

Han overseas the gameplay from his swivel command chair while Chewbacca attends to the ship.

First up is Han Solo, the dashing space smuggler whose table is set inside the Millennium Falcon, which, if you zoom out, seems to be inside the giant space slug from The Empire Strikes Back. Sure, things get a bit small in this view, but nothing can beat the experience of seeing the entire table fit perfectly on a non-scrolling screen. Speaking of the Vita, Heroes Within is just as amazing on the handheld as it is on the big screen with functional touch controls and my favorite feature – the ability to play the game vertically. And if that weren’t reason enough your cross-buy purchase of the PS4 version will also allow you to download and play these four new tables on your PS3 and PS Vita. I’ve been saying this ever since Pinball FX2 came to the PlayStation 4 and I still cannot explain it, but for some reason the game just looks a tad better on the console despite my gaming PC clearly having higher specs. Using an Xbox 360 controller on the PC works great as long as you are using the LB/RB buttons, but the extra play in the triggers can create just enough delay to complicate your shot. The PC offers slightly faster load times getting into the game or when switching tables while the DualShock controller seems slightly more responsive with nearly no lag time between tapping triggers and seeing your flipper move. To get the technical stuff out of the way first, the PS4 and PC versions are virtually identical in both visual fidelity and framerate. Heroes Within is available for all the consoles as well as PC and mobile devices, but the focus of this review is going to be PC and Sony platforms. While past bundles have featured three themed tables, Heroes Within delivers four exciting pinball games, each with their own heroes…and maybe a few villains. Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within is the latest bundle of tables to get added to the growing library of fantasy and franchise-themed virtual pinball games, and in my opinion, these are some of the best ones yet.

Zen Studios has finally released their third installment in the Star Wars Pinball spinoff for their Pinball FX2 franchise.
