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This game received 236 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.962 /10
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game design: 7.89
Artwork: 8.591
Sounds/Music: 7.148
Other Aspects: 7.964
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7.539/10
3 months ago
Longwood, FL
one of the most classic bally games of all time , & a better player then Fathom IMO with the bonus that you can get one for a better price
9.789/10
5 months ago
Arguably the best original theme and art design for me, personally. Game play is simple but challenging. I love the inline drop targets with captive ball and the idea of hitting rows of drop targets in order. All while playing to evil drone-like sounds. The voice is from another planet, and with reverb! One of the best pins with brutal game play. A complete package of everything that makes pinball great.
Update: Slightly increased my rating in regards to rules/logic. I love that there are different ways to play this pin and not entirely focus on one single shot like other pins. There is much strategy to this pin and it really make use of every feature that it has to offer. A feature I've really been enjoying lately in pinball is the ability to switch inlane/outlane lights. It is represented here quite well. There is more to do in this pin than some people would actually realize.
2nd Update: The replay factor on this one is very high for me. The frantic play and ball speed during multiball never gets old. Even single ball can get frantic as you aim to hit drops in order, only to miss and see your ball ricochet into either an accidental yet satisfying shot or a quick outline drain. Were you fast enough to light the outlane and claim a power orb to save your current ball? Still a rush.
Something that I've really found myself giving more appreciation to are in-game taunts. Rolling over an already lit lane = "Slow, aren't you?", "Bad move, human!" Awesome. To this day, this pin holds up as one of the closest to being "alive." Has just as much, if not more personality than most top ranked pins.
Not only does this table have plenty to do, it nicely ties in the design of how the shots relate to each other. Great strategy game of it's time. I'm a huge fan of William's 1993 Bram Stokers Dracula and Centaur is quite similar in gameplay in regards to specifically activating multiballs via different features/non-mode based. Centaur utilizing drops targets and lighting inlane/outlines, BSD with ramps. One thing that gives Centaur a big factor over BSD however, is there is are more shot tie-ins, if that's the right word to use. Each switch activates a release, or reset, or advance, resulting in the playfield being well balanced. Of course, unlike BSD, there are no ramps. Honestly, that's always been ok with me. While I do enjoy ramps, I believe having one would actually make it feel less frantic and easier to control during multi ball and I wouldn't want to take away the challenge of that.
The best of it's era and certainly a nice compliment to any other game in a big or small collection.
Update: Slightly increased my rating in regards to rules/logic. I love that there are different ways to play this pin and not entirely focus on one single shot like other pins. There is much strategy to this pin and it really make use of every feature that it has to offer. A feature I've really been enjoying lately in pinball is the ability to switch inlane/outlane lights. It is represented here quite well. There is more to do in this pin than some people would actually realize.
2nd Update: The replay factor on this one is very high for me. The frantic play and ball speed during multiball never gets old. Even single ball can get frantic as you aim to hit drops in order, only to miss and see your ball ricochet into either an accidental yet satisfying shot or a quick outline drain. Were you fast enough to light the outlane and claim a power orb to save your current ball? Still a rush.
Something that I've really found myself giving more appreciation to are in-game taunts. Rolling over an already lit lane = "Slow, aren't you?", "Bad move, human!" Awesome. To this day, this pin holds up as one of the closest to being "alive." Has just as much, if not more personality than most top ranked pins.
Not only does this table have plenty to do, it nicely ties in the design of how the shots relate to each other. Great strategy game of it's time. I'm a huge fan of William's 1993 Bram Stokers Dracula and Centaur is quite similar in gameplay in regards to specifically activating multiballs via different features/non-mode based. Centaur utilizing drops targets and lighting inlane/outlines, BSD with ramps. One thing that gives Centaur a big factor over BSD however, is there is are more shot tie-ins, if that's the right word to use. Each switch activates a release, or reset, or advance, resulting in the playfield being well balanced. Of course, unlike BSD, there are no ramps. Honestly, that's always been ok with me. While I do enjoy ramps, I believe having one would actually make it feel less frantic and easier to control during multi ball and I wouldn't want to take away the challenge of that.
The best of it's era and certainly a nice compliment to any other game in a big or small collection.
Hamilton, ON
9.220/10
11 months ago
One of the best early SS games with a fantastic art package. The gameplay will have you playing again and again. This is a solid game and a must-own if you collect games from this era.
8.560/10
11 months ago
What a blast!! I need one in my collection! Wow! I love how dark the artwork is, and multiball kicks @$$!!!
9.154/10
1 year ago
Bologna
Centaur looks like a normal pin until you discover the multiball function. If you complete orbs (if in order, you will add a ball into play) you will have a ball to launch when you hit the upper right target "release orbs". I love this machine especially for this feature. Not a fan of the artwork. For the rest it's my favourite early 80s pinball
8.535/10
1 year ago
Can someone tell me what happened to shooting drop target banks in order? What a great gimmick that is.
Oh also this table is a god damn work of art.
Oh also this table is a god damn work of art.
9.032/10
1 year ago
München
Centaur 2, probably the only one in its conceived simplicity, effective clarity, the only masterpiece rigorously reduced to the core element of a pinball machine! An unparalleled caliber. With a little practice and a lot of enduring skill, you will find here to his strict, but fair master, steadily demanding reflex orgies. A Multiball chases the other on the game worthy of the field and is also, in addition, perfected by its visually outrageous, brilliant extravagance, as atmospheric, as well as distinctive rhythmic to a harsh unified whole!
In the sense, a, by the self-confessed sommelier, timeless concessioned Buket, exquisite power!
A game of oppressive elegance, beyond the usual, colorful good mood of the sea, it rises gracefully. Immerse yourself in the intimidating, rough, rude end time events that force you to be immersed!
Centaur 2, which, through its idiosyncratic Cabinet, succeeds in embodying the Centaur Motorcycle Hybrid even more. Put you side by side, more directly than you would like, right in the middle of the desert. Rapid Fire was created to help Centaur find his ideal shape!
Fight them in a repetitively motivating soundscape against insurmountable armies of well-proportioned female insects and oil-smeared, mechanical hybrid beings, pierced in coarse leather sadomasochistic outfit, who oppose them with such rigorous mercilessness, roughly that only very few of them should succeed tirelessly be able to withdraw warlike suction! Collect orbs to defy them. Collect them to ensure yourself an experience that can not be forgotten!
Centaur 2, my absolute favorite! Enjoy at your own risk! Best regards, a truly obsessed ;-)
In the sense, a, by the self-confessed sommelier, timeless concessioned Buket, exquisite power!
A game of oppressive elegance, beyond the usual, colorful good mood of the sea, it rises gracefully. Immerse yourself in the intimidating, rough, rude end time events that force you to be immersed!
Centaur 2, which, through its idiosyncratic Cabinet, succeeds in embodying the Centaur Motorcycle Hybrid even more. Put you side by side, more directly than you would like, right in the middle of the desert. Rapid Fire was created to help Centaur find his ideal shape!
Fight them in a repetitively motivating soundscape against insurmountable armies of well-proportioned female insects and oil-smeared, mechanical hybrid beings, pierced in coarse leather sadomasochistic outfit, who oppose them with such rigorous mercilessness, roughly that only very few of them should succeed tirelessly be able to withdraw warlike suction! Collect orbs to defy them. Collect them to ensure yourself an experience that can not be forgotten!
Centaur 2, my absolute favorite! Enjoy at your own risk! Best regards, a truly obsessed ;-)
7.952/10
2 years ago
no ramps or kickback holes or multiball, but you came for the eyecandy. music is pretty drone and lack luster, but its so beautiful it makes up for most of its drawbacks, more of a piece of h.r. giger art history than anything else. its fuckin heavy metal dude
5.683/10
2 years ago
I don’t get this title. I know a lot of people rate it 9+, but i think it’s mediocre game for gameplay. To each his own. I love 80’s titles but this is one I don’t like. I try it every show, and every show I walk away even more disappointed.
9.485/10
2 years ago
Another pinsider said it best, "If you don't want to own this game, you shouldn't be on pinside." While it is dated, perhaps in some ways, it is the perfect product of a Heavy Metal theme and a solid pinball platform. Art is fantastic, but the sound is, probably the "best" I've come across. It is in my Top Five for sure. Simply cool as hell.
8.955/10
2 years ago
I had 3 Centaurs and my house at one time. At first I didn’t know much about the game but became interested when a friend explained the objectives. I ended up borrowing my friend’s game for a short time to decide if it was worth spending the high dollar this title commands. I found out quickly that this game is the top dog of early Ballys! So, I searched for my own game and came across 2 within a week of each other. (one being shipped and one picked up locally) I figured I’ll keep whichever is better.
Such a cool game with unique artwork, awesome sound and great game play; no wonder they made it a 2nd time.
Such a cool game with unique artwork, awesome sound and great game play; no wonder they made it a 2nd time.
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