Bethesda Pinball

Bethesda Pinball is a virtual pinball collection developed and published by Zen Studios as a standalone mobile app, as well as an add-on pack for Zen Pinball 2, Pinball FX 2 and Pinball FX 3.

Background
It contains three pinball tables based on three Bethesda games released in the 2010s: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 4, and the 2016 reboot of Doom. The Fallout pinball table is primarily based on Fallout 4, but contains gameplay elements from prior Fallout titles. This is the first Fallout media to be awarded an Everyone 10+ rating by the ESRB.

Gameplay
In the Fallout pinball table, the goal is to explore and survive the wasteland, embarking on various quests to find Vault-Tec bobbleheads and siding with any of four factions, the Brotherhood of Steel, the Commonwealth Minutemen, The Railroad or The Institute with a companion.

Setup
At the beginning of each session, the player character must determine the Sole Survivor's gender, SPECIAL stats and companion. While all three can be decided at random, the player character also has the option to choose the Sole Survivor's gender and statistics independently.

There are five possible companions that may accompany the player character: Codsworth, Dogmeat, Strong, Nick Valentine or John Hancock. Each companion provides a unique benefit.

VATS
The use of V.A.T.S. slows down time instead of temporarily pausing the game. Its use is governed by a red meter shown next to the main right flipper that slowly fills as the player attacks enemies, but can instantly be refilled when VATS is spelled on the table's four upper rollovers.

V.A.T.S. is used in combat to deal extra damage to one particular enemy and is activated by holding down the launch button when the V.A.T.S. meter is full. One must choose an enemy with the flipper buttons and then press both buttons simultaneously to use. There are two perks that enhance the V.A.T.S., obtained from successfully completing certain vault missions, including a Perception bobblehead that fills the V.A.T.S. meter faster and an Agility bobblehead that grants more points every time V.A.T.S. is used. Using it twenty times in a single session grants an extra ball.

External link

 * Pinball FX3 Bethesda Pinball on Steam