Attack from Mars

Pinside rating

This game received 1185 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.810 /10

8.81

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 2nd in the game group "Attack from Mars". The group itself ranks #5 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.



Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.915

Artwork: 8.596

Sounds/Music: 8.413

Other Aspects: 9.021


Pinside staff rating

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9.176

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7.900/10
5 years ago
A game that stands the test of time...very worthy of the AFMr recently done.
10.000/10
5 years ago
Wow what a game this is a full pinball experience a must play.
9.300/10
5 years ago
Fast machine, quit hard to master. Must have for every collection.
8.096/10
5 years ago
Perfect pinball. Great shots, excellent flow, entertaining call outs and dmd animations. Excellent game to route as it’s easy to upkeep and makes consistent coin. Deep enough for a home game in a good players collection. It’s just a classic plain simple. I will say as far as fan layouts games go...MM is better.
9.380/10
5 years ago
Pros:
A layout that was really the first of its kind and inspired many game to come. The saucer is an awesome toy. MM should have taken notes from this game and had the castle be prepped before you can play it in a multiball. Because you need to start the saucer before you can actually make progress, Afm executes this so much better and is why the rules are way better in this game. All of the shots feel rewarding and fair. Probably some of the most ballanced rules I have seen. Martians are very fun.

Cons:
Lock shot can get kind of easy which is a bit of a problem.

Overall:
An outstanding game, but really needs a tight tilt to make it so the lock shot is less abusable. A great game and one I would love to have in my collection.
9.540/10
5 years ago
This game is my great white buffalo!!!
A true classic and worthy of a place in anyone's collection. The Sci Fi B-movie theme is a personal favorite. The Artwork captures the theme perfectly, particularly the back glass which is just pure eye candy. The call outs are some of the best on any machine with some real comedy coming in the form of all the different countries Stereo Typical ambassadors. The shots are smooth and the flow has a fast non stop action feel. Its not overloaded with toys with just the flying saucer bash toy and the dancing martians, but you watch peoples faces when they see these in action for the first time!
This is without doubt the most accessible pinball machine there is, its appealing to everyone, easy to understand and a total blast to play, with that all important "Just one more game" feeling about it.
8.926/10
5 years ago
AFM was the first dmd game I ever owned and I really miss her. The deal is I love old EM's and don't want too much of my pinball money locked up into one game. I miss her more than my MM. Great game! One of the best ever!! I'm just echoing what everyone already knows but I don't know too many 90's pins as well as this one so I had to finally rate her.
9.580/10
5 years ago
Medieval Madness retheme is better but not by much.

Funny quotes, great challenge and very enjoyable.
9.347/10
5 years ago
Fun theme and very nice artwork. I enjoy the ruleset.
10.000/10
5 years ago
Always a go too!
9.180/10
5 years ago
Probably my #1.
8.600/10
5 years ago
I love this game. I love the outrageous scores you can get. The call outs are great with lots of humour. The shots are all great. It has the perfect amount of depth but is easy to get into and understand. There are different scoring strategies which I like. The art is decent. Animations are fun. Just a blast to play.
9.560/10
5 years ago
This pin is just amazing. Everything is great about this game, going from multiball to total annihilation, the hurry-ups and the sorcerer ensures a lot of hours of fun with this game!
9.276/10
5 years ago
Nothing to nitpick on this game. The lack of complexity actually makes it more enjoyable without being boring. It is just perfectly balanced for all players, all skill levels.
9.240/10
5 years ago
I played AFM when it first came out at Sheppard AFB in Texas as a young GI. I fell in love with it then and I still love to play the game now. The artwork, game flow, music, and call outs are some of the best ever created. Who doesn't like to kill Martians and blow up space ships? The only knock from me is it can become somewhat repetitive hitting the center drop down target over and over. The cabinet is notorious for fading on this one so don't be too discouraged if yours is faded. I highly recommend this game to everyone.
9.900/10
5 years ago
Very nice game! I love it! It keeps me coming back for more. I love the Martians especially!
8.680/10
5 years ago
Always a pleasure to play this pinball !! A must for sure.
8.236/10
5 years ago
AFM is a fun shooter with great callouts. A classic game that never gets old.
10.000/10
5 years ago
Probably my favorite game (well, until Iron Maiden arrived!) and easily the most fun game ever made. It's so good they basically remade it as Medieval Madness. Great flow, great callouts/sound, hilarious, fun toys and love how they interact with the game. Sometimes this game feels a little too easy and maybe a little repetitive but such fun that it hardly matters. So great!
7.928/10
5 years ago
Very Fun and cool game, but I prefer MM or MB. Theme is funny, but art and toys are always the same. Same for the gameplay, it tends to be repeatitive.
The remake with the huge color DMD looks insane.
Maybe I just need to spend more time on this table, but for me it's overated, for gameplay and for artwork. I'll wait for MB remake to buy a NIB from Chicago gaming.
9.660/10
5 years ago
If there was ever a machine to give a perfect rating to this is the one. IMO the best pinball machine ever made.
9.840/10
5 years ago
I can say no more: it has got it all, to me AFM is very possibly the best pinball machine of all time. Absolutely in my Top 5 for sure anyway.
8.236/10
5 years ago
Simply one of the best pinballs of all time!
8.620/10
5 years ago
Attack From Mars is an absolute classic, one of the greatest fan layouts and awesome sounds and music to really tie the theme together. I have very few gripes with this game to be honest...I don't find it quite as timeless as Medieval Madness or Monster Bash as it doesn't have the same lastability - at least for me anyway. Doesn't stop this game from being one of the all time greats though.
8.940/10
5 years ago
Very fun game. Easy to learn what to shoot, hard to string it all together for maximum points. A solid game that keeps you going back for more.
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