Does anyone know if they've gotten one at Gameworks in Schaumburg?

I ordered my cliffys... now I just need a game to put them in.

You should be able to give a little nudge to stop it from firing (haven't tried, but I would think that's true).

I'm intrigued by your method, but I'm wondering how you're comparing games.. Is it that everything that you like less than XM goes out the door -- meaning other games you have in your collection (TS, Tron, etc) are games you like better? Is XM on the chopping block and constantly battling against those new machines to stay in your collection? Or, do you just have the other games as keepers, and you use XM as your pinball standard?

I'm always interested to see how people make tough decisions on what to keep (except rotordave, he just keeps everything).

I owned a TSPP. While it's a great game, I got tired of waiting for the garage VUK, or the bus. I find XM to be a similar game, with a similar layout, but with better pacing.

I've never gotten to either of the XM wizard modes, but I did get to several of the wizard modes in TSPP multiple times (the itchy/scratchy one, mystery spot, and the mode based one). That could be because I had more time to play when I owned TSPP, and fewer options, but I do find XM to be a real challenge.

There are adjustments that would make reaching the hero wizard mode easier - like hero stacking. I should probably just turn mine on...

If you like modes, I think you'll like this game. Beating a villian feels like a major accomplishment in itself. The heroes feel like concise mini-modes.