Senran Kagura: Peach Ball

 Switch
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
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  1. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Jul 9, 2019
    90
    Senran Kagura Peach Ball has earned every bit of its Mature rating, and I’m honestly surprised that it made its way to a Nintendo platform, let alone the Nintendo Switch. Fans of the series will no doubt have trouble keeping their eyes locked on their pinballs while still feverishly fondling their flippers. And to anyone else curious, you might find yourself as surprised as I was. I guess, after all, this game does have a happy ending.
  2. DarkStation
    Jul 9, 2019
    90
    Senran Kagura Peach Ball is one of those “You got chocolate in my peanut butter/You got peanut butter in my chocolate” moments you don’t see often in video games. It combines the unapologetic lewd and silly nature of the franchise with the thrill and unpredictable excitement that I love about pinball.
  3. TheSixthAxis
    Jul 9, 2019
    80
    Senran Kagura Peach Ball is a pinball gaming masterpiece, but it's also incredibly light on content. There's just five characters and two tables, which really isn't a lot. Still, the content that is here is incredibly polished, gorgeous and addictive. These two tables are some of the most fun and jam-packed video game pinball tables I've ever experience, and if the game had just a few more of them, it would be a must-have for any pinball fans looking for their next adventure.
  5. Destructoid
    Jul 9, 2019
    75
    Marvelous and Honey∞Parade Games' biggest mistake with Senran Kagura: Peach Ball was treating it as a budget title because it deserves so much more: more tables, more girls, more everything. Combining the cheeseball sexuality of Senran with pinball is perhaps the most brilliant idea this franchise has ever had and the execution of what is here is nearly flawless. But the lack of a diverse set of pinball tables and a curtailed cast keep Peach Ball from reaching the excellence it could have so easily achieved if the developers had more time and more ideas for what they wanted Peach Ball to be.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. Biggun
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Très bon de flipper dans la licence Senran Kagura.
    Le jeu est fidèle à la patte sexy suggestif et osé de la licence et c'est un très bon    Très bon de flipper dans la licence Senran Kagura.
    Le jeu est fidèle à la patte sexy suggestif et osé de la licence et c'est un très bon point.
    On a dans la partie de flipper des défis coquins et ultra coquins qui consistent à taquiner la grosse poitrine des personnes féminins excellent point.
    La partie après où l'on habille et déshabille les personnages féminins ça va assez loin c'est assez hot et c'est un très bon point aussi.    … Full Review »
  2. Farfetchd
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    There's a lot of fun to be had with this, despite the shortcomings. The main draw to this game is the unique spin, and the presentation.There's a lot of fun to be had with this, despite the shortcomings. The main draw to this game is the unique spin, and the presentation. You'll bounce one of many different pinball designs at a big anime girl, and try to knock her over, usually leaving her in a position where you can get easy hits on her boobs or butt. As you can imagine, bouncing a ball off of a ninja girl's butt and seeing a big 100,000 point notification pop out retains a sense of satisfaction for many sessions.

    The other gadgets and events on the table are all also geared towards the same objective of making it easier to bop her, and eventually go into a minigame where the end result is damaging her outfit to make it more revealing, or getting her clothes wet.

    The final minigame is probably the most fun part of the game, and puts their butt or boobs right on the board, and jiggle them with the flippers directly. If that sounds entertaining, this game is for you.

    One of the only downsides to the game is that there's only two tables, but multiple versions of each (day, night, winter, fall, etc). You can also change the art of the table floor, adding more variety, in addition to the ball, and the girl's outfit and hairstyle. This helps a lot to alleviate the lack of choices of actual unique tables. It doesn't feel like the same thing each time, and you can even set the game to pick a random outfit for the girl.

    The other downside of the game is the physics. Most pinball games have simulated physics, to either feel real or stylized realism. This game feels a bit dated there, though. The ball doesn't seem to take the previous trajectory or velocity into account much when it hits a flipper. If you're here strictly for pinball, its going to feel like something from the 90s. The ball is also pretty slow moving, and easy to react to, which makes it more approachable to newcomers, but may feel weird for people that are more used to faster more realistic games.

    For the price, Peach Ball may seem not worthwhile, but for me personally my mind changed once I got to playing it. Its not perfect, but it's a wholly unique experience that puts a great twist on a classic game type -- one that you won't get anywhere else. Seriously, I can't overstate how fun it is to jiggle a catgirl's butt with pinball flippers and watch points rack up from it.

    Positives:

    + Everything looks great, and sounds great. With all the colors, cheery UI elements, and the lively girls, its a very fun game to look at.

    + A solid assortment of options to customize the table, ball, and look of the girls.

    + The challenges and variety of visuals come together effectively to make each run feel more unique and add a lot of replayability.

    Negatives:

    - Rigid physics, you'll make the same exact shot and watch the ball make the exact same line repeatedly.

    - Only two tables, hard to gloss over that at the game's current price tag.

    - Price maybe a bit high for what it offers. If you're not the kind of person that can dump hours into pinball and strive for high scores just for the sake of high scores, you'll want to wait for a sale.    … Full Review »
  3. dabmann11
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    This is a really fun and funny pinball game it's also very you know wink wink
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