Quoted from yancy:

This! Scoring balance is probably the best in pinball history. There are a dozen ways to blow it up. I recently played Maiden with some of the best players in the world at IL state finals, and no two people approached it the same way. As opposed to like, pretty much every other game in the room, where they laser focused on the one best exploitable strategy.
That said, if it’s not for you, play something else.

Quoted from jawjaw:

Love games with 3 or 4 flippers. I wish Stern would make at least a 3 flipper game now and then. Iron Maiden clicked for me right away even though I really don't like the theme. Love all the shots, loops, and how a lot of things were close to the start button as Dwight says. I think it's the best Stern game in a long while. If it doesn't click for you then play a game that does. A lot of other popular games like WOZ and TWD don't click for me.