Ruiner Pinball
Encyclopedia
Ruiner Pinball is a 3D pinball
video game developed by High Voltage Software
and published by Atari
for Atari Jaguar
in 1995.
, as nuclear war is imminent. The player has to bring down the DEFCON
level from level 5 to 1 and launch the attack on an enemy country while defending his own.
Tower table setting: An adventurer enters a sinister tower to defeat the wicked sorceress and her evil minions. The player has to make her cast three spells to bring down her tower and then escape before it's too late.
Pinball
Pinball is a type of arcade game, usually coin-operated, where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass-covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible...
video game developed by High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software is an independent game development company located at Illinois' Hoffman Estates. Established in 1993, it now employs approximately 95 staff members. Red Eye Studios, a motion capture facility, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HVS...
and published by Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
for Atari Jaguar
Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a video game console that was released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was the last to be marketed under the Atari brand until the release of the Atari Flashback in 2004. It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Panasonic...
in 1995.
Plot
Ruiner table setting: Set in 1962, during the Cold WarCold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, as nuclear war is imminent. The player has to bring down the DEFCON
DEFCON
A defense readiness condition is an alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces. The DEFCON system was developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and unified and specified combatant commands. It prescribes five graduated levels of readiness for the U.S...
level from level 5 to 1 and launch the attack on an enemy country while defending his own.
Tower table setting: An adventurer enters a sinister tower to defeat the wicked sorceress and her evil minions. The player has to make her cast three spells to bring down her tower and then escape before it's too late.