The idea behind the different tables were that football fans would be able to buy tables to show their affinity / support for their favourite teams and those without a preference could opt to purchase the Zen Studios F.C. The tables themselves are all identical apart from the table “graphics” (the board under the playing area), the animated mascot seen during the game, the strip worn by the solitary player on screen and some of the text seen on the dot matrix display. Seven of these are licensed from some of the biggest football clubs across Europe and the eighth is a fictional team comprising of staff from Zen Studios themselves. The initial release is spread over eight different available versions of the game. Rather than being a straightforward pinball table with an underlying football theme, Super League Football has taken a radical approach and blends the pinball mechanics that Zen Studios have been delivering so well for the last few years with a novel twist on football itself. So were Zen Studios biting off more than they could chew combining football with officially licensed teams from across the globe…? Equally, when looking for inspiration for new ideas for tables, there are some subjects that are harder than others to translate from the real world into the world of pins, metal balls and flippers and more often than not sports-themed tables can result in lacklustre affairs. It’s hard for developers to strike a balance between remaining true to the franchise that they are working with while still delivering a high quality pinball experience that can cross over and still be enjoyable by all pinball afficionados. Licensed pinball tables are a strange beast.
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