genre    simulation / action / pinball
    download size    75 MB
    release date    December 12, 1997
    compatible with    Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8)
    languages    English
    developer / publisher    3D Realms Entertainment / 3D Realms
    game modes    single-player

    Bonus content included:
    manual

What's cool about it:

    Splatter scattering aliens to bloody oblivion!
    Every table has unique missions and scoring secrets!
    Ramps, rails, flippers, pops--every table feature is rendered in full 3d!

Overview:

You’ll flip out over the coolest, fastest, most innovative quicksilver ball-basher in the known universe! Across five savage, fully-animated tables, from the ricochet riot of Firestorm to the intense overload of Duke Nukem, Balls of Steel delivers all the authentic gravitational pyrotechnics of real pinball. View all the tables at once or get close for some whiplash scrolling action! Go gonzo with the 5 ball multi-ball mayhem! Squash scampering aliens to bloody oblivion! Hit rails, flippers, pops, sinkholes, targets, magnetic flippers, ramps, the 'cyclotron' ball accelerator -- every conceivable pinball feature in all its glory! Its authentic pinball action -- whiplash fast and finger-burning good! And hey, if it’s good enough for Duke... then it’s good for you!

Balls of Steel is realistic, first and foremost, with real physics behind the ball movement and table obstacles. Each table behaves like you'd expect it to. On top of that, there are many special effects and table animations. Rock out to event-triggered music, and go wild about characters that speak during the gameplay, to you and to each other. Balls of Steel! More tables! More Duke! More balls!

Age requirements: ESRB Rating: TEEN with Animated Blood and Gore, Strong Language.

Minimum system requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8, 1.8 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended), 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended), 2GB HDD, Mouse, Keyboard.

Install and Play.