I just looked at this machine and its probably the worst photoshop bashed art I've ever seen on a game. This could have been something incredible and really took advantage of the 80s esthetic but no, you get the same ole' stock images of the characters we've seen 1000X and a bunch "energy blasts" to fill the negative space.
It's a sorry looking game and ugly AF. Just because you have have video integration you can't just phone in the PF art.
With so few new pins being made I wish it wasn't too much ask for them to have some artistry to them. Another fail here Stern. Just what were you thinking?
Wish they would have called me up before this was finalized, I could make a PF that looked 100X better in 24hrs.
Just sad...

Thanks for proving my point.

Hey kids do you like Panel Vans?
Great! because 35% of the game is covered in them. Also energy blasts, don't forget the energy blasts, those are easy to make.
Mic drop.
Panel Vans the game.jpg

Free lesson, you shouldn't step unless you're able to back up your criticism. You literally couldn't even figure out how to upload a 72 dpi image.
Clearly being clever isn't your song suit... or art, or technology.

Also why so butt hurt? I'm criticizing the art for good reason with my own professional opinion. I'm a designer and an artist who can see past lazy artwork and graphics. It's always funny to me that wanting something to "be better" is met with this kind of reaction.
Sounds like a lot of inept people I've dealt with in my career, they're impressed by uninspired design and have no creativity themselves which makes them terrible judges at it. If you like garbage that's fine, post about why you want to cream all over it, but be specific or you're just going to make yourself look foolish like you've done here.

Another bonehead move on your "comparison", I didn't mention gameplay.
And for the record I think JP artwork is also lame. Did you like the giant Nedry, and the Tonka truck JP jeep thats altogether wrong?

Enjoy the Panel Vans cgpinhead. May they always haunt you as you play.

Yancy, thank you for your help educating the point here. The mob seems to hate what they don't understand.
When it comes to art/graphics many of us are sticklers because we love that part of pinball.

Are you a shill for Stern Co? so many excuses. I guess some people are just happy with mediocrity and other strive for something a little more special.
My opinion is "wrong"?! An opinion by nature can't be "wrong", but reinforced more or less with theory.
It sounds like you're only looking for conformity within this thread. Be careful, some other guys in history were only interested in conformity, you might be familiar, Germany 1940ish.

Also I can be as colorful as I like with my criticism, politeness has nothing to do with ability or expertise. Not everyone has a Nerf thought filter™. Albeit I'm sure this artist probably doesn't want to hear his or her art is weak but maybe it will make them strive to be better. Maybe someone will look a little more closely and say we can do better than sketch filter portraits and cotton candy barf.

BONUS EASTER EGG SPOTTED!
Count the number of panel vans and you will get a surprise!!! -no joke its ELEVEN!

LOL! Touché