Pro Pinball: Timeshock! is an pinball simulation video game developed by Cunning Developments and published by Empire Interactive for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It is the second game in the Pro Pinball series, and is themed around the concept of time travel.

The Story Behind Pro Pinball - Timeshock!

At any one time the player is in one of a handful of time zones, the main ones being The Present Day, The Distant Future, Ancient Rome and The Prehistoric Age. In 2014, the Dutch company Silver Castle Pinball, announced that it had purchased the rights to produce a physical Timeshock! pinball machine. The company appears to be defunct; the website is down, their Twitter has been inactive since 2014, and their Facebook page has been inactive since 2017.

For example, the player might be awarded with a ray gun in the future, whilst in the present day the player might be awarded with a magnet. Although the virtual/simulated Pro Pinball tables were designed using the principles of real-world pinball machines, in reality Silver Castle encountered several challenges making the table, especially the central feature of the time crystal. Although the basic method of playing is persistent across time zones, the details of particular awards and objectives are themed towards the current time.

How Pro Pinball - Timeshock! Plays

Completion of certain objectives allows the player to travel between time zones (although some must be unlocked first, by means of completing secondary objectives). At any one time the player is in one of a handful of time zones, the main ones being The Present Day, The Distant Future, Ancient Rome and The Prehistoric Age. The left drain features an escape hatch back into the main play area, which, with a well timed nudge one can coerce the ball to travel through.

Like many pinball games, Pro Pinball: Timeshock! has features around the drains to give the player opportunity to "save" the ball. Although the virtual/simulated Pro Pinball tables were designed using the principles of real-world pinball machines, in reality Silver Castle encountered several challenges making the table, especially the central feature of the time crystal. These features make Pro Pinball: Timeshock! much less of a game of chance.

Why Players Still Load It Up

Aggregating review website GameRankings gave the PC version 85.50% based on 2 reviews and the PlayStation version 57.67% based on 3 reviews. The digital version used a different backglass, and had no cabinet artwork. At any one time the player is in one of a handful of time zones, the main ones being The Present Day, The Distant Future, Ancient Rome and The Prehistoric Age.

For example, the player might be awarded with a ray gun in the future, whilst in the present day the player might be awarded with a magnet. Although the virtual/simulated Pro Pinball tables were designed using the principles of real-world pinball machines, in reality Silver Castle encountered several challenges making the table, especially the central feature of the time crystal. A crowdfunded remake, Pro Pinball: Timeshock! - The ULTRA Edition was released in 2015 for mobile devices and in 2016 for computers.

Pro Pinball - Timeshock! — Frequently Asked Questions