It doesn't look that bad, but I did LOL at Fats' video. That's what most of us said it would be all along...a cheap laser pointer thing. I don't really get the implementation but hopefully it's used well in gameplay.

The rules are what would concern me more than this laser. I do enjoy the flow of the game and the shots, but the ruleset is a little stale.

Modes seem to be: Shots light up, hit shots, lights go out. Move on to next mode. Get near the end and maybe time out the last two modes to get to the K---- multiball and then knock out the lit shots again.

I do like the three in a row, and option of going three deep, in order to stack with Super Ramps. Hopefully they add more clever rules like this to the game, because although it's a nice shooting playfield, the rules don't show enough variety or inventiveness to keep it interesting in a home environment, or justified by the price of the LE. If they can add some more to the ruleset, or vary the modes a bit, then I might be a premium buyer.... because I do love the theme. And the shots, while nothing inventive, do flow very nicely.

Well that's obvious, as WOZ has been shown at dozens of shows over the past year, and this is the first unveiling of a ST LE. LOL Not exactly a fair comparison.

Either way, wish I was there to see it. Still feeling under the weather! I have a pretty good idea since I spent last week playing dozens of games on ST Pro every day. Gameplay looks identical.

Yeah, and those of us who really don't care either way about brand names, investments, etc and just want to give an honest opinion, our posts are usually brushed right over. As a matter of fact, I don't think anyone responded to my posts about ST rules and concerns about that. The ruleset is just nowhere near a modern depth ruleset (yet), so it's going to be one of those waiting/wishing games, be prepared!

Pinside is more about knee-jerk responses, funny one-liners, abrasive comments, and eye-candy evaluation. "Rules? Rules? What are those? Just keep shining pretty lights and making things go CrAsH!!"