ZEN Pinball 2: Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron

If there is one annoying characteristic… it is the complexity of combinations you have to pull off.

Packed with different difficult levels, tons of fan service, interesting minigames and explosive multi-ball modes, Avengers: Age of Ultron Pinball is a perfect companion for those who enjoyed the movie and a nice addition to the broad catalogue of Zen Pinball 2.

Marvel’s Avengers–Age of Ultron looks like a 10-car pileup glued together with overly looping dialogue and a few forgivable missteps. Even without prior existing knowledge of these superheroes' thoughts and motivations, it’s still a challenging table with subtle rewards.

Fans of the blockbuster might enjoy the set dressing applied to this pinball table, but those looking for a solid pinball board underneath the veneer might be left wanting.

On the positive side, I did like the idea of a two-ball multiball prelude to open the table up with, where you help Iron Man construct the Ultron A.I. It’s also somewhat neat to see it built as an optional thing, even though I’m not sure I fully understand why you would want to skip it. Also, if you manage to get the four-ball multiball for the final event, it’s so chaotic that you can’t help but smile at the mess, even if getting to this point is more frustrating and boring than it’s worth.