pinball Classics will feature stunningly accurate recreations of the most popular Williams tables of all time. Every texture, every flashing light and every sound effect has been lovingly recreated in order to deliver the most accurate simulation of the classic pastime.

Unrivalled ball physics mean that you can become just as good as you always were. And that classic addictive gameplay means that even newcomers to the art of pinball will be hooked from the first ball.

The Facts

- 13 of the most popular Williams pinball tables of all time (Wii and PSP versions have 10 tables)

- Unrivalled pinball physics

- Accurate and extremely detailed graphical and audio recreation

- PS3/Xbox360 versions features lifelike HD graphics

- PSP version features vertical screen mode and game sharing

- Multiplayer modes on all tables

Improvements Over The NTSC Release

- Redesigned, intelligent camera system that puts you exactly where you need to be.

- Improved, streamlined gameplay.

- Table details are now fully modelled as opposed to flat.

SKU Specific Features:

PS3/Xbox360: Absolutely stunning HD graphics that have to be seen to be believed. It’s like being in front of the real thing, only it’s on Free Play!

PSP Features: The portable version of the game will enable you to turn the PSP on its side in order to utilize the vertical screen mode and see even more of the table at any one time!

Wii Features: Supremely accurate graphics combine with the ability to shake the remote and nunchuk in order to nudge the machine left and right!

About System 3

Formed in 1982 System 3 is globally renowned for heart-warming electronic entertainment experiences that formed the very foundations of the modern videogames we know and love today and has been responsible for some of the greatest videogames of the past 27 years. The company continues to publish exciting award-winning games of all genres across all hardware formats.

For all System 3 press assets please go to www.system3live.com

For all System 3 PR and marketing enquiries please contact: Chandra Nair – Brand Manager: chandra@system3.com

t: +44 (0) 207 491 4441

About Williams Electronics Games, Inc

As the most dominant manufacturer of pinball machines for over three decades, Williams Electronics Games, Inc. introduced the world to a legendary array of Williams and Bally branded games that helped define what modern pinball represented as a state-of-the-art leisure time entertainment art-form.

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