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Black Knight 2000 Pinside Rating
This game received 362 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.896 /10
Black Knight 2000
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 7.61
Artwork: 8.144
Sounds/Music: 7.979
Other Aspects: 7.832
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Athens
9.418/10
62 days ago
Odenton, MD
The most recent Black Knight game was the first pinball my brother showed me that made me understand why this hobby is so amazing. Great mix of difficult, theme, and I'm a sucker for a good adversary based game, particularly one that mocks you well.
That said, I was chomping at the bit to try the previous two games, and 2000 did not disappoint. The first time I found it on location, it stuck it's hooks in me and did not let me go. The music is some of the best in pinball, and the rules and gameplay, while simple to understand, are mechanically and technically challenging. The callouts in this game are, to me, the very essence of pinball, and I found myself swearing back at the Knight as he mocked my attempts at advancing the king's ransom. I genuinely felt like I was getting kicked in the teeth over and over by a powerful foe, and the lightning crashes and thundering choir of music drove it home. I was at the Knight's mercy, and it was incredible. The retrofuturism and fantasy vibes together are killer.
The game is fast and fun. Outside of the cabinet art, which is very serviceable, this is the best pin I've ever had the pleasure of playing. It's what pinball is at its very best. The one small complaint I'll make of the game is that it's very right flipper dominant.
But my first time on location, I probably played it alone for 7+ hours, and had no interest in playing the other 50 games this location had. I had been saving to buy my third pin, found a deal for a fully refurbished one within 5 hours of my house, and immediately made a deal to buy it. It now graces my home, and I can safely say it will never, ever, leave, barring financial ruin. It's easily my favorite game after a year in the hobby, and I put ten to twenty plays on it every day I'm actually home. I genuinely feel like it's the best purchase I've ever made. Not even just in pinball.
That said, I was chomping at the bit to try the previous two games, and 2000 did not disappoint. The first time I found it on location, it stuck it's hooks in me and did not let me go. The music is some of the best in pinball, and the rules and gameplay, while simple to understand, are mechanically and technically challenging. The callouts in this game are, to me, the very essence of pinball, and I found myself swearing back at the Knight as he mocked my attempts at advancing the king's ransom. I genuinely felt like I was getting kicked in the teeth over and over by a powerful foe, and the lightning crashes and thundering choir of music drove it home. I was at the Knight's mercy, and it was incredible. The retrofuturism and fantasy vibes together are killer.
The game is fast and fun. Outside of the cabinet art, which is very serviceable, this is the best pin I've ever had the pleasure of playing. It's what pinball is at its very best. The one small complaint I'll make of the game is that it's very right flipper dominant.
But my first time on location, I probably played it alone for 7+ hours, and had no interest in playing the other 50 games this location had. I had been saving to buy my third pin, found a deal for a fully refurbished one within 5 hours of my house, and immediately made a deal to buy it. It now graces my home, and I can safely say it will never, ever, leave, barring financial ruin. It's easily my favorite game after a year in the hobby, and I put ten to twenty plays on it every day I'm actually home. I genuinely feel like it's the best purchase I've ever made. Not even just in pinball.
7.748/10
74 days ago
It is right-flipper dominant, the huge upper playfield blocks the view of the lower playfield and the function of the lower playfield is mainly to try to get the ball back to the upper playfield. It's still fantastic.
The music, the art, the lights, and the callouts are all outstanding.
It's the game play that counts and it plays great. The upper playfield is most of the game, but what an upper playfield! It's absolutely packed, with rollovers, a loop and a ball lock. Because playing on the upper playfield is so important, the multiball is really challenging; you often have to try to hit a shot on the upper playfield while trying to prevent the other ball from draining on the lower playfield. If it's not quite as fast and chaotic as its progeny Black Knight: Sword of Rage, it's plenty fast enough to present a real challenge and keep your heart pumping.
The music, the art, the lights, and the callouts are all outstanding.
It's the game play that counts and it plays great. The upper playfield is most of the game, but what an upper playfield! It's absolutely packed, with rollovers, a loop and a ball lock. Because playing on the upper playfield is so important, the multiball is really challenging; you often have to try to hit a shot on the upper playfield while trying to prevent the other ball from draining on the lower playfield. If it's not quite as fast and chaotic as its progeny Black Knight: Sword of Rage, it's plenty fast enough to present a real challenge and keep your heart pumping.
6.602/10
4 months ago
Fun game, love the two-tiered playfield. The theme was sort of missing in the play style, but it is still enjoyable. Magna-save is a cool feature!
8.328/10
4 months ago
There will always be controversy regarding BK2000; the amount of right flipper usage, the halving the upper and lower playfield, the repetitive nature of the game...
...but I LOVE Black Knight 2000.
There is not a soundtrack like it, and when you start to do well in the game and it layers in more tracks on the audio, it conveys a fun feeling that few pins do. The sound effects are of an era, and convey such a feeling to me, I never get sick of it.
There are not a ton of shots, and most of them on the lower playfield are tough to make without getting the ball under complete control, but they fun nevertheless. The rules and progress are pretty easy to pick up right away for anyone, yet still pretty tough to get good at that anyone can keep coming back to. The one I play on location is extraordinarily beat up, and that can often be something that keeps me from coming back to a pin, but I play this one every single time I go there because I love so much about it.
...but I LOVE Black Knight 2000.
There is not a soundtrack like it, and when you start to do well in the game and it layers in more tracks on the audio, it conveys a fun feeling that few pins do. The sound effects are of an era, and convey such a feeling to me, I never get sick of it.
There are not a ton of shots, and most of them on the lower playfield are tough to make without getting the ball under complete control, but they fun nevertheless. The rules and progress are pretty easy to pick up right away for anyone, yet still pretty tough to get good at that anyone can keep coming back to. The one I play on location is extraordinarily beat up, and that can often be something that keeps me from coming back to a pin, but I play this one every single time I go there because I love so much about it.
Bucharest
9.400/10
7 months ago
Rockin’ game, with the best theme song in pinball! Turn it up and you’ll play better, guaranteed. I always get super amped with this fast player, you gotta be quick. Fun stuff that’s for sure!
5.944/10
8 months ago
Does the great theme/artwork make up lousy shots/playfield? No. Ball drain on the lower half( you can’t see the ball) because the useless upper playfield blocks the view.
9.705/10
1 year ago
This might be a biased rating, but I have a lot of love for this game! I grew up with a black knight 2000 in my house and is the reason why I started loving pinball!
Gyál
6.749/10
1 year ago
Cologne
Fast and flowy, I like playing it on location, but it is not a machine I would buy for home use. In the end you are kinda hitting the same things all the time. As soon as the ball is in the lower pf you wann get it up again.
I really dig the the over top playfield art though.
I really dig the the over top playfield art though.
7.819/10
1 year ago
I don't have this machine on the Xbox because it is not featured on the Stern Pinball Arcade collection, but maybe in another collection I might just find it. Anyways, I did play this at the arcade across my mom's against TickleFeather369 during the era of casual pinball matches, and my favorite feature is the lightning wheel. Because I don't have ad much skill on a real machine, I have never gotten to the wizard mode on this machine, but if my research is correct, it is the first machine to have a wizard mode. The lightning wheel and the wizard mode is what defines this machine from the other classics. My only problem is I am not too much of a fan of the old machines, but it plays well for its time. I also enjoyed the magna save. Good way to save yourself from certain death. Overall, decent machine, can't complain.
8.025/10
1 year ago
Theme, music and artwork are all awesome.
Although I love playing this game on location, it turned out to be a real dud in my small collection (2-3 games). Over just a few months it felt repetitive. Left flipper hardly does anything. All there is to do is get the ball to the upper playfield.
Although I love playing this game on location, it turned out to be a real dud in my small collection (2-3 games). Over just a few months it felt repetitive. Left flipper hardly does anything. All there is to do is get the ball to the upper playfield.
9.303/10
1 year ago
I love this game!! I hope I own one someday. Most of my friends disagree with me on this one, they say it's too right flipper heavy or too one dimensional, but I love the looping in the upper playfield, the music, and the artwork. Those 3 things are great enough to make this game a winner for me. The music just oozes 80's and that's part of why I love it, it puts me right back in an 80's arcade.
Either it moves you or it doesn't. If you're reading reviews, you probably already know how you feel about this game. "Aaaaaahhh Ooooohhhh..."
Either it moves you or it doesn't. If you're reading reviews, you probably already know how you feel about this game. "Aaaaaahhh Ooooohhhh..."
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