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Bobby Orr's Power Play Pinside Rating
This game received 61 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.239 /10
Bobby Orr's Power Play
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 7.256
Artwork: 7.51
Sounds/Music: 4.857
Other Aspects: 7.368
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6.389/10
20 days ago
Bristol
Typically early SS game. Scoring is often driven by the scoop and the bonus multiplier. The upper mini flippers can be used to pick up the drop targets, nice feature but don’t flip too late or you’ll be heading into the outlanes.
8.039/10
10 months ago
Clay, NY
Great example of an early solid state. It still has the chimes and the “charge” jingle is a trademark of this game. Game play is fun! One cool feature is the post that goes up between your two flipper when you hit the center target or rollover at top of play field. You can really score some points with this game! Bobby Orr in a Blackhawks uniform is unique. He only played 21 games for the hawks. Love this game.
7.096/10
11 months ago
Filderstadt
The Power Play has also been in my possession for a long time. I really like the symmetrical playing field.
The rules are very clear.
Nevertheless, I always look forward to a quick game on this device.
The rules are very clear.
Nevertheless, I always look forward to a quick game on this device.
Halton Hills, ON
8.008/10
2 years ago
That wife is nothing if not unpredictable, so you can skip to the end for her comment if you like.
Actually let's just do this review taking her into consideration from the start.
*Wife approval* "Can you find this one?!" She's absolutely bonkers over this game, and I did not see that coming at all.
First off: the funny tunes. Note to manufacturers: more funny tunes.
I did not predict that she'd have much interest in this. She kind of likes hockey ("who's Bobby Orr?") so the theme was sort of ok. It's that symmetrical playfield and straightforward objectives that drew her in. The four flippers also helped. Those two top flippers aren't necessary to hit everything but they're great just for fun and they can kill you if you make a bad shot and it goes right over to the other outlane! And this game plays fair - you make good shots, you do well; you make bad shots, there goes the ball. It can give you a great game once and a bad one the next but never feels like it cheated you.
Pass this up if you prefer a more complicated ruleset. In my small but beloved collection I have EMs with more complicated rules.
Great bang-for-the-buck game.
Actually let's just do this review taking her into consideration from the start.
*Wife approval* "Can you find this one?!" She's absolutely bonkers over this game, and I did not see that coming at all.
First off: the funny tunes. Note to manufacturers: more funny tunes.
I did not predict that she'd have much interest in this. She kind of likes hockey ("who's Bobby Orr?") so the theme was sort of ok. It's that symmetrical playfield and straightforward objectives that drew her in. The four flippers also helped. Those two top flippers aren't necessary to hit everything but they're great just for fun and they can kill you if you make a bad shot and it goes right over to the other outlane! And this game plays fair - you make good shots, you do well; you make bad shots, there goes the ball. It can give you a great game once and a bad one the next but never feels like it cheated you.
Pass this up if you prefer a more complicated ruleset. In my small but beloved collection I have EMs with more complicated rules.
Great bang-for-the-buck game.
6.734/10
2 years ago
A pretty attractive looking game, even for non-hockey fans. The chimes are fun, especially the opening and closing song. Gameplay is straightforward, keep knocking down the stand-up targets. Simple, but fun to play.
Panex
8.820/10
4 years ago
A personal favorite for me; especially on theme due to the fact I’m a huge Chicago Blackhawks fan!
7.756/10
4 years ago
This is a classic from the late 70's! Many may disagree with me but the play field, while somewhat simplistic, (especially compared with post Millennial offerings) is deceptively difficult! I will readily admit my bias for this machine as this one was the one that I really learned how to play pinball on! A machine like this is a perfect learning machine for anyone wanting to hone their pinball skills! It's a testament that, 40 years later, it's still the machine I remember from my college days!
8.972/10
4 years ago
I feel this game does not get the respect it deserves. One of 6 games I have in my collection and gets alot of play.......different and unique.
7.706/10
4 years ago
Malmö
Another example of a older solid state game that actually is quite entertaining and offers relatively fast and exciting action mostly due to well thought-out playfield setup. This is one of the few older games with a symmetric playfield that doesnt slow the ball down or render the game onedimensional.
The opposing target banks, with an additional set of small flipper fingers and the star rollovers on each side of the horse shoe lane makes scoring and play surprisingly fun, compared to other titles from this period of time.
Like Harlem Globetrotters; the cosmetics here arent great or spectacular. On the other hand its a fitting picture for the ishockey theme and this older type of cabinets in general. Some people might perhaps hesitate to put this game, with a picture of a giant indian in the center, in their home as a strict matter of taste.
As expected with a 1978 game the sound has it’s limitations, but that hockey anthem tune, like the artwork, works rather well with the overall package.
Power play is clearly above average among the early solid state games and worth checking out. There is possibly not enough lasting power here to make this a wise choice for the small home collection.
The opposing target banks, with an additional set of small flipper fingers and the star rollovers on each side of the horse shoe lane makes scoring and play surprisingly fun, compared to other titles from this period of time.
Like Harlem Globetrotters; the cosmetics here arent great or spectacular. On the other hand its a fitting picture for the ishockey theme and this older type of cabinets in general. Some people might perhaps hesitate to put this game, with a picture of a giant indian in the center, in their home as a strict matter of taste.
As expected with a 1978 game the sound has it’s limitations, but that hockey anthem tune, like the artwork, works rather well with the overall package.
Power play is clearly above average among the early solid state games and worth checking out. There is possibly not enough lasting power here to make this a wise choice for the small home collection.
6.934/10
5 years ago
Upped flippers only really aim at the drop targets, but these can be hit by the main flippers. Plays fast, great chimes for music. Nice colour scheme. No spinners, but a post at the bottom. Complex machine inside being on the cusp of SS.
8.104/10
5 years ago
From the first time I played this game, I was in love with it and I wanted to own one. It's simple a simple concept yet difficult enough to keep me coming back over and over. I would play it on location as much as possible and finally I bought my own. No toys, no animations, no real music, just fun pinball. Being a Blackhawks themed game makes me love it even more!
5.524/10
6 years ago
As a Blackhawks fan, it has it's appeal visually. Pretty boring layout, everything is symmetrical and there's just not a lot going on. I like to play a few games, its ok. I do like the little flippers to shoot the drop targets in the center though.
9.122/10
7 years ago
very tough game to master. only big knock on it is that Bobby Orr isn't in a bruins uniform.
4.264/10
7 years ago
Bobby Orr's Power Play lacks any sort of ingenuity in its overly symmetrical and dull design. Gameplay suffers because of the lackluster design, and there's no reason to put a quarter in this Bally.
Pretty much just a game for hockey fans to momentarily oogle then walk away from.
Pretty much just a game for hockey fans to momentarily oogle then walk away from.
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