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Terminator 2 (Williams, 1991)

Terminator 2

Total rating

This machine got 484 approved ratings and currently scores 7.786 out of 10 points.

This ranks this machine #56 in the Pinside Ranking.

7.786

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game design: 7.855

Artwork: 7.732

Sounds/Music: 7.567

Other Aspects: 7.916



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Pinside staff rating

This is how we, the very knowledgeable (wink wink) Pinside.com staff & moderators rate this machine. 9 of us have rated this game.

7.903

There are 131 rating comments on this game

There are 131 rating comments on this game. Currently showing results page 3 of 6.


“Good game and fun...”

YJeep92

Pinsider since Apr. 2012
Karma: 190 pts.

Owns: 0 games | Rated: 6 games


“Solid game, solid price, solid theme. If you can find one in nice shape it can be a great addition.”

tl54hill ♥ 

Pinsider since Apr. 2012
Karma: 1299 pts.

Owns: 7 games | Rated: 10 games

+ User currently owns this game.


“One of the best looking machines!”

SLL

Pinsider since Apr. 2012
Karma: 340 pts.

Owns: 2 games | Rated: 6 games


“Prepare to be terminated! Great fun pin, one of the better in the lesser cost range..”

jonogo ♥ 

Pinsider since Mar. 2012
Karma: 32772 pts.

Owns: 6 games | Rated: 49 games


“I owned this machine for just over a year but I had to let it go. It was not just that I needed the room for another game but that over time, we played the game less and less. Guests coming over liked to play the game but once you get more than a few games on it, you find that the shallow rules can kill the fun and it is hard to justify spending time on the game. If you have the room or a large collection, this game makes a great decoration all lit up.”

mikehay1 ♥ 

Pinsider since Mar. 2011
Karma: 1883 pts.

Owns: 5 games | Rated: 19 games

+ User owned this game in the past.


“fun fun fun,could do without video aspect.nice and bright play area.keeper”

flyrock

Pinsider since Mar. 2012
Karma: 415 pts.

Owns: 4 games | Rated: 7 games

+ User currently owns this game.


“I had a lot of fun on this one. After a number of plays, I wanted this one for home use. After reading some of the other reviews, it seems everyone else had thought the same thing at some point. People describe playing this game A LOT when they first got their hands on it, then tiring of it after a while. I'll rate this game based on the fun I'd have on it now, and adjust in the future if necessary. I love the orange around the inserts that T2 and Demo Man both share - I think I'm alone on that one.”

Deaconblooze ♥ 

Pinsider since Oct. 2011
Karma: 25112 pts.

Owns: 7 games | Rated: 59 games


“the game i grew up playing at the space port arcade in the king of prussia mall. When it came out in 1991, I had never seen anything like it. Sure, checkpoint technically had the 1st DMD, but this is the one everyone remembers. Video mode, pinball cannon, terminator theme and Arnold's voice saying classic lines can't be beat. Game is fast and beautiful and will never get old. Can't see myself parting with my machine, and the machine that I think of 1st when I think of pinball.”

louknees

Pinsider since Feb. 2012
Karma: 4568 pts.

Owns: 10 games | Rated: 59 games

+ User currently owns this game.


“Multiball is intense! I would love to own this someday. Lots to do. Great to hear Arnie say, "Awesome."”

CrackyPop

Pinsider since Feb. 2012
Karma: 940 pts.

Owns: 0 games | Rated: 7 games

+ User has this game on the wishlist.


“First, i LOVE Arnold Schwarzenegger!!!
Love Terminator movies, this effects this rating alot.
I love the backglass, Arnolds voice and all.
Gameplay is simple, very simple, shoot the 2 ramps over and over again, and get to payback time...
Gameplay gets better and better!
Remember to upgrade the sounds, to hear Arnold say, Fak u Asshollll!
Try it before buy it :-)”

DEN

Pinsider since Nov. 2011
Karma: 8333 pts.

Owns: 1 game | Rated: 9 games

+ User currently owns this game.


“Solid game more ramp shots to rank up. Would like to have seen more chrome instead of light blue.”

Babbelman

Pinsider since Feb. 2012
Karma: 950 pts.

Owns: 6 games | Rated: 7 games

+ User currently owns this game.


“Liked the theme and sounds but the music is bad for my taste. Cool toys and dot matrix animations!”

IceHill

Pinsider since Nov. 2009
Karma: 4312 pts.

Owns: 2 games | Rated: 14 games


“T2 is the game everyone remembers from the early 90s shoveling coins into. As with many of SR pins, it had many firsts, and had a superior theme, given other movie pins in the 90s.

The play given the time, is not bad for rules. The scoring however is unbalanced, so much so that the only thing worth going for is the Super Jackpot for 50M. If this was made to be less, and other features maybe a little more, there would be more pressure to play this machine to its max. The video mode, being the first one, is still one of the better ones out there.

It just seems to be all about skull, and cannon shots.

Everyone wants one when they get back into the hobby, as there are so many, most get one at some point, and most move them along. Given how big of a smash it was though, it still seems to be rising in value.

EDIT - I bought a second with intentions of selling, and this one is much nicer than my first. After shopping, I found the play much harder and challenging than my first, and the super JP to be much more difficult to achieve. As such, I don't believe it to be as unbalanced as I thought. As it was a machine I played a lot back in the day, I believe I will be keeping this one.”

Atomicboy ♥ 

Pinsider since Aug. 2011
Karma: 44940 pts.

Rated: 39 games


“This was always the first game I looked for going into an arcade.”

jerrykel

Pinsider since Feb. 2012
Karma: 525 pts.

Owns: 1 game | Rated: 8 games


“Nice flow but needs something, a bit of a one trick pony.”

MSN22

Pinsider since Jun. 2011
Karma: 1336 pts.

Owns: 9 games | Rated: 7 games

+ User owned this game in the past.


“Pretty basic but fun game. Lots of flow but is pretty easy to master.”

85vett ♥ 

Pinsider since Sep. 2011
Karma: 17449 pts.

Owns: 5 games | Rated: 70 games


“Simple but classy”

Pdxmonkey ♥ 

Pinsider since Jan. 2012
Karma: 11248 pts.

Owns: 11 games | Rated: 31 games

+ User owned this game in the past.


“Simple and straightforward (maybe not deep enough) but what is there is great! And then there's Arnie :-)”

DonJoe

Pinsider since Oct. 2011
Karma: 887 pts.

Owns: 5 games | Rated: 36 games

+ User has this game on the wishlist.


“This a ramp shot game with some decent features and great theming. Its a game that just asked to be ledded out. The are enough features and missions to keep this interesting for a while, not sure about the lastability after a year or so though.”

nasco62 ♥ 

Pinsider since Jul. 2011
Karma: 10048 pts.

Owns: 4 games | Rated: 54 games


“One of the better Fan layouts

Own(ed): Yes

Times Played: 100s

Positives:
T2 is a classic. Extremely fun and addicting, at first. Skull shot is very satisfying as is the right orbit. Gun is a great toy. Great light show.

Negatives:
Game gets old faster than most. Once you have got the shots down and can consistently get Super Jackpots, the fun is gone. Artwork is a bit lame.

Recomendation:
Recommended for a first pin or when just beginning.”

Espo66 ♥ 

Pinsider since May. 2011
Karma: 7841 pts.

Owns: 6 games | Rated: 24 games

+ User owned this game in the past.


“Great game, especially like the gun on the playfield. Always fun to play.”

alexanr1

Pinsider since Dec. 2011
Karma: 843 pts.

Owns: 9 games | Rated: 27 games


“Great movie, good pinball”

MMuller

Pinsider since Feb. 2010
Karma: 11914 pts.


“Not deep but deffinately fun in a decent size collection of pins. I've always liked playing this game and the movie is one of the best of all time. A rare Bally/Williams machine based off a good movie.”

beauimpala ♥ 

Pinsider since Aug. 2003
Karma: 3185 pts.

Owns: 13 games | Rated: 29 games

+ User currently owns this game.


“I used to love this game as a kid and fortunately played it a lot this weekend. Like all rose-tinted memories though, it wasn't quite as good as I remember it. The machine is stunning to look at and I love the design and layout of the playfield. Unfortunately, the game play is just so so. Alternate the ramps, shoot the loops and there you have it. Meh.”

teachp8 ♥ 

Pinsider since Mar. 2011
Karma: 3953 pts.

Owns: 4 games | Rated: 93 games

+ User has this game on the wishlist.


“I've played this before, and played it tonight. Really has a specific Williams feel. Playfield is nice, open without being boxed in. Shots are well thought out and really flowing. The downside might be the Terminator 2 theme and pistol grip.”

firebird

Pinsider since Sep. 2010
Karma: 2045 pts.

Owns: 3 games | Rated: 28 games



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