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Metallica (Pro) Pinside Rating
This game received 732 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.572 /10
Metallica (Pro)
Top 100 ranking
This game ranks 2nd in the game group "Metallica". The group itself ranks #14 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.573
Artwork: 8.396
Sounds/Music: 8.431
Other Aspects: 8.576
Pinside staff rating
This is how we, the very knowledgeable (wink wink) Pinside.com staff & moderators rate this game. 6 of us have rated this game.
This title is part of group: "Metallica"
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Lyon
9.663/10
3 months ago
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
This is prob in the top 5 games ever made and is proof you dont need to jam 10 pounds of crap into a 5lb bag to make a good game. shots are clear and clean, rules are easy enough to understand but deep enough to keep you locked in for hours. I love how they used the best tracks from Metallica but only play short burst of it and put it in the background. So its not in your face the entire time you play. Perfect integration for a band themed pin.
8.235/10
6 months ago
This game plays better than it looks to me. I know art and theming is a personal thing and many love it, but much like Rush artwork is polarizing, so it Metallica. Beyond that though the game is awesome! So many shots to hit and the old school stack drop targets are great. The only feature I truly dislike is the lower right scoop, as the eject can drain you without cause. There should be a temp ball save there. (NOTE: There might be but I play it in a tourney setup, so optional ball saves are always off) The game is really fun though and it makes me want to play it again and again, which is always the mark of an excellent pin.
London
8.024/10
1 year ago
Metallica is an excellent machine, certainly in the top 3 music pins of all time. The game looks great although I am not a huge fan of the cartoon art, especially the translite art. Band callouts are excellent, although I wish the game remembered where you were in a song like newer band machines.
7.735/10
1 year ago
A great game that just is brought down by a mediocre presentation. Not a fan of the goofy graffiti like artwork, the theme of it all kinda doesn't feel like Metallica enough, and the whole thing lacks oomph with lacking lighting and animations all around. The music is great, and it plays so well, just they kind of dropped the ball on the presentation.
8.568/10
1 year ago
Saskatoon, SK
on location this is my fav game. The two ramps are fun. Sparky is good. Snake mouth is cool. Fun to get all the multiballs.
9.200/10
1 year ago
I just got this pin, and this is based on 3 days , 40 plays or so. So far I love it. Fun game , with silly humorous call outs and fun shots , while enjoying the music of metallica
Unlike my other music pins (Led Zeppelin and GNR by JJP), I think this game is fun regardless of wether you like Metallica or not. But of course you’ll enjoy it more if you do like the band.
Unlike my other music pins (Led Zeppelin and GNR by JJP), I think this game is fun regardless of wether you like Metallica or not. But of course you’ll enjoy it more if you do like the band.
8.444/10
1 year ago
Love Metallica and happy they have their own PIN. Wish the cabinet artwork had more variations. Their history has a lot of great artwork that could’ve been used. Modern music PINs should have the option to purchase additional tracks for the game(if only that band). As a Pinball and Metallica fan, I would like to own one. Even though I believe it could get old quickly. Ideally, I would love to swap some of the tunes and would prefer to swap Iron Maiden’s playfield for this one. But great game for newbies and Pinheads.
8.968/10
1 year ago
For me this is my favorite layout in pinball. You combine that with excellent Lyman code and Metallica is a winner from the start. The shots have a great variation with good risk/challenge associated with each. It is a great pin to practice your pinball shots and reactions. I am a Metallica fan so that also helps with the theme and music choices. Many people comment they wish the songs were integrated into the game like AC/DC but for me it is better this way to just pick the song to listen to during gameplay. The reason for me is if there is one strat that you always do and the song associated with it, you listen to that one song over and over. With the songs just basically being a jukebox at the start you don't have that problem.
The crank it up feature is great for risk/reward and is fun. You need to get past the first layer of "chopping wood" for the game to really open up. The Sparky animation does get a bit old I do wish you could skip it. This game to me is special, we all know Elwin is killing it right now but give our boy Borg credit for a great layout on this one!
The crank it up feature is great for risk/reward and is fun. You need to get past the first layer of "chopping wood" for the game to really open up. The Sparky animation does get a bit old I do wish you could skip it. This game to me is special, we all know Elwin is killing it right now but give our boy Borg credit for a great layout on this one!
7.393/10
1 year ago
This is one of the better John Borg games. A little brutal at times like most of his designs. The electric chair toy is weird and not a great centerpiece. The snake spit animation is also a little off-putting. Some of the shots are fun, but it's not a machine that gives you that one more game vibe.
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