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“Played this several times and I think it has potential to be better with code. I do agree though that the shot layout is lacking and the flow is slow. I hope JJP learns from this and does a much better job with the Hobbit. I love the look and build quality. Artwork, Backglass and cabinet all get 5 out of 5.”
“Pros: High quality playfield artwork and molded toys. Creative use of layout. Mirrored backglass.
Cons: Flippers and flipper buttons didn't feel right; slippers on flippers make it hard to judge shots. Music is repetitive and gets annoying very quickly. LCD is too large, and looks more like a TV than a pinball display. Color-changing LEDs change too rapidly, gave me a headache after 10 games. Outlanes are greedy.
My rating is based on the v1.0 code; I'll update my rating when I get a chance to play it again.”
“I have played this machine many times. I have scored it fairly and will add to it when the code gets released and re-review it again. My rating I am confident will increase when the game shows some playability and promise with some good rule sets.”
“I agree this is the best of the Pinbot series. A very cool looking game with many fun shots, cool lighting effects, sounds, and fun call outs--and some repetitive shots to be made. Still, it is always fun to get her head loaded up and flipping over, and progressing to the next task. I really like this game and would certainly add one to my (small) collection if the price was right and the condition was above average.”
“THis is one machine I can really get behind.
A prefect example of hassle free, straightforward, good, fun.
It is responsive, fast, almost no empty shots possible(as opposed to the thrown up chaos of csi), so I mean instant feedback.
The sounds are great, strong, attention getting and fit the ball movements well.
Even though I really resent the plastic figurine necessity that the stern machines have this one is at least, interesting. It is actually a LOT of fun hitting the iron monger. Satisfaction garanteed. You get a quick multiball, so it keeps you hooked from the beginging and is easy to understand for people just begining.
But I do NOT understand the idea behind the whiplash portion of the game.
Maybe its a bit an endless feeling because there is no appearant begining or end to this one(as in LOTR or Medival Madness) but chewing gum fun is also ok from time to time.
Good for tournaments.
Backglass completely wasted.
This is one game where dotmatrix really has nothing to do with the theme.
How hard is it to go the little step further people?”
“TOTALLY UNDERRATED! Nice Toys ...amazing Game :-)
Avengers LE 1.4”
“Pretty amazing for everything to gel like it does in this game with so many firsts. Great flow, i only wish the ball locks kicked out faster.”
“The ultimate multiball machine! Cool ramps, fast gameplay, great orbits, nice toys, magnet, nice animations on DMD, and the music... I cant believe, that this game ranks so low. If you think, this machine is cheap, than all new Stern games are cheap too. I really love X Files!”
“very good game - love it.
Art is very good on cabinet and back box. Playfield art is good but not great. rules are very good.
Very challenging game that has lasted well in my collection. Love the added dimension the gun gives.”
“Ok, This is an edited review after a couple of weekends with this machine.
I'm starting to like this one more and more. Favorite in my collection? Maybe. I'm liking my two Sega's more than any one of my B/W's, at this point. They might not be deep, but they're really fun to flip.
On my machine (which is nearly perfect. HUO?) the shot to start the modes is really hard to make. A strong shot results in an air-ball when the ball follows the lip of the shooter lane ramp, and kicks back out before making it all the way around the corner. I'm pretty sure this is a kinetics issue with the design, and not just a problem with my machine.
I'm getting a handle on the modes, and have actually completed them all at least once. Brain Drain "CAVE" seems impossible, but it can be done using a combination of luck, and skill.
The best part of this game is the flow when it gets cooking, which I what I love pinball for. The ball feels on ice as it rips around the ramps and habitrails.
If there is a downside (and why it has a lower rating on my review), it is that the stock audio is horrible. This thing needs new speakers ASAP to remedy this issue.
Keeper!
First review:
Just added this one, and thought I'd throw down an initial impression review.
It has everything I like in a machine. Wide body, extra flippers, lots of ramps, good light show, decent flow and colorful art.
The modes seem to be to be pretty unbalanced. Some are pretty easy (crime spree) and some seem to be impossible (Brain Drain) without the aid of a random lucky shot.
The machine I have seems to have an issue with the right loop to the kicker to start the modes, and most of the time a solid shot to the loop will jump around and kick right back out about 1/3rd the way up the orbit. I'll need to sort this out, as it hampers the game play a bit.
I'll update this in a few weeks. So far, I'm liking my decision to pick this one up.”
“The captive ball spinner is great. Having two pairs of flippers separated by this huge roulette makes gameplay special. I was not so convinced after a few games, but if you can, try it! You probably need many games to fully appreciate it.
Not a big fan of this type of artwork... same year saw Dancing lady, which is sooo much nicer...”
“A very nice Williams EM from the early 70's. Plenty of action with 4 bumpers, two outholes, two gates… Nice playfield bonus spinner that allows tactical choices (collect bonus in the kickout holes while Triple bonus is selected). Beware of the left outlane which is deadly.”
“If you love drop targets, this is the game for you!”
“A fantastic multiplayer pin that is great for just hanging out with the guys. The scoring always allows for close games and the toys are implemented very well. I like the artwork and layout and feel they mesh very well with the theme. There are a lot of really neat shots and while there are a lot of ramp shots, they don't seem to get boring. I would love to own this one someday and I am not even an NBA fan.”
“It's really hard to imagine the jump from Rollercoaster tycoon to lotr but oh well, that's showbuiness.
It's not veeery imaginative
but
the playingfield looks very, very intriguing and ok...it's really fun and dynamic. Overall.
The storytelling is really weird though. I don't get how it coherently replays the movies.
So it's fun but stil a little stale and dead to life for me.
The display is stealing the show and I don't like that. Ever.
It's just cheap programming. Bash the balrog. Ok ok. I'll do it. Jeeez.
You just make me don't you.
Why didn't they just make the table bigger or do something REALLY different?
Just close your eyes....
The special lighting and effects illumination is great but in overall play the playingfield is very dark.
I love the backglass. It's so 80's but digital.”
“Absolutely brilliant. The theme and music isn't for everyone but the rest of it far surpasses anything ever made”
“Not that anyone tells me I've got it in for Stern. I play them as I can and I can't always play.
Well, the thing is a contract. And a contract has to be done. I guess. I don't know. You could also go to the bathroom for a long time.
The whole thing is half-assed and for 2002 I can't believe anyone playtested these things.
I mean you can't just make a table that is just plain worse than many things coming out of the ninties...
Also
Maybe my version had been less well maintained but I have not gotten worse responsive feeling from using the flipper button to the thing acutally doing something. It feels like the machine has been drinking and is just trying to hold on to the last bits of its non existant self esteem.
A garden troll twitiching about? Wow. How original.
And the voices...so embarrasing.
If this was for kids, the cabinet would be lower. Barely hovering above the ground.
So what's going on here?
The park visitors count is a good idea and adds tention but doesn't make any sense to me in how it's implemented. I can't really see anything anyways and many of the materials are so unrefined and undworked on. Just this slab of metal here and there not even polished, I hate when you can see that the mechanics are unrefined in the way they are implimented but just there.
The whole thing feels like I am playing some kind of skeleton.
Or something that just wants to die but can't.
(By the way, I played it in an amusment park, and the people probobly got it because of the subject matter. How sad)
Not fun.
It's chaos but nothing is happening. How can that be? Worst of the worst.”
“A game that beats the Data East version in my opinion. Although it does have the benefit of advances in tech since the last one was made.
The 3d backglass is cool. The music is obviously great.
The best bit about the table though is the multiball start. The cannon grabbing the ball then the x wing firing it at the tie fighter. A great bit of engineering.
Lots of fun to play.”
“This is a decent machine, but not brilliant.
I love Star Wars, but i like the Sega table more than this one. Its cool, but not the best.”
“This game, more than any other i have played, really captures the theme. Tight turns and a 360 loop at the top really make this design stand out.
The sound and music are amazing, again really capturing the theme. And that siren! good lord.
The backglass is dated, but cool as well in an 80s way. The cabinet art is a plain stencil job, so not to exciting.
I love the flow of this game.”
“If you're looking for a pinball machine with a high challenge and tough to hit shots, then this is it. Kind of shallow since its the pro version, but still can be fun. The call outs are ok, Hulk's are way better than Loki's. Pretty solid overall art package.”
“Argh. This machine is everywhere in the Milwaukee area. Establishments keep this dud around because amateurs and kids fill this turd with their germ-ridden quarters. An absolute mess, the theme is under-utilized and zero replay value. Seems like for every good pin on route there is two South Parks. Kill South Park, not Kenny.”
“Played WOZ at the Texas Pinball Festival as a tournament machine. At that time the software wasn't complete so I will re-rate later on with more software updates. Put around 20 plays so will rate with that in mind. The Machine was beautiful and loved the new display. The light show was excellent with a lot of items on the playfield. The play however was just ok(should inprove with updates). The main goal was to get multiball and then shoot the ramp over and over. In summary, I am glad to get to play it and hope the best for Jeresy Jack, but AC/DC Premium is hands down the better machine.”
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Wizard of Oz (Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013)
ctozzi rated this game on May 06, 2013.
“I played an early version so my rating is based on that, once I play the newly released home version I will re-evaluate my ratings. The game looks amazing in person it's just a bit slower for my liking and I can't stand the music.”
ctozzi ♥
Pinsider since Feb. 2012
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Owns: 7 games | Rated: 60 games