Completely lazy and uninspired, with an asking price that is downright insulting to anyone with just a cursory knowledge of what else is available for the same price, not to mention the theme deserves MUCH better than this and could have been truly "epic" had Stern bothered to put in the same effort they did with Met, JP, IMdn, etc. Also, the coil stops probably suck. Hell, even the $4k pressboard SW version of this game at least offers a color display (of sorts).
BUT, I still hold out some hope that Stern will soon be forced to up their game. I really can't imagine how any thinking person could possibly drop $8k for HM after seeing what other companies offer for $6k (CGC "Classic" editions, Hot Wheels come immediately to mind), and at some point this will surely (hopefully?) put some pressure on Stern to at least get back to the level of quality and features they routinely offered just a few years ago (REAL features, like cool playfield stuff, not just silly mods and trim packages that require no significant engineering and do nothing for the gameplay). I don't think any of us are asking for the "moon" here, I know I'd be happy to just see them return to offering the level of "value" and quality they once did.