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| Developer(s) | Team17 |
| Publisher(s) | MicroProse(PC) Infogrames(PS) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows,PlayStation |
| Release | Windows PlayStation |
| Genre(s) | Pinball |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
Addiction Pinball is a pinball video game developed byTeam17 and published byMicroProse forMicrosoft Windows in 1998. It features tables based on twoTeam17 games,World Rally Fever andWorms.
It was ported to thePlayStation in 1999 asWorms Pinball to capitalise on the success of theWorms franchise. The PlayStation version was published byInfogrames and was only released in Europe.
A cut-down version for the Microsoft Windows was also released in 1998, also titledWorms Pinball, and was initially included in aWorms compilation pack containingWorms and Reinforcements United andWorms 2. It was also included with the first print run ofWorms Blast for Microsoft Windows in 2002, and in 2012 was released on Steam. This version does not include theWorld Rally Fever table.
Addiction Pinball features two tables based on previous Team17 games.
Based onWorld Rally Fever, the WRF table is based around the theme of racing cars and car maintenance. The primary goal in this table, short of accruing the highest score, is to participate in various races.
Based on theWorms series, the aim of this table is to complete missions and collect weapons in order to increase your rank and move on to the next of five areas—Arctic, Mars, Jungle, Desert and Hell. This table provides more space for the ball to travel and has more ramps and bonuses than its counterpart.
Addiction Pinball was re-released in 1999 on the Hasbro Interactive budget label as an "Action" title. It was also included inThe Armageddon Collection, a 2000 compilation release pairing it withWorms Armageddon and aWorms Armageddon screensaver. The PSone version was also re-released in anInfogrames "Best Of" collection which also includedWorms Armageddon and Infogrames' ownHogs of War.
The Microsoft Windows version ofWorms Pinball, itself a cut-down version ofAddiction Pinball featuring only theWorms table, was included with the first pressing ofWorms Blast in the UK. More recently the game was re-released onSteam at the same time as the latest spin-off title,Worms Crazy Golf.
| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | 77%[2] |
| Publication | Score |
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| CNET Gamecenter | 8/10[3] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |   [4] |
| Computer Gaming World |  [5] |
| GameSpot | 8/10[6] |
| Hyper | 74%[7] |
| IGN | 8/10[8] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | (PS) 13/20[9] |
| Next Generation | [10] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | (PS) 6/10[11] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 65%[12] |
Addiction Pinball received favourable reviews according to thereview aggregation websiteGameRankings.[2]Next Generation called it "the smoothest-playing and best-looking pinball game we've seen."[10]GamePro said, "One word sums up this game: Wow."[13][a]
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