“FOREGROUND MY ASS!”
Despite the enormous range of movies that have received pinball machine adaptations, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classicJawswas not one of them, even though it’s a snug theme for it.
Zen Pinballis fixing to rectify this situation, asJawswill be coming to the updatedPinball FX3, when it launches later this year.Jawswill be the first of three Universal Studios-themed tables planned for the acclaimed simulator, to be followed byE.T.andBack to the Futureat a later date.
The new table features buoy pop-bumpers, a ship’s wheel housed in the left outlane and a shark cage scoop. A 3D model of Robert Shaw’s grizzled shark hunter, Quint, leaps to and fro about the top of the playfield, awaiting the titular great white shark’s appearance. As with allPinball FXlicensed tables, there’s some questionable impersonations going on for the callouts, but that’s all part of the fun.
No signs of Roy Scheider’s Chief Brody or Richard Dreyfuss’ biologist Hooper unfortunately. We also seem to be getting a pretty-close-but-not-quite rendition of the iconic John Williams theme. We can expect a selection of modes based on scenes from the movie, as well as several multi-balls and a “Raging Sea” feature, which rocks the table.
Jawswill be released forPinball FX3when it launches later this year on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The majority of tables purchased for previousPinball FXgames will carry over, although several as yet unnamed tables will not, due to licensing reasons.
