Have you played this game before?

I have not, but just checked it out online. At first glance it looks good, with nice art, 2 spinners and a 5-bank of drops... but after looking at it a while, I'm seeing that's *all* there is to shoot for, except maybe a straight up shot into the "2" lane? Half the shootable area of the playfield are pops, looks almost as bad as Bally Lost World, and that was a snoozer. The bonus collect saucer can only be hit with a lucky pop rebound?

I think you got lucky missing this whale. Spinners are fun but needs more...

Definitely agree on setup, any game can be made challenging. I just prefer games with a little more to shoot for. I do own a few "center pop cluster" games like Big Game and Dracula, but they have more to shoot for on the sides of the playfield, and they cost $600 and $400 respectively. OTOH as pretty as it was, I sold Cirqus Voltaire after realizing I only ever aimed for the left orbit, ramp and ringmaster. No real reason to shoot anything else except for lit jackpots. Also used to have a hardon for EBD, but after a while I started to dislike having to avoid the entire playfield center for the entire game.

Any whale of mine will need to have more than 4 shots

Yea will have to check out a good LW again, been a while. Everyone has their cheapo faves.. people give me crap for liking Stern Dracula, but to me it's a great EM that just happens to be electronic.. 2 specials to go for, asymmetric playfield, great game IMHO but most think it sucks