<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
XP	B-Application
and	O
higher	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Zen	B-Application
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
import	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
tables	O
from	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
they	O
had	O
previously	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
XBLA	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
for	O
other	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
rules	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
a	O
traditional	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fires	O
a	O
steel	O
ball	O
onto	O
the	O
playfield	O
using	O
a	O
plunger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
camera	I-Device
to	O
operate	O
the	O
flippers	O
and	O
to	O
video	O
chat	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
and	O
includes	O
tables	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
time	O
limit	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
or	O
fully	O
with	O
video	O
advertisements	O
(	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
download	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
dubbed	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
Core	O
which	O
unlocks	O
four	O
tables	O
:	O
BioLab	O
,	O
Pasha	O
,	O
Rome	O
,	O
and	O
Secrets	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
compilation	O
,	O
titled	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
Classic	O
,	O
contains	O
four	O
tables	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
original	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
,	O
people	O
who	O
purchased	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
receive	O
the	O
Classic	O
collection	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
tables	O
they	O
purchased	O
for	O
that	O
title	O
,	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
compilation	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
has	O
four	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
based	O
on	O
major	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
characters	O
:	O
Blade	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Wolverine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achievements	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
table	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
record	O
2,200	O
gamerscore	O
and	O
100	O
achievements	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Mars	B-Application
table	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Themed	O
around	O
the	O
planet	B-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
individual	O
table	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
its	O
first	O
original	O
individual	O
table	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Splosion	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
a	O
table	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
platformer	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
developed	O
by	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
table	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
title	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
four	O
tables	O
from	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
one	O
PlayStation	O
3-exclusive	O
table	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
remaining	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Said	O
last	O
table	O
,	O
a	O
table	O
based	O
on	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Sigma	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
thus	O
removing	O
all	O
table	O
exclusivity	O
for	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Table	O
Pack	O
Collection	O
X360	B-Operating_System
X1	B-Device
Win	B-Application
8	I-Application
SteamSecrets	O
of	O
the	O
DeepPinball	O
FX	O
2	O
CoreZen	O
StudiosBiolabPinball	O
FX	O
2	O
CoreZen	O
StudiosPashaPinball	O
FX	O
2	O
CoreZen	O
StudiosRomePinball	O
FX	O
2	O
CoreZen	O
StudiosSpeed	O
MachinePinball	O
FX	O
ClassicsZen	O
StudiosExtremePinball	O
FX	O
ClassicsZen	O
StudiosAgentsPinball	O
FX	O
ClassicsZen	O
StudiosBuccaneerPinball	O
FX	O
ClassicsZen	O
StudiosNightmare	O
MansionN/AZen	O
StudiosRocky	O
and	O
BullwinkleN/AZen	O
StudiosStreet	O
Fighter	O
II′	O
Turbo	O
TributeN/A	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
StudiosEarth	O
DefenseN/A	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
StudiosExcaliburN/A	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
StudiosMarsN/AZen	O
StudiosSorcerer	O
's	O
LairN/AZen	O
StudiosParanormalN/AZen	O
StudiosEpic	O
QuestN/A	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
StudiosMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
table	O
contains	O
the	O
fictional	O
team	O
"	O
Zen	B-Application
Studios	O
F.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
existence	O
was	O
first	O
leaked	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
via	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
website	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Marketplace	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	O
Feast	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
Studios	O
Managing	O
Director	O
Zsolt	O
Kigyossy	O
detailed	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
focusing	O
primarily	O
on	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
have	O
guys	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
who	O
have	O
spent	O
countless	O
hours	O
and	O
pockets	O
full	O
of	O
money	O
at	O
arcades	O
playing	O
pinball.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
have	O
been	O
listening	O
to	O
our	O
fans	O
and	O
building	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
that	O
they	O
envisioned	O
,	O
"	O
stated	O
Kigyossy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
then	O
elect	O
to	O
download	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
Core	O
which	O
unlocks	O
full	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
tables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
can	O
import	O
their	O
existing	O
tables	O
,	O
then	O
selectively	O
choose	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
tables	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
own	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
can	O
purchase	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
Classic	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
three	O
original	O
tables	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
free	O
downloadable	O
table	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kigyossy	O
hinted	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
exclusive	O
tables	O
from	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
to	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
realized	O
when	O
the	O
Mars	B-Application
table	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
Studios	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Sorcerer	O
's	O
Lair	O
table	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
users	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
tables	O
available	O
as	O
premium	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
OS	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Mars	B-Application
table	O
was	O
provided	O
for	O
free	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
Studios	O
set	O
a	O
launch	O
date	O
for	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
further	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
front-end	O
would	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
include	O
Sorcerer	O
's	O
Lair	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
in	O
1080p	O
and	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
owners	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
repurchase	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
tables	O
they	O
already	O
owned	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
Studios	O
announced	O
a	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
into	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
the	O
delay	O
was	O
necessary	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
permit	O
players	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
tables	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
at	O
no	O
additional	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
tables	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
pane-based	O
UI	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
all	O
available	O
tables	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
with	O
video	O
advertisements	O
playing	O
before	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
buy	O
full	O
tables	O
were	O
maintained	O
,	O
as	O
buying	O
full	O
tables	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
version	I-Application
removes	O
the	O
adverts	O
and	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
tables	O
 '	O
operator	O
's	O
menu	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
plagued	O
with	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
tables	O
being	O
(	O
initially	O
)	O
removed	O
post-update	O
and	O
problems	O
of	O
restoring	O
the	O
full	O
ad-free	O
versions	O
of	O
tables	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
purchased	O
pre-update	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
the	O
then-fully	O
free	O
Mars	B-Application
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX2	I-Application
VR	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
supports	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headset	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VR-enabled	O
version	O
would	O
initially	O
include	O
three	O
tables	O
(	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
Secrets	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	O
,	O
and	O
Epic	O
Quest	O
)	O
,	O
placing	O
these	O
tables	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
beach-side	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Chester	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
added	O
"	O
Zen	B-Application
 [ Studios ] 	O
already	O
has	O
pinball	B-Application
on	O
consoles	O
nailed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
tables	O
previously	O
available	O
for	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Basset	O
of	O
TeamXbox	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
a	O
vast	O
improvement	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
tables	O
from	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
also	O
received	O
visual	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
non-Microsoft	O
parallel	O
installment	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
