{"id":210658,"date":"2025-10-19T09:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T09:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210658\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T09:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T09:05:11","slug":"xenotilt-hostile-pinball-action-review-switch-eshop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210658\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action Review (Switch eShop)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Xenotilt:<\/a><\/p>\n

Demon\u2019s Tilt<\/a> deservedly received praise for its occult-themed gameplay, with many deeming it a worthy spiritual successor<\/a> to Devil\u2019s Crush<\/a>. Now, sole developer WIZNWAR is back with Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action<\/a>, a cyberpunk-inspired twist that improves upon its predecessor in almost every conceivable way. Simply put, this is one of the greatest pinball games ever made.<\/p>\n

If Balatro<\/a> managed to pull in players who have never even entertained the idea of playing poker, then Xenotilt has the power to do the same for pinball \u2013 it\u2019s remarkably approachable while being incredibly difficult to put down once it’s got a hold of you. In combining straightforward mechanics with a near-constant stream of points topping up your high score, you\u2019ll find the desire to have \u201cjust one more go\u201d almost impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n

Set on a single \u2018table\u2019 (which is themed to look like a spaceship of sorts), the aim is simple: score as many points as you can with your three allocated balls. Split between three distinct tiers, the table houses a selection of boss characters that you\u2019ll need to vanquish to gain huge chunks of points.<\/p>\n

You achieve this by battering them with your ball via carefully aimed shots from the flippers, or by firing from auto-turrets. You activate these (providing you have ammo) by \u2018cradling\u2019 the ball on one of the flippers and pressing \u2018down\u2019. The turrets immediately lock onto enemies both big and small, and it\u2019s a great way to clear the field and give yourself some more room.<\/p>\n

Like other pinball games, you can also nudge the table to coax the ball into moving in specific directions, either to hit an enemy, grab a jackpot, or prevent yourself from falling into oblivion. Nudging too often within a short period of time can lead to a game over, so use this sparingly!<\/p>\n

There’s endless opportunities to ramp up your score, and if you\u2019re able to maintain your combo multiplier, you\u2019ll soon find that you\u2019re able to break through the million-point barrier, perhaps even the billion. This is perfectly doable on \u2018Normal Mode\u2019, but if you opt for \u2018EX Mode\u2019, you can occasionally enter bonus areas completely separate from the main table. These offer up massive rewards, and one is even a quaint little spin on the game of snooker \u2013 it\u2019s great fun.<\/p>\n

It also looks the part too, with pixel art sprites, neon colours, and gloriously outrageous effects combining to create a stunning symphony of light and sound. It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of things in the default view, but Xenotilt also supports TATE mode, which looks awesome whether you\u2019re playing on the OLED Model or the Switch 2. Similarly, the music is inspired, and I guarantee that at least one of the tracks will get stuck in your head long after you step away from the table.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never played a pinball game before, then Xenotilt might well be the only one you\u2019ll ever need. Heck, even if you don’t like pinball, I suspect playing this might very well change your mind \u2013 it’s mercilessly addictive from the get-go. Give it a shot and you\u2019ll soon succumb to its will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Demon\u2019s Tilt deservedly received praise for its occult-themed gameplay, with many deeming it a worthy spiritual successor to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[944,5580,59,131,2843,4000,1106,86,56,54,55,90368],"class_list":["post-210658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-action","tag-arcade","tag-gb","tag-mini-reviews","tag-shooter","tag-simulation","tag-switch-eshop","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-xenotilt-hostile-pinball-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}