Part of the problem is the combining of Pro/Premium scores. Some machines (like Star Wars) are much better/worse between the two versions. It's unfair to give Star Wars Pro a great rating just because Star Wars Premium is good. And it's unfair to give Star Wars Premium a bad rating just because Star Wars Pro is not.

I think if the machine plays differently (not just has powder-coating and a topper) then it should be rated separately.

Many of the things you love about Star Wars only apply to the Premium...which most people (other than owners) never get to play, as most location machines are the Pro version.

I've played Star Wars a bunch of times (but always the Pro), and was completely bored by it. And I am a gigantic fan of the original movies. Maybe the premium version is worthy of a good rating, but the Pro is not.

Well, that's no different than the bunch of people who gave it 10s to get it to the top of the list.

Every time a new machine is released, it jumps to near the top of the list (usually before most people have even seen one), thanks to the couple of hundred early buyers who rate it as "perfect" while they are still unboxing it.

Eventually those machines settle down into their actual deserved spot...usually.

Except there are a lot of people who are rating it highly BECAUSE they bought it. Not buying it because they rate it highly.

Early on, the only people who have played it are the people who bought it on day one. Those are the people that drive it to the top of the list - temporarily.

Sorry, but TMNT is NOT "one of the best machines ever made" - even though it is currently #2 on the list. Eventually, it will slide down to where it belongs - with the rest of the games that are "pretty good".