Yes.

I have not played JP a lot but I own an Iron Maiden. I feel that Maiden is a little bit more forgiving. JP seemed more difficult for an average player like myself.

Both are great! Iron Maiden.

Owned IMDN premium and JP Pro... both are really great games... I’d take either back in a heartbeat. Pick whichever theme you like better if you’ve played neither i don’t think you can go wrong.

You need a poll

He needs room for both.

It sounds like you might have your answer. I would pick JP because of the theme but both games are awesome for playability.

In my opinion you should definitely pick Maiden over JP then. I think it's the more accessible game of the two. JP more of a shooter's game. Maiden has plenty to offer any player, but easier to pick up.

Maiden is easier, and has more straightforward rules.

If you favor Maiden’s theme then it’s a no brainer. Go for Maiden, it’s an awesome game.

I have an IMDN Pro now and hopefully adding a JP Premium shortly. For me my wife struggles with Iron Maiden as ball times can be extremely fast if you don’t hit your shots right. Also the outlanes are brutal, but I love the pin and is always my first go to in my small lineup. Definitely has that one more game feel and hitting the loop with the upper right flipper multiple times is a rush. Don’t think you’d go wrong with either pin though as their both rated very high and have great game play. I’ve played JP a number of times and really enjoyed it. Different layout and a lot of depth to it.

Definitely in my opinion. That mummy mech is really cool and so is the ramp lifting up. I personally really like the art on the premium but I changed out the T molding.

JP is way harder. It forces you to lose control of the ball more often vs. Maiden you can keep control of the ball much easier

Have both, love both. If I had to pick one, it would be JP2 since there is a little more variety of shots to it and I personally like the theme more than Maiden.

Gotta play em both and decide! JP was a dream theme for me - I was ready to sell my DE JP and buy one when it was announced, but I just can't get into the game no matter how much I play it. Don't like the linear dino modes, the truck is always blocking the shot I need, and i think it isn't satisfying to shoot. I'm probably in the minority on this one but I just can't get into it - but I definitely see why people love it and I love Elwin's design on it, just didn't click with me. I have a ton more fun playing Maiden and would like to own one. Anyway, the whole point of this rambling is that if I never played either, I would have picked JP 10 times out of 10, but I had to play both to see which one I preferred.

I have a pro and am completely satisfied with it. That said, I've never played a premium and maybe I'm missing out and don't know it. I think you'll love either. If the extra cash for the premium is a stretch, go with the pro.

I own both pro models I prefer Iron Maiden.

I prefer Maiden

Sounds like you answered your own question here. Both are great games I played both and enjoyed both of them, you won't make a bad choice here and you can always sell one to get the other easily should you want to. I went with a JP premium for two reasons.

First I like the movie ( I also enjoy Iron Maiden's music so I suppose a toss up) and second and deciding factor, my 5 year old nephew loves dinosaurs. He loves playing it and watching the T-rex move around. His favorite pin I had before this was dialed in He told me I can't ever get rid either of them.

Good Luck on your decision!

What theme do you prefer?

JP is amazing, but Maiden is the better game. Saying that, they would complement each other really well.

Maiden hands down!

JP is very difficult in my opinion, but for sure one of the best games ever made.

Owned both and Madien gets my vote

I own both. Can’t decide. Flip a coin? As others have said, JP is harder but IMDN is plenty deep and no slouch in the difficulty dept.

As a relative newbie who owns guardians and jp2, this thread has been an eye opener. I’m not a big fan of Iron Maiden so I never sought one out to play. Based on this, I’m going to the pinball map app and finding an Iron Maiden to try out (which is certainly harder post covid .

I do like jp2 but I find rules hard to make happen as an average player.

I wouldn't say it's equally as deep. I think it has plenty of depth though. The depth with maiden is really twofold. Maximizing some outrageous point values with multipliers and shots and then getting 10 treasures for the final final wizard mode. The 10 treasures thing no average player is ever going to come near so that's not really something to consider for most people.

I'd go jp. Dino theme better for me. Different layout and shots vs standard pins. Hard gane too

I have the Pro version of both in my small 3 game collection. At this point I don't see how either of those could ever leave my collection. I think the callouts on JP are a little lame but they do not overly detract from the incredible gameplay. Iron Maiden has turned me into a fan of the band and I was lukewarm on them at best before getting the game.

My wife keeps having to talk me down from trying to trade our Deadpool Pro for an AIQ LE.... Elwin games are THAT good to me! It is funny that I had no interest in JP at first because I didn't want multiple games from the same designer, and now I am thinking of having a collection that is ONLY that one designer!

Both are really nice.
I think there is more in maiden.
Themewise jp is a better theme, stern jp is not jp, more a generic cartoon dino pin.
I'd go with maiden.

Maiden gets my vote, but I've never played the movie mod in JP.

Interesting we have similar collections. I'm really trying hard to get a JP Premium as I have a Deadpool and Iron Maiden Pro and like you I'm also in on AIQ as I'm waiting for my Premium to come in. Elwin has really hit it out of the park with these last few pins and is the main reason I'm so interested in JP. Would be tough to get rid of Deadpool so just tell your wife you need more space and are getting an AIQ! Deadpool and Iron Maiden for me aren't going anywhere unless I upgrade to the Premium versions at some point. All of these pins really are fantastic and amaze me at just how well done they are. For the Op whichever you buy you can't go wrong with and also my guess is you'll end up with the other one as well somewhere down the road.

We have both in leagues and have for several seasons. Jurassic Park hands down for me. You can't really go wrong with either, but I just like JP more.

I own Premiums on both
JP is the cooler pin - more going on in the PF - coolest mech - great animations - deep ruleset
Difficult call
Both have a lot of shots - though just looking a PF's JP looks like it has more but that's a false perception

I was thinking of giving up Maiden for GnR so I started playing MAIDEN some more than I had recently and I still really love it.
It's just a super fun pin, I like the music, really great call outs, good code, great modes

you really need to play both
For me JP is the more difficult pin though neither one is really easy, I get more frustrated playing JP
I think both will be in my collection for some time

I own both premiums as well, though I've only had JP prem for a day. But I have played the pro a lot on location.

JP is amazing in how the modes all feel very distinct and I love how it uses up posts or other locks everywhere to clearly delineate the start of modes and give you a couple seconds to look at the screen and pf to see where you have to shoot.

They both shoot *really* well. Hard to pick a winner there.

I like Maiden's theme and music better, but the animation is kind of lame. JP has better production value even if it uses so few assets from the movie. They still managed to make it feel dramatic and fun.

I'd choose JP by a hair.

I used to have a Maiden Pro and sold it to buy a JP Premium. I think both games are great and quite different from one another. Maiden's rules and gameplay seem more straight forward. It feels more like they based the rule's off of a 90's WPC game but with some added complexity. JP's rule-set is more complex. Of the two I prefer JP. I prefer the theme and feel that the gameplay and rules have more diversity. I feel like there are more ways to play the game, whereas in Maiden I feel like I play the game in a similar way most of the time and there was more wood chopping. I do miss Maiden but I definitely wouldn't give up my JP to get one back.

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