I would go Ironman, just for the rarity. You always see xmen floating around and Ironman has good game play.

Xmen is my choice. I don't care for the rules on Ironman.

I agree with Mato,IM is more difficult to locate.If you get it then you might think about a subwoofer and a shaker.They really enhance the gameplay experience.

I'm biased because I have an XM, but I put some time on an IM and I wasn't all that impressed. The thing was a drain monster, and I didn't like playfield layout all that much. Additionally, I'm thinking two pins are better than one! Good luck!

Avengers LE. I just bought an iron man, and I love it, but for gameplay and depth, AVLE all day. Iron man will probably hold value better....but I don't see you selling Avengers any time soon.

Stretch if you agree then give me the thumbs up......haha

IM very easily for gameplay as its one of the biggest "just one more game" pins in existence, and gets the adrenaline flowing with the very best of them.

Very different pins. XM has many more modes. The simplicity of the rules in IM combined with the short ball times is what make it so compelling. Not to mention one of the best sound packages ever. Upgraded speaker package is an absolute "must" with IM.

Avengers? He's talking about X-Men.

Yeah I know...but he could get an AVLE for less than IM...and I think its more game for less money. Hell, he could get an XMEN LE too for less money than IM goes for these days. I think AB is better than both. especially for the money. I just loves me some Avengers.

X-Men without question. I don't dislike IM but don't have near as much fun playing it as I do XM. X-Men would definitely be the way I would go especially if it allows you to add another pin on top of that. XM is a great pin, all that have played it at my place seem to really enjoy it.

I have both, all three if you count avengers le. Iron Man is by far the greatest to me. I have had my Iron Man for over a year. I would buy the Iron Man and after a couple months if you decided to sell it should be an easy pin to sell.

Ah, got ya. You are just going off topic then.

Is my old IM kicking your butt?!

Iron Man for value, Xmen for sustained Game play.

You can always get the Iron Man, and play it for quite a while without likely taking a loss.
Plenty of Xmen.

Man I wish I can find a place here in the phoenix are that has an X-men to play. It looks like a really interesting table and one I think would hold my interest. I wish I had the funds to have one of my own. That said I've only played Iron Man. Like the table mostly for how easy it is to get multiball rolling. But If I had a choice I would like a table with a deeper rule set than what Iron man has.

I've never played IM but it looks awesome, I really want to own one some day. Very hard to find though and XMEN is very easy to find. For that reason alone I would go IM. Don't get me wrong I freakin LOVE XMEN, one of my favourite games but I don't have to many games so that is not saying much. You can't go wrong with either but IM is way harder to find.

X-Men has satisfying shots, but every thing else sucks..
at least for me, and most of my pin buds..

IM has it all, and unless your Bowen kerins, you will never get to Do or Die Mutliball...

It has the one more game factor all the way !

Truer words have never been spoken .....

I love x-men
lots of shots and very good rule sheet !!!

That's very generous of you thanks. I keep reading about the AZ meetups but either I was away or too late to notice. I'm still inquiring where there are monthly tourneys etc in AZ but there's not much out there.

IM for sure,
X-Men maybe a bit deeper and maybe slightly better art but
IM for rarity as you can always sell it later for a X-men and IM is a great fun but challenging game to achieve the wizard modes plus everyone just loves it when they see it, shaker works in well with this game as well.

Looks like I new a new buyer for my Xmen. LOL. It's a beaut, and listed FS in the Marketplace.

Owned both and had them side by side for quite a while and while IM is a fast,fun game it is not in the same league as X-men not even in the same postcode. X-men always got more play from me, my family and my friends than IM.
IM has been sold and gone for awhile now and I don't miss it at all. X-men is still here.

Go IM.....and I could always buy it from you in 6 months

You won't have any trouble selling it down the road if you do decide to sell....great game, would love to own one someday.

Kinda. Just trying to help a brother out. I can't wait to get some serious time in on XMEN, but I can't weigh in. IM s indeed a great player. That it comes down to a one ball game keeps ya coming back for more...and there do seem to be some strategies with always having war machine ready on your last ball, with plenty of Drones left still to hit. I'm still just learning all the rules and possibilities. The flippers are sticking a little and need to be rebuilt , and I may want to revisit the lighting, but otherwise its a beautiful example. I paid up for it (jokes on me, I know) and I don't regret it one bit. It's a great contrast to my other games, most of which are much deeper.

I owed an IM for about a year,
It's a fast and furious game with great audio, a shaker is a must!
Good games are very satisfying because they are few and far between.
I enjoyed it when I had it however, I grew tired of it, because it was so shallow and sparse, its not a ball control kind of game, which I prefer. Even my kids stopped playing it because of the short ball times and frustration factor.

Low production numbers will keep it high on the want list for collectors, but it was a flop on location.
Different strokes for different folks.

IM will keep you busy for a while. I bought mine with the intent to trade it off after the summer....that was winter 2012 when it arrived. I can't get rid of it...like it way too much.

Couldn't agree with this more. XM has 10x the amount of stuff that IM does. XM had a rocky start with the code, but it is shaping up nicely now. For a home environment, XM would keep me busy for sometime, IM would bore me after a weekend...probably even sooner.

XM is a gorgeous pin...tight shots, great potential. All I need now is to find one on location with updated code.

Doh! By the time I told my back-up buyer the good news (that buyer #1 had backed out), he had already bought a Tron.

Xmen Pro version. Like-new condition. Cointaker LED kit. Playfield slide rails. Side rails w/button guards. Full Cliffy protection. Latest code.

$3900 firm

No worries! I'm confident it will sell, and I hope the IM brings you lots of merriment! How could it not?

I'm loving xmen! The storm ramp is so addicting. Especially a beast - storm combo. Or an iceman - Xavier - cyclops - storm combo. Combos galore!!! Hahahaha but I think the OP chose wisely in getting IM first. Then save for an xmen pro. Especially if the rumor is true that another xmen pro run is in the future.

And for what it's worth; Having owned xmen pro and LE; I can say from personal experience, the pro plays and feels better.

So what's the verdict, what did you buy?

Congrats my brother from a different mother....

Enjoy the first ball of game one. All 2.5 seconds of it

The most likely thing to go wrong would be that someone else snakes it out from under you before Saturday!

Would you still have the XMen as a backup plan?

enjoy the war machine kickback the first time as well

I've played both, own neither... but if I ran across both at a good price I would probably have to pick xmen personally

Flows better if you say brother from another mother.

THIS! Had never played before and that thing kept freaking me out.

Same except I like IM better. Congrats on the tentative sale OP.

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Awesome way to start off the IM ownership!!!!

Sounds Awesome! IM is a great table. Fast and very tricky with the magnet randomness. Jealous you can afford a pin like that. Then I recall you're looking to get and X-men in the Future. Sigh..... one day I'll get a pin of my own. In the meantime I guess I'll stick with playing tables that aren't that well maintained at Castles and Coasters.

For me it is XM all day. I like IM also.
Mato makes a great point though IM is much harder to find at this time.

Cannot imagine you would be upset owning either of them.