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Terminator 2: Judgment Day Pinside Rating
This game received 650 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.870 /10
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 7.921
Artwork: 7.802
Sounds/Music: 7.418
Other Aspects: 8.035
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7.923/10
8 years ago
Ballwin, MO
Simple game to pick up and learn. Several aspects of the games art, dmd, etc. were hampered by the studio trying to keep the movie's plot secret. Newcomers gravitate to this machine more than any other in my collection. Not a lot there, but it sure is fun
8.476/10
8 years ago
St.gallen
Played the game last week everyday for a few hours and it's a lot of fun. Easy to understand rules und nice gameplay. Not sure if i would buy it if it would be my only pinball machine, but for sure a very nice machine in a small collection.
8.096/10
8 years ago
classic steve richey game wide open playfield plays fast and smooth the cannon was a first!!awsome game at the time,multi ball lock and canon shot is what keeps this game alive today, still a great game..acdc like ..seems richey coulda did acdc diffrent ..t2 has a simple game play you can master fast...got to like arnold!!!definitly a keeper for me.ill be back
8.956/10
8 years ago
Very satisfying game considering the age.
Pros:
- Nice shots which are well balanced.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (get out).
- Cannon is a great toy.
- Super jackpot is one of the best.
Cons:
- Doesn't have quite the depth of some newer games (it's very possible to complete everything and start over).
- If the center targets are flaky, the game becomes much more difficult and less fun.
Pros:
- Nice shots which are well balanced.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (get out).
- Cannon is a great toy.
- Super jackpot is one of the best.
Cons:
- Doesn't have quite the depth of some newer games (it's very possible to complete everything and start over).
- If the center targets are flaky, the game becomes much more difficult and less fun.
Perth
9.009/10
8 years ago
Have had my T2 for 6 months now and love it; super fun to play. Fast, flowy type of pinball, just kinetic energy and fun to play.
Not super deep, the most important shots are the Skull and Left/Right ramps, then the ball locks on multiball for 3x jackpot, then one more in the skull for a Super Jackpot try. Music is great, the essence of early 90's arcade action for me. Goes great with a couple of Vids from that same period IMO. You don't need a novel long rulesheet either, it's pretty simple, but hard at the same time....Super addictive.
Make sure to put LED's in this, as I didn't like it nearly as much with Incandescents. Canon shot is fun, but I do feel this is a pin that you need in a collection of at least 3, as it keeps it varied; if this was my only pin, it might not have the same lasting power.
Not super deep, the most important shots are the Skull and Left/Right ramps, then the ball locks on multiball for 3x jackpot, then one more in the skull for a Super Jackpot try. Music is great, the essence of early 90's arcade action for me. Goes great with a couple of Vids from that same period IMO. You don't need a novel long rulesheet either, it's pretty simple, but hard at the same time....Super addictive.
Make sure to put LED's in this, as I didn't like it nearly as much with Incandescents. Canon shot is fun, but I do feel this is a pin that you need in a collection of at least 3, as it keeps it varied; if this was my only pin, it might not have the same lasting power.
6.662/10
8 years ago
a worse version of Jokerz with a better theme, and the gun is cool I guess. super jackpot shot while balls are in play is cool, but too easy to get the timing down. why isn't it random? only one multiball, and it's disappointing. after going to all the effort of starting multiball, I don't want to just be locking all my balls again. Would have been much better if you need to shoot the locks to build the jackpot, then had a roving jackpot on the gun during play to collect it's nice comboing ramps, but payback time is a disappointment, you're lucky if you can get as many points as one jackpot in multiball, and that's all the ramps are good for, so that's two shots off the playfield. Right orbit is also useless, compared to jackpots, center shot just qualifies the left orbit which... is only really useful for starting multiball. basically, it's a one shot game. even just switching the left and right orbits would have made the gameplay so much more varied, as it is the left flipper is useless, all you do is put it on the right again.
ball save, which was practically invented for this game, since it really needs it, is way too short (and disabled after the first multiball, wtf?), and badly implemented (no conception of outlanes, so you can drain during the ballsave time and still lose your ball). No operator adjustments available either. after your first multiball or two, you start draining out of multiballs before even making a shot half the time, which is even worse when the plunger can send balls directly down the drain or right outlane without ever getting the ball to your flipper.
ball save, which was practically invented for this game, since it really needs it, is way too short (and disabled after the first multiball, wtf?), and badly implemented (no conception of outlanes, so you can drain during the ballsave time and still lose your ball). No operator adjustments available either. after your first multiball or two, you start draining out of multiballs before even making a shot half the time, which is even worse when the plunger can send balls directly down the drain or right outlane without ever getting the ball to your flipper.
6.910/10
8 years ago
Overall fun game. T2 feels more like and old school pinball machine than a more modern game. The toys are more of a decoration than an actual part of the game. I like the cannon----it does have ramps----but it feels a little flat to me.
The Pros: Great theme (good movie). Cannon!!! Artwork.
The Cons: Toys feel like just props. Playfield flat and open.
The Takeaway: While having a great theme, sound and cannon....T2 has me walking away feeling that something was missing. (and I just can't put my finger on it).
Would I Buy It? Yes & I did (while I have the space for it---- it stays.....But only time will tell)
The Pros: Great theme (good movie). Cannon!!! Artwork.
The Cons: Toys feel like just props. Playfield flat and open.
The Takeaway: While having a great theme, sound and cannon....T2 has me walking away feeling that something was missing. (and I just can't put my finger on it).
Would I Buy It? Yes & I did (while I have the space for it---- it stays.....But only time will tell)
7.734/10
8 years ago
This is one of the machines that really got me into pinball. A nice array of shots, easy-to-understand rules (albeit not very deep) and the cannon toy is pretty cool. Having Arnie's voice is also very cool but that's about it as far as tying into the story of the movie - in that area the games falls a little short. But nevertheless it's one that kept me coming back and one that I would consider owning if I had a larger collection.
7.316/10
8 years ago
The cannon. The cannon. The cannon!
Sure, T2 is probably best-known for its cannon toy and the "Direct hit" call-out, but that feature alone really does make the game. I'm guessing there are purists and naysayers who dislike the cannon, as well as players who try to offer some sort of iconoclastic deconstruction of T2's overlooked features, but c'mon - it's really all about the cannon.
Multiballs come easy and the ball moves clean and swiftly on most games. T2 isn't a drain monster or really all that difficult to play - but I'm always just trying to get to the cannon-firing shots / modes.
T2 also holds a special place in my personal pinball playing experience because it was the first game that I played well over and over again. I've earned lots of replays and even a few high scores on this game - I'd own it in a heartbeat, and I'd recommend it to anyone. Not because it is a great overall game, but for the (......wait for it......) CANNON!
Sure, T2 is probably best-known for its cannon toy and the "Direct hit" call-out, but that feature alone really does make the game. I'm guessing there are purists and naysayers who dislike the cannon, as well as players who try to offer some sort of iconoclastic deconstruction of T2's overlooked features, but c'mon - it's really all about the cannon.
Multiballs come easy and the ball moves clean and swiftly on most games. T2 isn't a drain monster or really all that difficult to play - but I'm always just trying to get to the cannon-firing shots / modes.
T2 also holds a special place in my personal pinball playing experience because it was the first game that I played well over and over again. I've earned lots of replays and even a few high scores on this game - I'd own it in a heartbeat, and I'd recommend it to anyone. Not because it is a great overall game, but for the (......wait for it......) CANNON!
6.900/10
8 years ago
Schladen
My first pin. A present from my wife
It is a good pin for playing a quick game. When my wife clean her hairs, it's time for judgement day.
Solid like Tetris an game boy.
Ramps flowing fine, it's a good goal to get a super jackpot. Then the day is yours
It is a good pin for playing a quick game. When my wife clean her hairs, it's time for judgement day.
Solid like Tetris an game boy.
Ramps flowing fine, it's a good goal to get a super jackpot. Then the day is yours
6.410/10
8 years ago
Woodley Reading
Super fast game went set up steep great artwork and cab, fun and fast got bored a little quickly
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