Dialed In is not $3300 more. SW Pro cannot be compared to any Dialed In model, they are on different levels.

Now a Dialed In standard vs a SW premium is a more fair comparison. A Dialed In standard would be $600 more on average over a SW Premium.

A Dialed In LE vs a SW LE would be $500-$600 more on average.

You are going to get far more game, features and value with either Dialed In model for about $500 more over either SW Premium / LE.

Star Wars LE doesnt event come with a real backglass or a shaker motor. A Dialed In standard does. At the LE level Dialed In comes with invisiglass where Stern is not including their new HD anti-reflective glass with SW LE, no shaker motor and not even a real backglass...Add HD glass and a shaker motor to Star Wars LE and the price difference versus a Dialed In LE is around $100.

Then there's the higher build quality of Dialed In over Star Wars, the better code support, the higher quality powder powder coat, more interactive features on the playfield, etc.

My goodness. Star Wars looks cool and fun but damn is Stern taking people for a ride when you see what the competition is offering for another $500.

Finally got a chance to play a Star Wars Pro over the weekend. My first thought while looking at the game is similar to a line that C-3PO himself says in Episode 4 "What a desolate place this is".

The game played super fast but I don't consider that a compliment, not when the game costs $5500-$8500 depending on model...The game plays so fast as there's really nothing that interacts with the ball. I'll play the game on location but can't see owning one due to a lack of features.

I would still like to play a premium. I'm sure code development will continue to improve the game.

The Hobbit has been out for a over a year now and still ranks in the top 30, that's not below average. I certainly don't consider any game in the top 50 to be below average, especially with the number of new pins coming out.

Code development and excellent use of licensed assets have helped make the Hobbit a great game.

Attack from Mars has two hidden shots, a moving space ship toy, a motorized target bank, a shot behind the target bank with a drop target, metal ramps, and moving martians. That's far more then what Star Wars has.

Star Wars could have been incredible if a motorized target bank was in front of the mini LCD with a shot behind it. A lot of people were hoping for that. Combine that with a magnet in front of the target bank and you have a very interactive and fun area to shoot for. Then it would be more like AFM.