In the end, even though it's just Pong. It's Pong done well.

User Rating: 8 | Aaron's Ping-Pong X360
By dhalamar425 | Review Date:
I like Pong games. I liked them when I was a kid on the Atari 2600 (and even a real Pong machine that I still have around here someplace, although it hasn't worked in years), and I like it now. There really isn't much to say about this. It's Pong, it supports 2 players and custom soundtrack support (thankfully because the in game music is terrible). Can't really say much about the graphics, I mean … take a look at the screen shot. It plays a great game of Pong, there is nothing limited in the trial, so there isn't even a reason to buy the game. It has sound … a little "bing" when the ball hits something. The paddles act the way they should, they don't move too fast or too slow. It's just a little time waster, but it's nothing compared to A Game of Tennis in the end.

The only thing this game has over that is the fact that it might as well be free (it's 80 points, but like I said. There's nothing limited in the trial) and the paddles handle SLIGHTLY better. Go ahead and grab this if you want, but A Game of Tennis is a much better bet if you're into these games. This does a great job with the old Pong game, and I can't say anything bad about it other than the music. If nothing else, if you and a buddy are drunk, download this and fire it up. :) It'll keep ya busy for the 8 minutes or whatever the trial lasts. Oh, and the screenshot says it's version 1.0, the actual download is version 1.1, though I have no idea what the author did with it.

The developer commented on my review of it on Wasted Seconds with this little tidbit regarding the behind the scenes of the game. :)

"Version 1.1 added a few bug fixes and features, the most notable of which is the volume control option – some testers thought the default music volume was too loud.

The "bing" noises (there are two, one for each paddle) are actually me "popping" my finger out of my mouth. We're high tech at GeeQ ;)"

I like Pong, it's pretty much free and when I fire it up I have me some fun inside that trial period. It's plain, simple Pong done right. No more, no less.
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