Stern

Pirates of the Caribbean

Pinside Rating

This game received 534 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.958 _/10

7.958

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #92 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.098

Artwork: 7.777

Sounds/Music: 7.435

Other Aspects: 8.074

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8.311

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7.764/10

12 years ago

LTW

sixsixtie

Inactive member

12y 26,400 268 1 31

I really enjoy POTC. IMO it's one of the uglier sterns and that's saying something (I own WPT) I also hate the theme as I walked out of POTC. But inspite of all that I really enjoy the game and have really had a blast when I've played it.

8.672/10

12 years ago

RON

Apollyon

Pinside member

Edmonton, AB

12y 108K 2,577 10 23

Had a great time with this machine. Its a nice balance between deep and fun. Ship and Kraken are solid. Liked the rules. Different feel (close shots) but I thought it worked well. Sure it is stop and go, and you wait for the ball to return more than other games, but it was a winner for me.

Apollyon has owned this game in the past.

8.800/10

12 years ago

CJB

Cherm

Inactive member

Vancouver, BC

12y 27,400 4 1 25

I don't care what any one says, I like it.

9.520/10

12 years ago

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madmaxx18

Inactive member

Unknown

12y 6,000 29

Pretty fun game, especially the ship.

7.628/10

12 years ago

TPK

Kneissl

Pinside member

12y 126K 3,866 7 121

A fun game with lots going on. One thing I like about new stern pins is how approachable they are, but there's depth that will keep you interested. It makes up for some of the quality loss, most noticeable is the playfield surface.. it's no Williams.

Kneissl edited previous rating on February 10, 2015.

5.178/10

12 years ago

RAV

TheRave

The Sanctum

Westerly, RI

12y 74,900 874 15 8

One of the worst of the newer Stern machines. I really don't like this machine and I'm a fan of the movie series. Boo!

TheRave has owned this game in the past.

8.580/10

12 years ago

FYA

Pin_Crazed

Inactive member

Unknown City, MN

12y 56,650 2,080 10 71

Another Stern I would love to own, need more space and more money! Great game, well executed theme, great overall!

Pin_Crazed edited previous rating on April 18, 2015.
Pin_Crazed has owned this game in the past.

7.860/10

12 years ago

RDH

rommy

Pinside member

Springdale, AR

12y 79,150 3,706 16 15

Fun game. Love the ship sinking. Backglass is a turn off.

rommy edited previous rating on August 05, 2012.

8.206/10

12 years ago

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docscott

Inactive member

Prescott, AZ

12y 28,150 1,479 2 30

Simple game, cute, fun tricks. Nice game if you like the theme, which I do. Nevertheless, I don't look at this as a keep it to my grave pin.

docscott has owned this game in the past.

8.084/10

12 years ago

GKG

goldpins

Pinside member

Castle Rock, CO

12y 54,150 198 12 14

Good pin for newbies and kids to play. I use it to entertain guests. The rules and shots are straight forward and easy to explain....."shoot the ship", "shoot the monkey", "shoot the chest" over and over. The ship is a very cool toy and people love it. I play it when I want to take-a-break from deep rule pins.

goldpins currently owns this game.

7.760/10

12 years ago

ROB

RobT

Pinside member

13y 129K 21,266 3 40

The ship is a cool toy. Love the way it "sinks" into the playfield. The "sneeze guard" is pretty annoying though.

Killing the Kracken is fun, with good sound effects. The playfield art is excellent. While there are some cool shots on this pin, some of them get a bit monotonous too (constant banging on the ship for example).

Of the pins that I've owned, this is still probably the overall favorite of my non-pinhead friends and family.

A fairly fun pin, but not a lot of staying power in a small collection.

RobT has owned this game in the past.

4.648/10

12 years ago

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Ruttager

Inactive member

Edmonton, AB

12y 4,500 1 6

Not a big fan of this pinball. didnt get me excited and gameplay was slow.

7.912/10

12 years ago

ANV

captainadam_21

Inactive member

Sioux Falls, SD

12y 74,150 3,104 46

The theme goes very well with the movies. The pirate ship is a cool toy. I bet it would look excellent with LEDs. I question its lastability. It is one of those games I am up in the air about. It is pretty fun but for over $3000 there are plenty more machines that are cheaper and more enjoyable.

captainadam_21 edited previous rating on August 26, 2012.
captainadam_21 has this game on the wishlist.

8.424/10

12 years ago

JJS

GoneFishinLvMsg

Pinside+ Frequent

Edenton, NC

13y 102K 3,000 8 50 1

My favorite Stern to date. The ship toy is ultra-cool. I'm not a big fan of the movies, so I was surprised at how much I liked this pin. Seems a bit easy for a pin I'd want to own, but I'll happily play one in the wild when I see it.

7.474/10

12 years ago

ASA

Asael

Pinside member

Hoppstädten-weiersbach

12y 87,800 1,230 7 46

All my friends liked it, but i could not stand to play it any longer. For me it was more work than fun to play it. And it was way to much stop and go. But the toys and lightning are great.

Asael has owned this game in the past.

6.932/10

12 years ago

B R

BLACK_ROSE

Pinside member

Lexington, NC

14y 116K 8,818 3 60

I've had the Opportunity to Own 2- HUO POTC . I like the Pin , but I have to confess, I Only bought them to get another Pin.. But I can say that i did like it. The Treasure Chest is a cool mod, also the Sinking Ship.. The Pin Goes Great with the movie in every aspect . The Plastic shield around the ship look's Cheap, but we All know why it's there :) . It's NOT a B/W , so it's Fragile !! I'd like to get my 3rd POTC someday just to Explore it again.. B_R

BLACK_ROSE has owned this game in the past.

5.494/10

12 years ago

AAW

Firebaall

Inactive member

Regina, SK

12y 61,150 1,741 4 9

What a stinker!

I don't walk away from credits in machines often, but I couldn't stand it anymore. I gave this machine a fair shake over two gaming sessions. Between the "sneeze guard" that cuts the playfield in two thirds, and the shots at the ship/chest that bore a player to tears.... I just can't recommend it.

At the end of the day, you're better off playing the zizzle version!

....ouch.

9.229/10

12 years ago

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CELLISON

Inactive member

Unknown

14y 3,750 1 13

Love the POTC movies - huge fan. The pin ... ehhh not so much. My complaints are the focal toy (ship) is too easily obtained. The whirl pool decal is often non existent (worn out).
But those two things aside I too am one that doesn't like not having original voice clips used.
I find the rule set fairly bland. I'm hoping since there are (to date) two more POTC movies to be released that either a new pin will be released or software written to upgrade this machine. As it sits - for me it's not one to own and barely one to play in the wild.

8.336/10

12 years ago

MLV

Pinball-is-great

Pinside member

Lafayette, LA

12y 147K 5,016 3 102

Overall fun machine. Enjoy playing it. Sinking the ship after multiple hits is good.

Pinball-is-great edited previous rating on January 31, 2012.

5.812/10

12 years ago

MRO

MEROPARIS

Pinside member

Paris

12y 56,500 166

original playfield but boring and not really funny ( played it a lot )

MEROPARIS edited previous rating on January 10, 2016.

7.820/10

12 years ago

NAM

kwiKimart

Inactive member

San Diego, CA

12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

My favorite thing about this game is the ship toy in which the ball has to hit it three times and it will "sink". Can't get any better.

kwiKimart edited previous rating on October 28, 2011.

7.204/10

12 years ago

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frankay39

Inactive member

Wilton, CT

13y 29,300 53 9

Found one of these in a Cape Cod arcade and had to try it out. After playing it for quite some time, I think that it is a very solid Stern. It has some cool toys in the form of the ship and Dead Man's Chest that are both fun shots to make. The coolest toy for me was the Tortuga ramp shot which has the spinning disc at the top. This was always a satisfying shot to make, and the multiball that could be started from this was super fun to get. The kraken multiball was fun as well, which you get every time you sink one of the ships. All in all, although not the deepest game I have ever seen, it is a likeable game that even people who don't like the movies should enjoy. The only Sterns (that i have played so far) that I like better than this are LOTR and FG.

9.080/10

12 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,379 133 149

Beautiful looking game that's fun to play! Not played it enough (never owned one) to know it intimately, but it's on my wants list!

7.448/10

12 years ago

MAK

teachp8

Inactive member

13y 57,800 146 2 97

Played a machine where the ship wasn't working so haven't had the joy of sinking it yet!! May change rating in the future if I get to play a fully working pin. Update: 02/10/11 - played this a lot more and it's a solid game. Still haven't seen a working ship though!

teachp8 edited previous rating on October 02, 2011.
teachp8 has owned this game in the past.

7.520/10

12 years ago

PEA

alveolus

Pinside member

Oklahoma City, OK

12y 87,300 2,884 13 30

Perhaps the coolest toy in pinball! Nice theme. Nice art. Unfortunately, nearly non-existent flow and repetitive shots keep this one from greatness. Still love to blast away at that ship, though!

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