I think the difference with TNA and other new pins, is that it is made by a company and a person that are generally well liked, and that the game itself has generally positive reviews. It's not like a brand new Stern comes out and the Stern fanboys, or people newer to the hobby automatically give it a 10. Scott has brought the prototype to shows for the last year, and people have enjoyed playing his game even if they might not buy one for themselves. TNA had a different vibe about it, not just the machine itself, but the story behind it, and the people that worked to make it happen. I don't think you'll get people that will give it low ratings just to bring it down. But then again...this IS pinside.

I'm waiting to give my rating when I have the machine in-house and I can put plenty of single player games on it. I've been a fan since playing it at MGC last year, and I don't think that'll change once I have mine, but I just think it's fair to put a fair amount of play on a machine before giving it a rating, and not being one of those fanboys, which admittedly, I am.

Also to add that Scott does read all of the feedback posted by owners, both privately and on location and makes software updates to address them. Can't say that about anyone else! He watches streams and watches people play at shows also. He genuinely wants to make this game as error-free as possible.

I have to agree, that's not cool. If you legitimately love a title, and it hits all of your checkboxes, then why not be able to rate it a 10? I rated TZ a 10 because IMO, it's the perfect machine. It does all of the things that I love about pinball. I get that some people don't like Hilton, but really, he rated a machine that hit all of his weighed rankings accordingly. His comments did not seems generic and fake enough to warrant removal. Should I be afraid to give it a 10 also because a few people may think my rating is fake and flag it?

Hey, I stood up for Hilton. Has to say something

You should check in the other big TNA thread, the one announcing its production...

All I gotta say is, if you have a chance to play the game, go do it! You won't be disappointed! And you definitely won't nitpick on it.

It's really silly. Flags on legit reviews of people that actually own or played the game. Latest one is "Don't get this game at all." (verbatim) with a 6.6 rating. I mean really? Don't you have better things to do?