Pinside rating
This game received 325 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.907 /10
Top 100 ranking
This game ranks 2nd in the game group "AC/DC". The group itself ranks #19 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game design: 7.812
Artwork: 7.092
Sounds/Music: 8.555
Other Aspects: 7.893
Pinside staff rating
This is how we, the very knowledgeable (wink wink) Pinside.com staff & moderators rate this game. 6 of us have rated this game.
This game is part of a group
Note! There are multiple versions of this game!
This is "AC/DC (Pro)".
The other versions are: AC/DC (Premium/LE), AC/DC (Pro Vault Edition)
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Ronneby
8.820/10
1 year ago
Dartmouth, NS
If your an AcDc fan, you'll love this pin. I'm a fan. This is a very fast playing pinball. When your hitting your shots it's great.when your missing the shots it can be a brutal drainer. To me it has that one more game factor. Album multi ball is awesome!
Kaiserslautern
8.656/10
1 year ago
Initially this pin wasn't really on my radar, but after someone mentioned it had a good cannon-shot, my interest was piqued. I got to play it at a local arcade, and boy was I pleasantly surprised. Its a really fun and challenging machine to play. I love the fact that there are about a dozen different AC/DC songs, and that you can choose one at the start of each game; you never have to hear the same song over and over if you don't want to, and I love the sound effects and lighting. The flashing lights and cheers when you pull off tricky shots feel great, and make it seem like you're really at a rock concert. The ramp shots are very tricky, not where you'd expect them to be, but they are rewarding once you can start pulling them off more consistently. This pinball has a nice level of challenge, and plays very fast. And I can't help but smile every time I pull off a bell shot, and listen to the "gong" sound. For those playing on location, this machine is pretty fair with earning free games, at least at the arcade I play at. I think AC/DC will have a good level of lastability due to the challenge, and enjoyable music tracks. That being said, I do like a lot of AC/DC's music, so that probably affects my enjoyment of this pinball by quite a bit.
EDIT: I should add that like most DMD machines, this table is a lot more fun when you can hear it. Recommend playing it in a low ambient-noise environment, or with the volume up to get the full effect.
EDIT: I should add that like most DMD machines, this table is a lot more fun when you can hear it. Recommend playing it in a low ambient-noise environment, or with the volume up to get the full effect.
7.396/10
1 year ago
Once again, a pinball with a music theme and look that doesnt score any style points on my list whatsoever.
But......on the other hand there is no way around the fact that this deck plays like a winner. Smooth, fast and seemingly without any "filler" or dead zones. Perfect playfield design and well thought out placement of possible shots and targets. It's been quite a while since I played a machine with a ball cannon that actually felt this well implemented in the actual play. But AC/DC demonstrates exactly how cool such a playfield feature could and should be. In this last respect the game beats both Dirty Harry and Black Rose by miles, although the style of playing is somewhat different.
Adding plus to the playfield dynamics; the jukebox and bell are a couple of really neat features here.
A game that plays this good doesnt have to be good-looking, but I'll make a brief mention of it anyway, just to avoid being to much of a onesided fanboy. Cabinet art is standard for this kind of theme and rather uninspired, but acceptable with the main theme in mind. The center picture of the playfield however, featuring guitarist Angus Young in one of his many strange facial expressions, is a tad much on the ugly-meter no matter how you look at it.
Soundwise this is a game that shows variety and a good mix of call-outs,music and effect noices. And I state this as a non-fan of the bands music.
Summary; Another fine rockband pinball from Stern that looks pretty dull but plays stunningly.
But......on the other hand there is no way around the fact that this deck plays like a winner. Smooth, fast and seemingly without any "filler" or dead zones. Perfect playfield design and well thought out placement of possible shots and targets. It's been quite a while since I played a machine with a ball cannon that actually felt this well implemented in the actual play. But AC/DC demonstrates exactly how cool such a playfield feature could and should be. In this last respect the game beats both Dirty Harry and Black Rose by miles, although the style of playing is somewhat different.
Adding plus to the playfield dynamics; the jukebox and bell are a couple of really neat features here.
A game that plays this good doesnt have to be good-looking, but I'll make a brief mention of it anyway, just to avoid being to much of a onesided fanboy. Cabinet art is standard for this kind of theme and rather uninspired, but acceptable with the main theme in mind. The center picture of the playfield however, featuring guitarist Angus Young in one of his many strange facial expressions, is a tad much on the ugly-meter no matter how you look at it.
Soundwise this is a game that shows variety and a good mix of call-outs,music and effect noices. And I state this as a non-fan of the bands music.
Summary; Another fine rockband pinball from Stern that looks pretty dull but plays stunningly.
Melbourne
7.419/10
2 years ago
The game I played gives you 4 balls as opposed to 3. I guess that's a good thing because you're gonna need them to build a score. Game can be unforgiving at times(i.e. when you shoot the ball out of the cannon and hit your target, too many times it drains immediately down the left side. Or what's worse is after the skill shot the ball drops into a hole then spits it back out and 6/10 times sdtm!) Maybe the machine I played wasnt balanced correctly. I'm also new to the music themed pins. One objective is to see if I can keep the ball in the playing field through an entire song, which rarely happens anyways. Although I do like the band and their music. It wasnt my machine. If it were, maybe I would have the music a bit louder to immerse my senses. Sound is a big part of gaming IMO. It's fun. Just not top 20 for me
9.060/10
2 years ago
I don't recall a game where the premium version is leaps and bounds better than the pro version more so than ac/dc. Don't get me wrong...it has great music, an awesone theme, and plenty to enjoy...but the premium version is just SO MUCH BETTER! It really is better in every way possible. It is almost like 2 different pins.
Spend the extra few bucks and get the nicer version.
Spend the extra few bucks and get the nicer version.
8.636/10
2 years ago
Lots of shots and rewards. Getting to wizard mode is near impossible with 12 songs to get through. Fun to play because its challenging. Plays very smooth and AC/DC fans will love it. Shoot a cannon and ring a bell great fun.
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