The layout makes excellent use of the playfield. There are tons of shots to be made all over this game. It is exciting and fast paced, and challenging!! These Gottlieb Sys3 games get a bad rap because the rules require some thought to understand. They are actually very well done and have impressively deep rulesets! Reading the playfield and experimenting with your shots and goals is required to get good and understand scoring in this game.
You must complete ALL CARS during multiball or you get nothing. The rules can be unforgiving! Who doesn’t enjoy a challenge?
This game MUST be setup steep, or else it may be “too easy” the flow is excellent, and I find the cheesy radio callouts and siren charming.
This game is a blast to play, definitely a top 10 on fun-factor.
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8.162/10
1 year ago
Landgraaf
like the fact you can change the game from easy to hard.. on easy settings. multi ball is quite easy to get, kickback is easy to get. and ball safe a bit harder. but it is really fun to play the better you get the harder you can set it..
it has a 2 and 3 multiball game
it has 5 bonus modes
multiplier
skill shot
amount of arrests, what is another bonus multiplier
ball save
kickback
for a 1 stage game it has allot to do on it.. the flow is quite good.. this game is a keeper
it has a 2 and 3 multiball game
it has 5 bonus modes
multiplier
skill shot
amount of arrests, what is another bonus multiplier
ball save
kickback
for a 1 stage game it has allot to do on it.. the flow is quite good.. this game is a keeper
7.409/10
2 years ago
Silver Grove, KY
One of 6 of Gottlieb's street level games. Marketed to put in bars and restaurants and easy for anyone to walk up and play. For a street level game, it has tons of rules and objectives so gameplay is NEVER dull. Trudeau added shots all over. Tip: add blue and red (cop car) LED's near the flippers, blue and red flashers on the playfield, and red flashers on the uzi on the backglass that fires in succession for each arrest you have at the end of play. Elevates the fun factor. Music is suprisingly great for the era and the sound effects are top tier. Gottlieb's excel in flipper action and sound effects/music. Can play for hours. Shoot for jackpot, pop bonus, and red/yellow badges for high score. Underrated 90's machine.
4.584/10
10 years ago
Well, maybe the worst backglass ever. The playfield art is equally terrible. Playfield layout ain't too bad. Overall not too much fun, Hard to find , but not worth seeking out.
7.713/10
10 years ago
Deadly Weapon- with better art, and more produced - this game certainly could've been a contender.
I've played 5 of the "Street Level" series games now, and this faaaar and away the best of them. For a single-level playfield with only one shot that returns your ball to the flippers, the table has some serious flow to it. Lots of nooks and crannies to shoot thru, and lots of aiming skills needed.
The main goal of the game, collecting arrests via police cars, definitely keeps you busy enough, but the game is constantly throwing new objectives at you all the time that can make you dizzy if you don't keep your head straight. The only flaw in the rules that I have have found is when the ball exits from the pop bumper area, all other objectives stop for a few seconds so you have a chance to collect the pop-bumper bonus. Since this can happen several times in a game - it does break up the flow a bit.
Also, the "catch-up" feature (which allows trailing players' scores to be bumped up to the leaders) kind-of kills any serious competition, but if you think of this game as more "Mario Kart" and less "Gran Turismo," you'll have the right attitude.
There are two sets of scoring: points and arrests, and it's fun to aim for different goals depending on the game. I think the lighting effects were implemented really well, and the sounds aren't anything special, but it has never annoyed me like it does to some. (Caveat: I also love the sounds in Genie, so.... take that FWIW).
The art is....not my favorite, and I'll just leave it at that.
At the end of the day, the game is reliable, fun, challenging, and never boring which is all I really want. Is it deep? no, but it is jam-packed full of satisfying shots, has a respectably-crazy multiball, and is a multiplayer blast. The family has a great time with it, and so do I. With only 809 produced you don't get much of a chance to see one, so if you do, check it out; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised (just pretend the art is better).
I've played 5 of the "Street Level" series games now, and this faaaar and away the best of them. For a single-level playfield with only one shot that returns your ball to the flippers, the table has some serious flow to it. Lots of nooks and crannies to shoot thru, and lots of aiming skills needed.
The main goal of the game, collecting arrests via police cars, definitely keeps you busy enough, but the game is constantly throwing new objectives at you all the time that can make you dizzy if you don't keep your head straight. The only flaw in the rules that I have have found is when the ball exits from the pop bumper area, all other objectives stop for a few seconds so you have a chance to collect the pop-bumper bonus. Since this can happen several times in a game - it does break up the flow a bit.
Also, the "catch-up" feature (which allows trailing players' scores to be bumped up to the leaders) kind-of kills any serious competition, but if you think of this game as more "Mario Kart" and less "Gran Turismo," you'll have the right attitude.
There are two sets of scoring: points and arrests, and it's fun to aim for different goals depending on the game. I think the lighting effects were implemented really well, and the sounds aren't anything special, but it has never annoyed me like it does to some. (Caveat: I also love the sounds in Genie, so.... take that FWIW).
The art is....not my favorite, and I'll just leave it at that.
At the end of the day, the game is reliable, fun, challenging, and never boring which is all I really want. Is it deep? no, but it is jam-packed full of satisfying shots, has a respectably-crazy multiball, and is a multiplayer blast. The family has a great time with it, and so do I. With only 809 produced you don't get much of a chance to see one, so if you do, check it out; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised (just pretend the art is better).
6.196/10
11 years ago
Okay, this is my first pin so I'm trying not to be biased in this review. This is pretty good for a 'budget model' pin. It has lots of lanes to shoot for, three different modes, and multiball. A lot of the modes and scoring are based around shooting number cop car shots in order. Since it doesn't have ramps, you really need to hit some of the shots spot on to get them. After completing the first round of cars (7), you can start shooting to start a couple different modes. This can be pretty hard. The game has pretty good flow (until you hit a kickout hole) and can be incredibly fast. You can score for points or "arrests" for which you get a 10k bonus for each at the end of each ball. Two kickoff holes also add random bonuses, which can really skew the scoring and difficulty from game to game. Most of the scoring seems dependent on a few different bonuses. Multiball is a real challenge on this in that you have to score all 7 shots to get a jackpot and scores very low if you don't. Sounds get pretty repetitive, but I kinda like the low-fi quality of it. I think it yells "catch us meatball"!? Overall, a pretty nice, simple design with some balanced scoring issues. If you really want to challenge yourself, shoot for arrests rather than points.
6.114/10
12 years ago
Nailsea
The good is that it is a sweet playing game with lots of small twisty lanes and flow. I was really enjoyed playing it in a busy arcade, which brings me to the bad. I went back to play it for a second quieter day and was really disspointed by the annoying and repetitive sounds.
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