Star Trek cuddles you by the cheeks, and plants a big sloppy kiss right on your lips from the first plunge. Then she slaps you right across the face because your not good enough for her.

After a while ST feels like ESP. You know the shot that will light, and you aim for it, but miss as the pressure builds. There is just something about how the game draws you in. At first it seems lame (hit the lit shot), and then it makes sense. The sounds, the tiers. And plenty to keep you going. Plenty of sub-wizard action for good players, and difficult ones for the world class players. It's just a great game. The music when you destroy the Vengeance is a reward unto itself.

But that is the whole idea behind those mode start shots. Outside of modes, the game is nothing. But the shots to start them are both tough and let some crazy bounces happen where you risk draining off the target on the left, or slamming the door shut with the upper flipper. Maybe you lose the ball, maybe you start a mode. Good stuff... just play better